When a young couple approached Heliotrope Architects and asked them to design a home with an art studio inside, all parties sat around the table contributing ideas – some atypical.
Project name
Artist Residence
Architecture firm
Heliotrope Architects
Location
Seattle, Washington, USA
Photography
Benjamin Benschneider
Principal architect
Mike Mora
Collaborators
Energy Consultant : 360 Analytics; Geotechnical Engineer : Pan Geo Inc
Structural engineer
Swenson Say Faget
Construction
Dovetail General Contractors
Typology
Residential › House
The primary design directive for this home was to capture abundant lake and mountain views afforded by the site, while taking into consideration possible future development with potential to impede the view.
Project name
View Ridge Residence
Architecture firm
Heliotrope Architects
Location
Seattle, Washington, USA
Photography
Sean Airhart, Haris Kenjar
Structural engineer
Swenson Say Faget
Typology
Residential › House
The restaurant takes its name, Samara, from the winged fruit of maple trees that twirls like a helicopter. That attention to nature find its counterpart in the design of the restaurant. Inside, rich earth tones dominate, bringing to mind a tranquil wooded understory.
Project name
Samara Restaurant
Architecture firm
Mutuus Studio
Location
Seattle, Washington, USA
Photography
Kevin Scott, Mutuus Studio-Saul Becker
Design team
Kristen Becker, Saul Becker, Jim Friesz, Danielle Farrell
Interior design
Mutuus Studio
Construction
Plumb Level Square
Client
Eric Anderson (owner-chef)
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
