The Giddens School and Lake Washington Girls Middle School (LWGMS) complex is an urban educational campus located between Beacon Hill and the Central District neighborhoods of Seattle, and designed to host two private, independent schools.
Project name
Giddens School & Lake Washington Girls Middle School
Architecture firm
Graham Baba Architects
Location
Seattle, Washington, USA
Design team
Graham Baba Architects Design team: Jim Graham, Principal-in-Charge. Brett Baba, Design Collaborator. Maureen O’Leary, Senior Project Manager. Leann Crist, Project Manager. Erica Witcher, Project Architect. Caroline Brown, Staff Architect. Brian Jonas, Project Architect – exterior design. Anjali Grant design team (education and collaborating architect): Anjali Grant, Principal/Project Architect/educational collaborator. Amanda Wolfang, Architectural staff
Collaborators
Anjali Grant Design (educational collaborator and collaborating architect), Costigan Integrated (project manager), JRS Engineering (building envelope consultant), Emerald Aire (mechanical contractor), Holaday-Parks (plumbing contractor), Johnson Electric (electrical contractor), GeoEngineers (geotechnical engineer), Heffron Transportation Inc. (traffic consultant), A3 Acoustics (acoustical consultant)
Environmental & MEP
Ecotope (mechanical engineer), Rushing (electrical engineer)
Construction
Exell Pacific
Material
Wood aiding: Kebony. Metal siding: AEP Span (Mini-V-Beam and Prestige profiles). Windows: VPI Quality Windows (vinyl). Storefront: Arcadia. Roofing: Soprema. Gym flooring: Robbins Sports Surfaces Bio-Cushion Classic. Tile: Daltile. Carpeting: Shaw Contract
Typology
Educational › School
Blatto Boat is a new Floating On Water Residence (FOWR), commonly known as a houseboat, on the north end of Lake Union, constructed within the bounds of an existing boat. Constrained by the over-water footprint of the existing boat, Blatto Boat comes in at a narrow and long 12’x40’.
Location
Seattle, WA, USA
Photography
Andrew Pogue (all still images except overhead drone shot), Peter Bohler (overhead drone shot), Peter Bohler and Stanton Stephens (Blatto film shorts, Peter Bohler film editor)
Design team
Jon Gentry, AIA. Aimée O’Carroll, ARB. Matt Hunold, RA. Sara Long
Collaborators
Marine Engineer: Kraftmar; Custom Steel Hull: Snow & Company
Structural engineer
SSF Engineers
Construction
Wild Tree Woodworks
Typology
Residential › House
The Alden Mason House, crafted for the renowned Seattle artist Alden Mason in 1958 by architect Charles A. Marsh Jr. and builder Tom Paulsen, stands as a true Northwest Mid-Century Modern retreat, nestled in the woods like a treehouse.
Project name
Alden Mason House
Architecture firm
Ueda Design Studio
Location
Seattle, Washington, USA
Principal architect
Nahoko Ueda
Collaborators
Kitchen Cabinetry: Space Theory; Dining table: Chadhaus; Wall sculpture: Alden Mason; Painting (in living room): Simeon Nikolov; Art print (red, @ stair well): Robert Rauschenberg; Painting (in dining area): Do Ho Suh
Interior design
Nahoko Ueda
Construction
Mercer Builders
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
The goal of this project was not to increase square footage or add amenities as is often the case in a remodel. Instead, the desire was to create a thoughtfully desired home with just enough space for the needs of the client. No more no less. An in-kind trade so to speak for the 1950s brick house that sat on the site.
Project name
In-Kind House
Location
Seattle, Washington, USA
Design team
Jon Gentry AIA. Aimée O’Carroll ARB. Ashley Skidmore
Structural engineer
J Welch Engineering
Construction
Treebird Construction
Typology
Residential › House
A warm and natural aesthetic welcomes guests to the signature restaurant space inside the new Seattle Convention Center, Ethan Stowell’s Bombo Kitchen and Bar. The new restaurant, situated along the convention center’s primary corridor, the Mixing Zone, is defined by both culinary richness and architectural craft.
Project name
Bombo Italian Kitchen & Bar at Seattle Convention Center
Architecture firm
Graham Baba Architects
Location
Seattle, Washington, USA
Principal architect
Jim Graham
Design team
Jim Graham, design principal. Elizabeth Kee, project manager. Francesco Borghesi, project designer
Interior design
Graham Baba Architects
Collaborators
ARUP Acoustical
Structural engineer
Roich Structural
Construction
Dovetail Construction
Lighting
Sparklab Lighting Design (lighting), Resolute Lighting (custom lighting fabricator)
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
The WORK_shed began as an e-mail from a former clients with the subject, “Tiny Project?” With a toddler in hand, a baby on the way, and a compact 1919 vintage bungalow running tight on space, our work-from-home clients needed a serious upgrade to their existing office setup.
Architecture firm
Linework Architecture
Location
Seattle, Washington, USA
Design team
Tony Salas, Ben Humphrey
Material
Polycarbonate panels for clerestory walls. Wester red cedar shingles for exterior wall cladding. Birch plywood interior paneling and floors.
Typology
Residential Building › Shed
Paper Cake Shop by acclaimed chef, Rachel Yang, of Joule and Revel, and pastry chef, Gabby Park, is a small boutique bakery selling beautifully constructed slab-style sheet cakes in Seattle’s Wallingford neighborhood just north of downtown. This small store was designed to reflect the character and quality of the cakes.
Project name
Paper Cake Shop
Architecture firm
Heliotrope
Location
Seattle, Washington, USA
Design team
Mike Mora, AIA (Principal); Jonathan Teng, AIA (Project Manager)
Interior design
Heliotrope
Construction
BMDC Services
Typology
Commercial › Store
New homeowners of a historic 1910 Craftsman-style home sought to transform their 2,491-square-foot house by updating it for contemporary living, while adding a rental facility to the property (ADU - Accessory Dwelling Unit).
Architecture firm
Wittman Estes
Location
Seattle, Washington, USA
Principal architect
Matt Wittman, Jody Estes
Design team
Matt Wittman, AIA. Jody Estes, Mariana Gutheim, Alex Hale
Interior design
Wittman Estes
Structural engineer
J Welch Engineering
Typology
Residential › House
