Perched high above East Sound on Orcas Island and blessed with 270-degree views that include Victoria Island, the Coast Range, the city of Vancouver and Mount Baker, this 5,400-square-foot summer home for a young family, has a cross-shaped floorplan, oriented on the cardinal points, to mark and exploit the vast prospect it enjoys.
Project name
Hilltop Haven
Architecture firm
Heliotrope Architects
Location
Orcas Island, Washington, USA
Principal architect
Mike Mora, Jonathan Teng
Design team
Mike Mora, AIA, Principal). Jonathan Teng, AIA, Project Manager
Collaborators
Architecture firm and Interiors: Heliotrope Architects - Structural Engineer: Swenson Say Faget - Artwork: Jessica Cantlin and Deb Achak (Winston Wachter Gallery) - Whiting Tennis (Greg Kucera Gallery) - Structural Engineer: Swenson Say Faget
Visualization
Notion Workshop
Typology
Residential › House
Boat trips to the San Juan Islands were the highlight of Heliotrope principal Joe Herrin’s summers as a child. Through these trips he developed a love of boating and a deep connection to the San Juans - one that eventually led he and his wife Belinda to purchase a modest beach cabin on Orcas Island, months after the birth of their first daughter. ...
Project name
Buoy Bay A-Frame
Architecture firm
Joe Herrin, Principal at Heliotrope Architects
Location
Orcas Island, Washington, USA
Principal architect
Joe Herrin
Collaborators
Cabinetry: Bill Post
Construction
Ryan Rancourt
Material
Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › Cabin
Filson’s New York flagship store in mid-town Manhattan occupies a 4,000-square-foot former mattress store in an 1800s brownstone located on Broadway, near Union Square. The store showcases the product line in an immersive experience that brings the brand to life in the heart of the city.
Project name
Filson NYC Flagship
Architecture firm
Heliotrope Architects
Location
New York, New York, USA
Design team
Mike Mora AIA, Design Principal. Tonia Capuana, Architect
Collaborators
Heavy Timber Fabrication: Spearhead
Interior design
Heliotrope Architects
Design year
Founded in 1897
Lighting
Invisible Circus
Material
Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Commercial › Store
LIKELIHOOD, a luxury sneaker experience, opens its second location in the downtown area of Seattle near the Amazon Spheres. This new and enlarged 3,000 sf retail space spotlights the creativity and ingenuity of featured brands and offers a gathering space for the LIKELIHOOD community.
Architecture firm
Heliotrope Architects
Location
Seattle, Washington, USA
Collaborators
Signage: A Design Studio Seattle. Artist: Brian Sanchez
Construction
Dovetail General Contractors
Typology
Commercial › Retail, Store
Easily the most challenging property Heliotrope has encountered, the developable portion of this unique west-facing waterfront property in the San Juan Islands fell within a coastal geological buffer, aquatic wildlife buffer, class II wetland buffer, and is situated less than 100 feet from an active bald eagle nest.
Project name
Lopez Lookout
Architecture firm
Heliotrope Architects
Location
Lopez Island, Washington, USA
Design team
Joe Herrin, Mazohra Thami
Interior design
Heliotrope Architects
Construction
Thomas Fragnoli Construction
Material
Wood, Metal, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
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
Situated on a busy neighborhood street, the 3,442-square-foot Fauntleroy residence is designed to redirect the homeowners' experience from the busy world of work and school to family connections.
Project name
Fauntleroy Residence
Architecture firm
Heliotrope Architects
Location
Seattle, Washington, USA
Principal architect
Mike Mora
Collaborators
Furnishings: Inform Interiors
Landscape
Ohashi Landscape
Construction
Dovetail General Contractors
Material
Concrete, cedar perimeter walls, glass
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
