I jumped at the opportunity to build one of the homes on this year’s Street of Dreams.  With every other home we’ve built, we first sought an understanding of the owner: their likes and dislikes, design preferences, etc.  But with the Street of Dreams home, there is no owner yet.  Without the ability to understand the owner, I had to be extra creative!

The homes on the Street of Dreams are always named and the names have a deeper meaning to the builder.  I wanted a name that spoke to the core value I identified for this project–“family”.  I could think of no other way to speak to the importance of family than to use my own family.  The name Koderra is a combination of my children’s names, Kody and Sierra.

I love building homes for people.  Crafting wood and metal together to create a dwelling that becomes the centerpiece for a family to experience life together is a magnificent job!

The idea behind the Street of Dreams is for people to be inspired and apply those ideas to their home.  In addition to the beautiful architecture, the inspiration I hope people take away from Koderra is that a home is where a family grows together.

Over the coming weeks I will share my thoughts for each room in the home and what was dancing around in my dreams as I designed them.

Welcome to Koderra, a magnificent Pacific Northwest Contemporary family home.

Tim Walker
Dreambuilder Custom Homes