This new home is located on Lake Washington in the Laurelhurst neighborhood of Seattle. The gently sloping site faces south with views of the lake and territorial views of Seattle. The clients wished to create a light-filled home that would accommodate the needs of their growing family of five and allow them to entertain comfortably. In response, w...
Project name
Union Bay Residence
Architecture firm
Stuart Silk Architects
Location
Seattle, Washington
Collaborators
Interior Furnishings: Stuart Silk Architects
Landscape
Land Morphology
Construction
Toth Construction
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Residential › House
Sound House is a 5,500sf single-family home on a steep slope site in Seattle’s Magnolia neighborhood. The program for the house was unique, in that it needed to house a large blended family of two adults and six children living together for the first time.
Location
Seattle, Washington, USA
Principal architect
Jon Gentry AIA, Aimée O’Carroll ARB
Design team
Ben Kruse, Yuchen Qiu
Civil engineer
J Welch Engineering
Structural engineer
Swenson Say Faget
Construction
Thomas Fragnoli Construction
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Client
Brandon & Sarah Ebel
Typology
Residential › House
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
After working with Graham Baba Architects on a number of their branded retail concepts it was time to improve their offices. As a leader in the burgeoning wellness industry, specifically the recreational cannabis market, the company desired a space that reflected their growing status within the market and a way to benchmark their corporate identity...
Project name
Cannabis Company Corporate Headquarters
Architecture firm
Graham Baba Architects
Location
Seattle, Washington, USA
Photography
Andrew Giammarco
Principal architect
Brett Baba
Design team
Crystal Loya (Project Manager), Jeff King (Project Architect), Lauren Strang (Design Support)
Collaborators
Furnishings: Objekts. Acoustical Engineer: Arup. Theatrical/AV: Arup
Interior design
Charlie Hellstern Interior Design
Structural engineer
Roi Chang
Environmental & MEP
Mechanical Engineer: Ecotope. Electrical Engineer: Rushing
Material
Partitions: Wilson Partitions Series 500 and Wide Stile Doors. Glass: ¼” and 3/8” thick glazing, some laminated for acoustic performance. Interior doors: Ceco Door hollow metal frames with Custom Wood Doors (maple veneer, some with lites). Paints and stains: Dulux White Swan + Benjamin Moore Himalayan Trek + Benjamin Moore Westcott Navy. Fabric Wall Panels: Fabritrak clip system with Camira Blazer fabric. Wood Wall Panels: Maple veneer panels with faux marine plywood tape banding.
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
The Madison Park House represents a response to an established neighborhood. At the entry the deep front porch is intended as a welcoming and friendly gesture to the street, akin to a traditional front porch.
Project name
Madison Park
Architecture firm
Christopher Wright Architecture
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States
Photography
Benjamin Benschneider
Principal architect
Christopher Wright
Design team
Christopher Wright
Collaborators
Hoedemaker Pfeiffer (art selection)
Interior design
Gary Henderson Interiors
Civil engineer
Litchfield Engineering
Structural engineer
Harriott Valentine Engineers
Environmental & MEP
Kliemann Brothers
Landscape
Octavia Chambliss Garden Design
Lighting
Christopher Wright
Supervision
Christopher Wright
Visualization
Christopher Wright
Construction
McKinney Group
Material
Wood frame construction with cedar and Richlite siding
Typology
Residential › House
Bold enough to take its name from an exploding star, Supernova is the brainchild of Zac Levine, the creator and design visionary owner, who teamed with Mutuus Studio, GMD Custom, and artist friends to establish Seattle’s most culturally inclusive atmospheric arts and entertainment nightclub.
Architecture firm
Mutuus Studio
Location
Seattle, Washington, USA
Photography
Mutuus Studio- Kristen Becker + Saul Becker
Design team
Kristen Becker, Saul Becker, Jim Friesz, Jorge Gomez
Interior design
Mutuus Studio
Typology
Hospitality › Nightclub
The clients were living on a rural property east of Seattle but found themselves drawn back to the growing vibrancy and culture of the city.
Project name
Helen Street House
Architecture firm
mwworks
Location
Seattle, Washington, USA
Principal architect
Eric Walters. Steve Mongillo
Design team
Suzanne Stefan
Collaborators
Quantum Windows & Doors, Pental Quartz, Miele, Resolute, Contour Woodworks, 12th Avenue Iron, Crate and Barrel
Construction
Treebird Construction
Material
Quantum Windows & Doors (sliding doors); Pental Quartz (kitchen marble island); Miele (oven, dishwasher, cooktop); Resolute (Smith pendants); Contour Woodworks (custom walnut cabinetry); 12th Avenue Iron (fabricated metal backsplash and drawer pulls); Crate and Barrel (courtyard deck armchairs)
Typology
Residential › House
Understory at The Spheres is a multifunctional exhibit and visitor center designed to tell the story of The Spheres, Amazon’s iconic and wholly unique insertion into the heart of Seattle. The exhibit unravels the complexity of the architecture and engineering and the very idea behind bringing people closer to nature on a daily basis in the heart of...
Project name
Understory at The Spheres
Architecture firm
Graham Baba Architects
Location
Seattle, Washington, USA
Photography
Benjamin Benschneider
Design team
Graham Baba Architects project team: Jim Graham, Ellen Cecil, Susan Tillack, Connor Davidge, Katie Moeller. Exhibit design team: Jill Randerson Exhibit Management (project & content management), Studio Matthews (exhibition design), Belle & Wissell (multi-media design), Niteo (lighting design), Jesse Solomon Clark (composer), Olivia Knapp (illustrator), Dillon Works (exhibit fabrica-tion), Whitlock (AV integration)
Collaborators
Okano Picard Studio (architectural team members), Spearhead (pre-fabrication for custom wood ceiling and vestibule)
Interior design
Charlie Hellstern Interior Design
Typology
Commercial › Multifunctional Exhibit, Visitor Center
