StudioSTL: Giant fir trees surround this spacious property on a gentle east-facing slope. Incorporating our client's single-level living goals while still accommodating both master and guest suites created a strong circulation corridor on the property's roadside.
Project name
Rookery House
Architecture firm
StudioSTL
Location
Port Townsend, Washington, United States
Photography
Josh Partee Photography
Principal architect
Simon Little, Architect
Design team
Monica Mader, Architect
Collaborators
Charlie Rawlins Design (Fabricator for custom woodworking, cabinetry, furniture)
Interior design
Monica Mader, Architect
Site area
0.61SF, 26,500 ft²
Structural engineer
MD Structural Engineering
Lighting
Tech Lighting, Pure Edge
Tools used
For design: Revit, Enscape
Construction
Brent Davis Construction
Material
Glulam beams, Custom cast-in-place concrete fireplace and plinth, Basalt stone, Marvin Windows, Engineered Oak plank floor, Hydronic radiant heat, standing seam metal roof
Typology
Residential › House, Northwest Modern
The challenge of this project was to marry existing historic details with the needs of an active young family who love to entertain. The existing house had not been touched in many decades and while it featured a host of interesting old house parts, it needed a total renovation.
Project name
Logan Circle Row House II
Architecture firm
EL Studio PLLC
Location
Washington, District Of Columbia, USA
Principal architect
Mark Lawrence
Design team
Elizabeth Emerson, Meredith Miller Sells, Win Overholzer
Interior design
EL Studio PLLC
Structural engineer
Linton Engineering
Landscape
Moody Graham Landscape Architecture
Construction
Horizon Builders
Typology
Residential › House
A renovation of a 3,900 SF, two-level apartment on Dupont Circle, the existing space was a lesson in the challenges of converting DC’s Commercial office inventory for residential use: low ceilings, imposing structure, insufficient building systems, and a footprint resultant from its position on the triangle between Massachusetts Avenue and P Street...
Project name
Dupont Circle Residence
Architecture firm
EL Studio PLLC
Location
Washington, District Of Columbia, USA
Photography
Anice Hoachlander
Principal architect
Mark Lawrence
Design team
Elizabeth Emerson, Sarah Beth McKay, Meredith Miller Sells
Interior design
EL Studio PLLC
Environmental & MEP engineering
JCL
Structural engineer
Linton Engineering
Construction
Tarpon Construction
Typology
Residential › Apartment
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
Overlooking Discovery Bay with the Olympic mountains shining in the distance, this home was placed on the property to capture the panoramic view while maintaining easy access and connection to the forested setting.
Project name
Folding House
Architecture firm
StudioSTL
Location
Port Townsend, Washington, United States
Photography
Josh Partee Photography
Principal architect
Simon Little
Supervision
Bell Home Building, Inc.
Tools used
Revit, Enscape
Construction
Bell Home Building, Inc
Material
Standing seam metal roof that folds into siding, cementitious lap siding, thermally-treated ash wood accent siding. Select areas of tight-knot cedar ceiling treatment. Maple floors, Beech Cabinetry
Typology
Residential › House, Pacific Northwest Modern
provided tenant improvement services for 81,789-square-feet across 11 floors of a commercial office building in Seattle, Washington. The team was tasked with refreshing the amenity spaces and overall aesthetic of the workspace through functional and visual updates.
Project name
‘Art Movement’ Workplace
Architecture firm
Cushing Terrell
Location
Seattle, Washington, USA
Photography
Grummer Photography
Design team
PIC - Brad Sperry, John Borer (Project Manager), Nathan Helfrich (Project Manager & Architecture), Jessica Earp (Interior Design Lead), Tamara Upton (Architecture), David Ho (Architecture), Kathryn Edwards (Interior Design), Nick Holzer (Architecture & Environmental Graphic Design), Mia Kaplan (Environmental Graphic Design), Katie Karaze (Environmental Graphic Design), Brian Emmons (Environmental Graphic Design), Jenna Joki (Environmental Graphic Design), Genna Granada (Environmental Graphic Design), Dane Jorgensen (Structural Engineering)
Interior design
Cushing Terrell
Structural engineer
Cushing Terrell
Environmental & MEP
Hermanson (Mechanical Engineer)
Construction
GLY Construction
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
Since their founding in the late 1970s, The Ballard Food Bank has expanded its services to meet the needs of the most vulnerable members of the community. Now in addition to addressing food insecurity, it provides social and medical services through collaborations with a variety of community partners
Project name
Ballard Food Bank
Architecture firm
Graham Baba Architects
Location
Seattle, Washington, USA
Photography
Lara Swimmer, Ross Eckert
Design team
Brian Jonas, Jim Graham, Erica Witcher, Ross Eckert
Collaborators
Owner's Representative: Spectrum Development Solutions. Building Envelope Consultant: 4EA Building Science. Signage & Environmental Graphics: Studio Matthews. Accessibility Consultant: Studio Pacifica. Acoustic Consultant: A3 Acoustics. Kitchen Equipment Consultant: CMA Restaurant Supply & Design. Refrigeration Design: Refrigeration Unlimited
Structural engineer
Lund Opsahl
Environmental & MEP
Holmberg Mechanical (Mechanical Engineer), AWA Electrical Consultants Inc. (Electrical Engineer)
Construction
Wilcox Construction Inc.
Typology
Commercial › Food Bank
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
