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View Ridge Residence / Heliotrope Architects

Pilar Caballero — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 17:00:00 +0000

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 the potential to impede the view.

Canal Street Office Transformation in Fremont / Heliotrope Architects

Valeria Silva — Fri, 19 Jun 2020 02:00:00 +0000

The Canal Street project takes a narrow, commercially-zoned, urban-infill lot with a small, rundown 1950s-era house and transforms it into a new, forward-thinking, 5,233 square foot, commercial office building for Turnstyle (a graphic design firm) and Stoke (a branding firm). The 30-foot-wide x 100-foot-deep lot is situated along a shoreline greenbelt across the street from the ship canal in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle.

Portage Bay House / Heliotrope Architects

Andreas Luco — Sat, 16 May 2020 13:00:00 +0000

Tucked into a small city lot along the water’s edge, the house was designed to live like a studio loft for a bachelor who values privacy, a central location to reside in the city, and a convenient spot to park the floatplane. Hidden from the street, the building is a protective shell of zinc and aluminum – a refined version of the maritime industrial sheds found throughout the waterfronts of Seattle.

Lone Madrone Retreat / Heliotrope Architects

Andreas Luco — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 05:00:00 +0000

Located on a rocky, wind-swept south facing shoreline; this retreat home nestles into the landscape to harmonize with its surroundings and minimize exposure to weather. The home is a vacation retreat for a family of four, who desired a low-impact home with a strong connection to land and sea. The design solution utilizes a simple ‘wedge’ shape geometry, mimicking the hillside slope beyond, and is tucked into a natural depression in the shoreline in order to diminish its visual impact.

Willmott’s Ghost / Heliotrope Architects

Daniel Tapia — Thu, 14 Mar 2019 18:00:00 +0000

James Beard Award-winning chef Renee Erickson and partners launched Willmott’s Ghost, which occupies the ground floor of The Spheres, in the fall of 2018. Architecture is by Heliotrope Architects, interior design is by Price Erickson, and construction is by Dovetail. The Spheres are the centerpiece of Amazon’s Seattle campus: glass-enclosed domes containing workplaces and cloud forest conservatories with thousands of flora from throughout the world.

Artist Residence / Heliotrope Architects

Cristobal Rojas — Mon, 13 Feb 2017 17:00:00 +0000

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. The couple, an artist and an engineer, listed several additional criteria for their new home: a contemporary style, but not out of place with the rest of the Capitol Hill neighborhood; a visual connection to the street balanced with privacy; a strong relationship between the interior and exterior; lots of natural light; an interior with an art-gallery-feel to accommodate their growing art collection; and a separate guest wing.

Magnolia Residence / Heliotrope Architects

Daniel Morrison — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Bearing the name of the Seattle neighborhood in which it is situated, the Magnolia Residence provides a refreshing take on suburban architecture typologies. By deftly shuffling the program, Seattle-based Heliotrope Architects have delivered a home that affords views to guests and owner alike. More images after the break.

Doe Bay Cabin / Heliotrope Architects

Daniel Morrison — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Located on Orcas Island in Washington, the Doe Bay Cabin bespeaks a keen attention to material economy and site sensitivity. Designed by Seattle-based Heliotrope Architects, the small residence utilizes the efficiency of prefabricated building elements to formalize the clients' modest cohabitation with the site and it's incredible natural offerings. More photographs and drawings after the break.

Modular Arts / Heliotrope Architects

Christopher Henry — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Modular Arts is a Seattle-based company that designs and produces technologically advanced gypsum based 3-dimensional wall panel materials used by designers worldwide.

North Beach / Heliotrope Architects

Kelly Minner — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000

This residence is located on a northwesterly oriented beach fronting the Strait of Georgia. The site includes many second-growth douglas firs, a beech grove and a grassy meadow with good solar exposure. For over a thousand years this site was a summer camp location for the Lummi Indians, and due to its archeological significance, no footing excavation could take place on the site. Further, its location in a federally designated flood plain required that the structure be raised off the ground several feet. The design brief called for a very low-impact, easy to maintain summer home that provides necessary programmatic functions with minimum distractions from the land and the view.

Suncrest Residence / Heliotrope Architects

Kelly Minner — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Located in Orcas Island, Washington, Suncrest Residence sits among trees, rocks, ponds, and bald eagle nests. Heliotrope Architects designed this new residence to minimize site disturbance and blend in with its existing environment. The result is an award winning residence (Merit Award 2010 AIA Honor Awards for Washington Architecture). More photographs and drawings following the break.

Loop Residence / Heliotrope Architects

Kelly Minner — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The Loop Residence is a new home situated on a rock outcropping several hundred feet above the ocean. A simple plan utilizing wood frames and a prefabricated roof structure, Heliotrope Architects designed a memorable residence with pristine views.