Travelers seek lounges as an escape from the anxiety, noise, and commotion of the concourse. Alaska Airlines sought to transform the lounge typology from an exclusive haven for business travelers to a warm, welcoming space where all guests can find refuge—to relax, work, refuel, and connect.
Project name
Alaska Airlines Lounge at SeaTac International Airport
Architecture firm
Graham Baba Architects
Location
SeaTac, Washington, USA
Photography
Andrew Pogue, Ross Eckert, Alaska Airlines
Design team
Brett Baba, Maureen O’Leary, Francesco Borghesi, Andy Brown, Katie Moeller
Interior design
Graham Baba Architects, Charlie Hellstern Interior Design
Collaborators
SRG Partnership (architect of record). Ricca Design Studios (foodservice consultant). Integrated Design Lab, University of Washington (daylighting consultant). Arup (acoustical engineer). Graypants (entry art wall). Interior Environments (custom furniture and built-in fabrication). Resolute Lighting (lighting fabrication). Spearhead (entry desk fabrication)
Structural engineer
Coughlin Porter Lundeen
Environmental & MEP
Stantec (electrical engineer), Mazzetti (mechanical engineer)
Construction
Hensel Phelps
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant, Lounge
Mākena Golf and Beach Club is a Discovery Land Company member community located on the southern tip of Maui, developed through a vision of sustainability. de Reus Architects is the lead architect for more than 400,000 square feet of club amenity facilities and residential dwellings that comprise the core of this project.
Project name
Mākena Golf and Beach Club
Architecture firm
de Reus Architects
Location
Mākena, Maui, Hawai’i
Principal architect
Mark de Reus, AIA
Design team
Senior Project Manager: John Rowland. Project Architect: Mark Thompson. Project Designer: Chris Strahle. Job Captain: Spencer Woodard, Project Production: Erin Johnson, Project Architect: Matt Youdall, Project Architect: Eric Anderson
Collaborators
Developer: Discovery Land Company Planning/Landscape Architecture: VITA, Inc. Interior Design: FDG Design Group. Structural Engineer: Tipping Structural Engineers. M/E/P/Fire & A/V Low Voltage: KCL Engineering. Lighting Design: Lighting Design Alliance. Civil Engineers: SSFM International, Inc. Pool Design: Kolohe Design, LLC. Acoustics: Salter. Building Envelope: Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Inc. Kitchen Designer: Ricca Design Studios
Typology
Residential › Housing
