Vitus, a company focused on acquiring, improving, and preserving affordable housing nationwide, was in need of new office space. As an extension of their ethos of investing in communities, the company bought an overlooked 25,000-square-foot, 1920s-era building in the Belltown neighborhood of downtown Seattle.
Project name
Vitus Headquarters / 2607 2nd Avenue
Architecture firm
Graham Baba Architects
Location
Seattle, Washington, USA
Photography
Kevin Scott, Ross Eckert
Design team
Jim Graham, Principal in Charge. Caroline Brown, Project Manager. Shazi Tharian, Project Architect. Ryan Drake, Project Architect/Designer. Renderer: Ryan Drake, Ross Eckert
Collaborators
Tenor Acoustics (Acoustical Engineer), RDH (Envelope), Resolute (Custom Feature Stair Light Fixture), Objekts (Office Furniture Selection/Procurement), MRJ (General Contractor), Dovetail (Casework/Board-Formed Concrete/Architectural Metals)
Interior design
Charlie Hellstern Interior Design
Structural engineer
Swenson Say Faget
Environmental & MEP
Ecotope (Mechanical Engineer), Case Engineering (Electrical Engineer), PanGEO (Geotechnical Engineer)
Material
Structural system: Existing heavy timber structural frame levels 1-3, Board form cast in place shear walls, steel penthouse and seismic upgrades. Exterior cladding; Manufacturer/Brand/Material: AEP Span/Design Span HP. Roofing: AEP Span/Design Span HP & Soprema Sopralene SBS roofing. Windows: Marvin Ultimate & Kawneer 451UT. Glass: Cardinal 366 (L3/4), Cardinal Lo E 272 Clear (L1). Skylights: Crystalite. Clerestory: Fleetwood Series 3800. Exterior Doors: Fleetwood Series 3070 Sliding Doors, Marvin Ultimate Swing Doors. Interior Doors: Lynden Wood Doors, Vetrotech Fire Rated Glazed Doors, Custom White Oak Stained Doors, Custom Steel Glazed Doors. Paints and stains: Benjamin Moore. Solid surfacing: Caesarstone, Pental. Hardwood flooring: Resawn Timber Co., Tongue And Groove, White Oak. Carpet Tile: Ege Rawline Scala. Floor Tile: Drytile, Valley Series. Wall Tile: AdexUSA Riviera; Design And Direct Source, Umi Naya. Resilient flooring: Forbo Marmoleum, Tarkett Rubber Flooring
Typology
Commercial › Office
Emerging on a monolithic plinth from the craggy slopes of Park City, Utah, the 18,000-square-foot home offers moments of respite for an active, outdoors-oriented family. Constructed within the award-winning development The Colony at White Pine Canyon with CLB and The Iluminus Group, Monitor’s Rest is an elegant outcropping set apart by its high-alt...
Project name
Monitor’s Rest
Architecture firm
CLB Architects
Location
Park City, Utah, USA
Photography
Kevin Scott, Engel & Völkers Park City
Design team
Architecture: Eric Logan, Andy Ankeny, Brent Sikora, Jake Ostlind, Cassidy Stickney. Interior Design: Sarah Kennedy, Jaye Infanger, Erica Hawley
Collaborators
Developer: The Iluminus Group
Interior design
CLB Architects and The Iluminus Group
Civil engineer
Sherwood Design Engineers
Structural engineer
KL&A, Inc.
Environmental & MEP
Energy 1
Landscape
Design Workshop
Construction
Magelby Construction
Material
Brick, concrete, marble, glass, wood, stone, etc.
Typology
Residential › House
Located in a sub-alpine, densely forested area, the home was carefully sited to blend with the natural environs and minimize site disturbance while maximizing views. The home is aligned to the edge of a gentle slope. It’s long, linear plan punctuated by two wings at either end of the house that reach out and into the landscape to capture dramatic v...
Architecture firm
CLB Architects
Location
Big Sky, Montana, USA
Design team
Architecture: Kevin Burke, Sam Ankeny, Mark McPhie. Interior Design: Sarah Kennedy, Maria James, Libby Erker, Sydney Millyard
Interior design
CLB Architects
Structural engineer
KL&A, Inc.
Construction
Highline Partners
Typology
Residential › House
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
Located northwest of Seattle on the Kitsap Peninsula a few blocks up from a small beach town, this residence takes its place on a cherished piece of family property. On a secluded wooded site, the new structure grounds itself to the earth with its approach to material and form.
Location
Kitsap Peninsula, WA USA
Design team
Jon Gentry AIA, Aimée O’Carroll ARB, Yuchen Qiu
Civil engineer
J Welch Engineering
Structural engineer
SSF Engineers
Construction
Sparrow Woodworks, Jon Gentry AIA / Lydia Ramsey
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Residential › House
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
On a ranch outside of Steamboat Springs, set amid vast countryside and endless sky, this inviting residence exemplifies thoughtful dialogue of the built and natural environments. Designed for a large family, the home’s sturdy, clean-lined form and its spacious interiors are tailored to the client’s active lifestyle as well as the region’s year-roun...
Architecture firm
Richard Beard Architects
Location
Steamboat Springs, Colorado, USA
Principal architect
Richard Beard, Matt Evans
Landscape
Design Workshop
Material
Wood, Stone, Metal, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
A 14,000 square foot office remodel reimagines a century-old space in an iconic Seattle neighborhood. Substantial, a digital design studio, moved into a 100-year-old building in the heart of Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood.
Location
Seattle, Washington, USA
Principal architect
Jon Gentry, Aimée O’Carroll
Design team
Jon Gentry, Aimée O’Carroll
Construction
Crossgrain and Dolan Built
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
