Lake Forest Park is a 1950s modern residence that Finne remodeled from top to bottom. As in many of his projects, he opened the roof with a generous amount of clerestory glazing.
Finne’s affinity for midcentury Pacific Northwest modernism is evident in the seamless blend of new work and original structure.
A glass partition, pocket door, and clerestory allow the master bedroom to share light with the dressing area and master bath.
Cabinetry throughout the house bears a CNC-milled panel of Finne’s design.
Eagle Harbor, a project that took Finne to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, is so close to the shore of Lake Superior that storm-driven spray sometimes splashes the house.
The house’s main living space constitutes a lakefront viewing platform. A wood screen defines a separate space at the entry.
A dining table of Finne’s design echoes the shape of the island countertop.
Finne’s Christian Science Reading Room converted a 1905 bungalow for public use while preserving its residential scale.
The interior opens to a new roof framed and planked in Douglas fir. The painted gable wall is patterned with deliberate randomness, a recurring theme in Finne’s work.
Finne’s built in cabinetry and reading desks are integral to the design.
A screen of sawn basalt slabs defines a private seating area.
The desk legs are aluminum, cast in a pattern of Finne’s design and coated in bronze.
The building’s roof is an assemblage of warped planes, another motif in Finne’s work.
The building’s roof is an assemblage of warped planes, another motif in Finne’s work.
The main level’s elevation, some 20 feet above grade, give it the feeling of a tree house.
The Tind table combines a water jet-cut steel top with bamboo legs that seem to have been extruded through it.
The Skli (Norwegian for “slide”) lighting fixture is named for its suspended screen, which Finne formed by hand from glass rods.
Patterns that Finne develops for furnishings and hardware often find their way into other building elements, such as this stair railing.
Designing seemingly incidental hardware, like this custom stainless steel towel bar, gives Finne a fine-grained control of his projects.
