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post updated Dec 27, 2020
Seattle Building News
Washington Architecture News, chronological:
Seattle Architecture News – new post added Feb 5, 2018
New Seattle Houses – new post added Feb 17, 2018
Mar 23, 2016
Prentiss Balance Wickline Architects News
Prentiss Wickline Architects and Balance Associates Architects have combined. At the core of both firms is the pursuit of balance: between natural and built environments, between a client’s vision and real world parameters, between beauty and utility.
Prentiss Balance Wickline Architects
Feb 8, 2014
Madrona House
Design: CCS ARCHITECTURE
photograph : Aaron Leitz; Seattle, WA
Madrona House
This house was designed as a second home for a Bay Area couple as a summer retreat to spend the warm summer months away from the fog in San Francisco. Built on a steep slope and a narrow lot, this 4000 square foot home is spread over 3 floors, with the master, guest and kids bedroom on the ground floor, and living spaces on the upper floor to take advantage of the views.
Oct 29, 2013
Wagner Education Center Building, The Center for Wooden Boats, South Lake Union
Design: Olson Kundig Architects
illustration courtesy of Olson Kundig Architects
Wagner Education Center Seattle
The new $6.6 m Wagner Education Center at CWB, designed by Seattle architect Tom Kundig, is due to start on site this winter. “We designed the center to reflect our region’s deep maritime history, provide a functional and efficient environment for the center, and to serve its diverse audiences,” notes architect Tom Kundig.
Sep 9, 2013
Tacoma Art Museum Building Expansion news, near Seattle, Washington
Design: Olson Kundig Architects
illustration courtesy of Olson Kundig Architects
Tacoma Art Museum celebrated a groundbreaking ceremony with some 300 supporters and the community to kick off the museum’s transformative building expansion project. Construction begins in late October on the approximately 16,000 square foot new wing and building renovation.
May 29, 2013
Pine Forest Cabin, Winthrop, near Seattle, Washington
Design: Balance Associates Architects
photo : Steve Keating Photography
Pine Forest Cabin
In order to meet the client’s budget goals, an efficient plan and cost effective selection of building materials reduced construction costs and led to the simple box design. The use of sheet materials both inside and out maximized material efficiency while emphasizing the simplicity of the cabin’s form.
May 28, 2013
Wolf Creek View Cabin, near Seattle, Eastern Washington
Design: Balance Associates Architects
photo : Steve Keating Photography
Wolf Creek View Cabin
Wolf Creek View Cabin sits in a lightly treed meadow, surrounded by foothills and mountains in Eastern Washington. The home is designed as two interlocking “L’s”. A covered patio is located at the intersection of one “L,” offering a protected place to sit while enjoying sweeping views of the valley. A lighter screening “L” creates a courtyard that provides shelter from seasonal winds and an intimate space with privacy from neighboring houses.
May 27, 2013
Capitol Hill Residence, Seattle
Design: Balance Associates Architects
photo : Steve Keating Photography
Capitol Hill Residence
With a compact form and several integrated sustainable systems, this residence achieves the client’s goals to maximize the site’s views and resources while responding to its microclimate. The roof rainwater collects into a steel entry water feature, day light penetrates deep into the house through a central translucent slot, and exterior mounted mechanical shades can prevent excessive heat gain.
Mar 5, 2013
MIRROR Seattle Art Museum
Design: Doug Aitken
image : Doug Aitken
MIRROR Seattle Art Museum
On Sunday, March 24, the Seattle Art Museum (SAM) will unveil MIRROR, a permanent art installation for the façade of SAM by artist Doug Aitken that will become a new landmark in downtown Seattle.
Oct 10, 2012
Seattle Olympic Sculpture Park
Design: Weiss/Manfredi
photograph © Iwan Baan
Seattle Olympic Sculpture Park
The Olympic Sculpture Park has transformed a nine-acre industrial site into open and vibrant green space for art. This new waterfront park gives Seattle residents and visitors the opportunity to experience a variety of sculpture in an outdoor setting, while enjoying the incredible views and beauty of the Olympic Mountains and Puget Sound.
Lake Union Float Home, central Seattle
Designs Northwest Architects
photograph : Ben Benschneider
Lake Union Float Home
This Seattle home inhabits what was one of the last unoccupied slips. The Seattle Houseboat and Float Home community is unique: the residents share access and live in close proximity to one another, yet there is a community diversity that is unrivalled.
Seattle Buildings – Recent Designs
BUILD, Seattle, WA
Recent Projects
photo from architects
BUILD
UW School of Medicine, South Lake Union
2011-
Gustafson Guthrie Nichol
picture © Gustafson Guthrie Nichol + Crystal CG
UW School of Medicine
UW Medicine’s South Lake Union development is a multi-phase design and construction project that supports the UW’s internationally renowned biomedical research efforts. Located on the adjacent west block of UW Medicine’s existing South Lake Union research complex, Phase Three will include up to three buildings totaling nearly 542,000 square feet of laboratory and office space, and 47,250 square feet of outdoor space.
Seattle Buildings
Key Buildings in Seattle, alphabetical:
Cedar Park House
Peter Cohan, Architect
picture : Lara Swimmer Photography
Cedar Park House Seattle
East of Market House
COOP15 Architects
photo © Lara Swimmer
East of Market House
Enatai House
COOP15 Architects
photo © Gregg Krogstad
Enatai House
Experience Music Project Building
Gehry Partners
photo : Alain Lucier
EMP Museum Seattle
First & McGraw
COOP15 Architects
photo © Lara Swimmer
First & McGraw
L2Q House
Peter Cohan, Architect
image : Thomas M. Barwick Photography
L2Q House Seattle
Lightcatcher Building at the Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA
Olson Kundig Architects
image : Benjamin Benschneider
Lightcatcher Building
Mercer Island House, King County
COOP15 Architects
photo © Jamie Cobeldick
Mercer Island House
Olive 8 building
2006
MulvannyG2 Architecture with Gluckman Mayner Architects
Mixed-use tower : hotel + residential buildings – 35 storeys
The Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle Art Museum Building
2007
Weiss Manfredi Architects
St Ignatius Church Building
Design: Steven Holl Architects
photo courtesy Marialaura Polignano
St Ignatius Chapel
Seattle Art Museum Building
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Venturi, Scott Brown & Associates
Seattle Art Museum Olympic Sculpture Park
2007
Weiss/Manfredi
image from UB
Seattle Civic Center Buildings
Foster + Partners
picture : narinder sagoo_foster partners
Seattle Civic Square buildings
Seattle Grand Hyatt Hotel Building
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MulvannyG2 Architecture
Seattle Public Library
Rem Koolhaas Architects / OMA
building photo : Philippe Ruault
Seattle Library building
Studio House
1998
Tom Kundig Architect
“The Brain” Studio
2001
Tom Kundig Architect
The Hotrod House
2006
Tom Kundig Architect
Wing Luke Asian Museum
Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects
image : Lara Swimmer
Wing Luke Asian Museum building
More Seattle Architecture projects online soon
Location: Seattle, WA, USA
Architecture in Washington
Contemporary Architecture in Washington – architectural selection below:
Seattle Public Library architects – Rem Koolhaas – Office for Metropolitan Architecture
Washington Architecture – Selection
House in the Trees, west Washington
Design: COOP15 Architects
photo © Lara Swimmer
American Architecture : major architecture developments + designs
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