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Alaska Airlines Flagship Lounge / Graham Baba Architects

Andreas Luco — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 15:00:00 +0000

At the Alaska Airlines Flagship Lounge in SeaTac International Airport, the door is always open. Travelers seek lounges as an escape from the anxiety, noise, and commotion of the concourse. Traditionally, airport lounges catered to this desire by emphasizing exclusivity: sleek, business-oriented safe havens that prioritized the needs of a privileged swath of travelers. Alaska Airlines sought to transform the lounge typology by providing a warm, welcoming space where all guests could find refuge – to relax, work, refuel and connect – a home-away-from-home with a sense of place deeply rooted in the Pacific Northwest. Programmatically, the lounge is conceived in four zones: Come In, an approachable entry; Help Yourself, a casual bistro; Take a Breath, a haven for peaceful relaxation; and Cut Loose, a cozy bar atmosphere. Lightly separated with an array of oak and twisted metal screens, the spaces flow together.

Mount Si High School / NAC Architecture

Valeria Silva — Sat, 28 Nov 2020 13:00:00 +0000

Elevated Campus. Mount Si's campus is elevated in every sense of the word: educationally, experientially, and literally. The campus nests in a valley defined by two mountains and the Snoqualmie River, which creates a floodway. Responding to these natural conditions, the school is elevated above flood levels, not only safeguarding the facility but also maximizing views of the mountain range. By weaving in social and informal learning spaces at a variety of scales, the design honors individual and group activities equally.

Wave House / Olson Kundig

Pilar Caballero — Fri, 12 Jun 2020 10:00:00 +0000

“The design of this home explores organic forms inspired by the topography, shoreline, and water to enhance the connections between interior and exterior, the built and the natural.” –Kirsten R. Murray, FAIA, Design Principal

Seattle Asian Art Museum / LMN Architects

Paula Pintos — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 17:00:00 +0000

The design represents the first substantial renovation, addition, and the seamless integration of the building’s spectacular site with the museum’s mission for the 21st century: to showcase Asian art in conjunction with contemporary educational and conservation spaces.

Gethsemane Lutheran Church / Olson Kundig

Daniel Tapia — Fri, 04 Oct 2019 18:00:00 +0000

The design for this richly complex project enhances the Gethsemane Lutheran Church’s already significant presence in downtown Seattle by updating an existing 1950s building and integrating it with the other program elements (worship, housing, and social services).

Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences Middle School / LMN Architects

Pilar Caballero — Tue, 30 Apr 2019 17:00:00 +0000

Positioned at the intersection of Union Street and 13th Avenue in Capitol Hill, a densely populated urban neighborhood in Seattle, the new Middle School synthesizes its urban condition and program into a six-story academic volume relating in scale to the mixed-use commercial core along the arterial street, and a lower volume dedicated to athletics that mirrors the residential neighborhood context found along 13th Avenue.

KEXP Headquarters / SkB Architects

Valentina Villa — Sat, 12 Nov 2016 14:00:00 +0000

Located in what was originally a temporary exhibition hall for the 1962 World’s Fair, the now landmarked building has been reborn as a light-filled global music hub, complete with music library, live performance spaces, DJ booths, open office workstations and the first-ever coffee retail concept for noted Italian espresso machine maker La Marzocco.

Nathan Hale High School Modernization / Mahlum

Karen Valenzuela — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Nathan Hale High School embodies the concept that learning is about creating connections at multiple scales: school-to-community, space-to-space, and face-to-face. However, the pre-cast and cast-in-place concrete structure of the 1960s-era high school was inwardly focused, dark, and did little to support the school’s educational philosophy. A total renovation completed July 2012 helped realize those principles in the built environment, while respecting the existing structural rhythm.

Westland Distillery / Urbanadd

Daniel Sánchez — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 01:00:00 +0000

This adaptive reuse of a timber warehouse structure, built in 1914 and originally used for manufacturing cranes by Seattle’s Ederer Crane Company, is the new home of Westland Distillery.The design team focused on weaving the guest tour experience seamlessly into the fermenting and distillation processes, offering guests a unique perspective on the time-honored art of making whiskey.

West Campus Student Housing / Mahlum

Javier Gaete — Wed, 31 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Connectivity and pedestrian desire lines influenced the form and place making of four city blocks of mixed‐use student housing transforming a neglected campus edge district into a vibrant, mixed‐use urban precinct for University of Washington. The 668,800 square foot project includes 1,650 beds contained in 3 mixed‐use residential halls (named Elm, Poplar and Alder) and a pair of apartment buildings (Cedar Apartments). Publicly accessible program spaces include: 116‐seat restaurant, 7,000 SF grocery store, café, conference center, academic support center, health and wellness center and two retail spaces. The project also contains 132 parking spaces for the apartment component only. Two public open spaces are provided; a pocket park anchored around a heritage Elm tree and a courtyard allowing pedestrians to cut through one residence hall at grade. In addition, every building provides an elevated, secure and private terrace for its residential community.

City of Bothell Public Works Operations Center Administration Building / Hutchison & Maul Architecture

Andrew Rosenberg — Sat, 21 May 2011 01:00:00 +0000

This is the first major public project designed by Hutchison & Maul Architecture. The site is located in the Canyon Park Development north of downtown Bothell. The new 2-story 16,000 sf administration building utilizes conventional steel framing with metal siding and roofing. The building is long and narrow, and oriented in the east-west direction to minimize solar gain and maximize natural cross ventilation through operable windows.

Gregg’s Cycles / Weinstein A|U

Christopher Henry — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Weinstein A|U designed the new 12,000 sqf building for Gregg’s Cycles to be a pure neutral container that highlights the bicycle. It was conceived as an elevated steel box that is supported structurally and programmatically by a CMU perimeter zone.

South Park Library / Johnston Architects

Kelly Minner — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The LEED Equivalent South Park Library is a meeting place and focal point for the rich and diverse South Park neighborhood in Seattle. Johnston Architects incorporated the spirit of the community within their design through material choices, colors, and gathering areas such as the courtyard/front porch space for the neighborhood. Follow the break for a full project description, photographs, and drawings of the library.

Art Stable / Olson Kundig Architects

Kelly Minner — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000

The seven-story, five unit adaptive live-work space is designed for residents who want to both live and work in the city. Art Stable, is situated on a plot of land previously housing horse stables. A recipient of the 2010 AIA Seattle Citation Honor Award, the urban infill project features large art doors, manually operable by a custom-designed hand wheel and hinge. The 80'-5" hinge terminates at a rotating davit crane on top of the building.