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Wednesday, 10 March 2010

Domestic Architecture

Cupcake Royale

Capitol Hill Residence

Western Bridge

Beverly Hills Residence

Vashon Island Residence

I was at the Cupcake Royale on Capitol Hill the other day.... and really fell in love with the interior. A quick post on twitter, and soon I knew the designer! Domestic Architecture, an offshoot of Roy McMakin's sculpture and furniture design developed a really fantastic interior space that successfully integrates sculpture (not in the photo, but fantastic bent wire birds decorate one of the main walls), custom furniture, branding, and the overall space.

I've spent the afternoon looking through the rest of Domestic Architecture's site... The use of color is great, as is the treatment of the buildings as sculpture. The graphic nature of most of the designs is a testament to Roy's life as a sculptor and designer.

Most of these properties are private, but if you have the opportunity, definitely check out Cupcake Royale.

Wednesday, 13 January 2010

For Sale

Tacoma Architect Allen Liddle's home is currently for sale... if you're interested in purchasing a piece of Pacific NW history. Docomomo has arranged tours of the home for this saturday. More infomation can be found here.

Tuesday, 24 March 2009

Bridge Way

This is one of my favorite Seattle projects currently under construction. Unfortunately these photos of the Bridge Way Townhomes by Johnston Architects don't really do the project justice. This project is all about the details - simple wood siding delineated with metal strips, custom designed gutters and downspouts, and clean lines. When the project first started construction, I have to admit that I was a little concerned about the form... it seemed like there were an inordinate number of jogs in the concrete formwork. But, I must admit, that these jogs add a welcome relief to an otherwise plain facade. If there had been more material changes, then the jogs would have been too much... but instead they are a nice design element.

Monday, 12 January 2009

Depressing or Clever?

Maybe both.

Check out the article at the soon to be history PI.
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Tuesday, 6 January 2009

Seattle City Hall

The new Seattle City Hall by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson and Bassetti Architects is one of the nicer new civic buildings in Seattle. The project has won several awards and is LEED Gold certified, although according to the PI its an energy hog. Still, its a pretty nice design, with a cohesive plaza, attempting to tie in directly with the citizens it supports. Today was the first time I had actually been inside the building (the top photo is my daily photo for today). I didn't get to see much of the building beyond the foyer (for lack of another word - but the entire first floor is almost completely void of program) and the one room and hall where the City Council meeting was being held. The views from the hall were spectacular and the room, which resembled a college lecture hall served its purpose well. I'd like a chance to wander the halls more, and perhaps even make it up to the green roof. Maybe on another visit.

Monday, 24 November 2008

Transformer Patio

You are probably already aware that I'm really interested in multi-purpose design... so in some ways, this project is really appealing to me. There are a lot of elements that I really like... the dense, well organized use of space, compartmentalization of program, and simple, clean materials. And yet I just can't seem to bring myself to love this project. Certainly, I like it, but I can't quite love it. The small vignette photos are really lovely, but the overall image is exactly how I imagine the patio is in real life - overly crowded. Sometimes, you can cram too much program into one space. Still, this transformative patio by Pique is a great example of tactile/movable architecture - as much space as object.

Sunday, 26 October 2008

Invigorating

Ok... just to warn you, I've got a ton of photos of the Venice Biennale (some of them are labeled, more are not). If you ever have a chance to visit, I would highly recommend it... Especially, if you are like me, and feeling a bit jaded by work. The Biennale was so invigorating and refreshing, and really reminded me of all the things I love about architecture... Oh, and I saw David Adjaye. But, don't worry... I didn't run up to him like a groupie or anything!