An ambitious remodel that features sweeping views of the city, the mountains, and the Sound. Living and dining spaces are defined by a high wood slat ceiling, which sets them apart from the raised kitchen.
Project name
Seattle Penthouse
Architecture firm
Kor Architects
Location
Seattle, Seattle, USA
Interior design
Terry Hunziker
Environmental & MEP engineering
Construction
McKinstry Stauffer Yang Construction
Typology
Residential › Apartment
Owners Joe Sundberg, Rachel Johnson, and Patrick Thalasinos have opened their second restaurant on a small neighborhood street in Seattle. Rupee Bar, a follow up to the trio’s well-regarded restaurant Manolin also designed in collaboration with Heliotrope Architects was built entirely by the owners themselves. Inspired by the owners’ journeys to So...
Architecture firm
Heliotrope Architects
Location
Seattle, Washington, USA
Photography
Noah Forbes, Nate Watters, Aaron Leitz
Collaborators
Construction: Built by Owner
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Hospitality, Bar
A family home unites the demands of an extensive program with hierarchy, plasticity, natural light, views, blurring of interior/exterior space and a unique connection to the natural landscape. Building elements are organized into attached/detached pavilions based on program, hierarchy of structure and levels of privacy. The pavilions are dislocated...
Architecture firm
Kor Architects
Photography
Benjamin Benschneider, Aaron Leitz
Principal architect
Matthew Kent
Design team
Matthew Kent, AIA, Principal. Michael Conover, Project Architect
Collaborators
Mechanical Engineer: Franklin Engineering Geotechnical Engineer: PanGeo; Acoustical Engineer: Sparling Building Envelope Consultant: RDH Building Sciences
Interior design
Barbara Leland Interior Design
Civil engineer
Coterra Engineering
Structural engineer
RSE Associates
Landscape
Ohashi Landscape Services
Lighting
DePelecyn Studio
Construction
TOTH Construction
Material
Wood, Stone, Concrete, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
The 400-square-foot studio is located behind the Aaron and Kelsi Leitz's residence in West Seattle and serves as a photography studio and office for Aaron, as well as an exercise space for Kelsi, a Pilates instructor.
Project name
Studio Leitz
Architecture firm
Heliotrope Architects
Location
Seattle, Washington, USA
Construction
Mētis Construction
Material
Clad in kiln-dried, western red cedar (tight-knot cedar boards and clear cedar slats), plaster walls, a concrete floor, plywood casework
Client
Aaron Leitz, Kelsi Leitz
Typology
Commercial › Photography Studio
This lake house is on Lake Chelan’s south shore and looks north up the reach of this fifty-mile-long lake as it winds its way through the North Cascades. Glaciers feed the lake and account for its stunning azure blue color. Lake Chelan is noted for its hot arid climate, clear waters, and Alps-like scenery.
Project name
Lake Chelan Retreat
Architecture firm
Stuart Silk Architects
Location
Lake Chelan, Washington
Principal architect
Stuart Silk
Design team
Stuart Silk, Amanda Cavassa
Interior design
Larry Hooke Interior Design
Landscape
Land Morphology & Anderson Landscaping
Construction
Toth Construction
Typology
Residential › House
This large, wooded site is on a small bay on Lake Washington in the Washington Park neighborhood of Seattle. The parcel enjoys sweeping views of Lake Washington and the Cascade Mountains was well suited for our client’s collection of specimen trees.
Project name
Hidden Cove Residence
Architecture firm
Stuart Silk Architects
Location
Seattle, Washington, USA
Photography
Aaron Leitz, John Granen
Collaborators
Sechrist Design (Interior Furnishings), B.E.E. Consulting, LLC (Waterproofing)
Interior design
Stuart Silk Architects
Civil engineer
D.R. Strong Consulting Engineers
Structural engineer
Quantum Consulting Engineers
Landscape
Land Morphology
Construction
Mercer Builders
Typology
Residential › House
Perched at 8,100 feet on the side of a mountain in Montana’s Madison Range, the massing and materials of this house are derived from the powerful landscape. The exterior of the house is a composition of Core-ten steel and board-formed concrete, materials which metaphorically and directly embrace the harsh realities of the site and its immediate env...
Project name
Yellowstone Residence
Architecture firm
Stuart Silk Architects
Location
Big Sky, Montana, USA
Photography
Aaron Leitz (spring views); Whitney Kamman (winter views)
Principal architect
Stuart Silk
Design team
Stuart Silk, Julianne Shaw, Kim Pham
Collaborators
Brandner Design, Inc. (Decorative Steel Fabrication), Scott Chico Raskey (Custom Glass Design)
Interior design
Stuart Silk Architects
Landscape
Land Design, Inc
Lighting
Brian Hood Lighting Design
Construction
Charter Construction
Material
Core-ten steel, Board-formed concrete, brick, wood, glass
Typology
Residential › House
