Paper Cake Shop by acclaimed chef, Rachel Yang, of Joule and Revel, and pastry chef, Gabby Park, is a small boutique bakery selling beautifully constructed slab-style sheet cakes in Seattle’s Wallingford neighborhood just north of downtown. This small store was designed to reflect the character and quality of the cakes.
Project name
Paper Cake Shop
Architecture firm
Heliotrope
Location
Seattle, Washington, USA
Design team
Mike Mora, AIA (Principal); Jonathan Teng, AIA (Project Manager)
Interior design
Heliotrope
Construction
BMDC Services
Typology
Commercial › Store
New homeowners of a historic 1910 Craftsman-style home sought to transform their 2,491-square-foot house by updating it for contemporary living, while adding a rental facility to the property (ADU - Accessory Dwelling Unit).
Architecture firm
Wittman Estes
Location
Seattle, Washington, USA
Principal architect
Matt Wittman, Jody Estes
Design team
Matt Wittman, AIA. Jody Estes, Mariana Gutheim, Alex Hale
Interior design
Wittman Estes
Structural engineer
J Welch Engineering
Typology
Residential › House
This project started when the owners, living in Texas at the time, stumbled across this hidden gem of a house for sale. While the home is only two miles away from downtown Seattle it fees worlds away thanks to its parkside location.
Project name
Colman Park House
Architecture firm
Office of Ordinary Architecture
Location
Seattle, Washington, USA
Photography
Emily Keeney Photography
Principal architect
Sandy Wolf
Collaborators
Kaleb Kerr Construction
Interior design
Office of Ordinary Architecture
Structural engineer
Carter Quinn Norlin
Construction
Kaleb Kerr Construction
Material
Wood, Brick, Metal
Typology
Residential › House
Vitus, a company focused on acquiring, improving, and preserving affordable housing nationwide, was in need of new office space. As an extension of their ethos of investing in communities, the company bought an overlooked 25,000-square-foot, 1920s-era building in the Belltown neighborhood of downtown Seattle.
Project name
Vitus Headquarters / 2607 2nd Avenue
Architecture firm
Graham Baba Architects
Location
Seattle, Washington, USA
Photography
Kevin Scott, Ross Eckert
Design team
Jim Graham, Principal in Charge. Caroline Brown, Project Manager. Shazi Tharian, Project Architect. Ryan Drake, Project Architect/Designer. Renderer: Ryan Drake, Ross Eckert
Collaborators
Tenor Acoustics (Acoustical Engineer), RDH (Envelope), Resolute (Custom Feature Stair Light Fixture), Objekts (Office Furniture Selection/Procurement), MRJ (General Contractor), Dovetail (Casework/Board-Formed Concrete/Architectural Metals)
Interior design
Charlie Hellstern Interior Design
Structural engineer
Swenson Say Faget
Environmental & MEP
Ecotope (Mechanical Engineer), Case Engineering (Electrical Engineer), PanGEO (Geotechnical Engineer)
Material
Structural system: Existing heavy timber structural frame levels 1-3, Board form cast in place shear walls, steel penthouse and seismic upgrades. Exterior cladding; Manufacturer/Brand/Material: AEP Span/Design Span HP. Roofing: AEP Span/Design Span HP & Soprema Sopralene SBS roofing. Windows: Marvin Ultimate & Kawneer 451UT. Glass: Cardinal 366 (L3/4), Cardinal Lo E 272 Clear (L1). Skylights: Crystalite. Clerestory: Fleetwood Series 3800. Exterior Doors: Fleetwood Series 3070 Sliding Doors, Marvin Ultimate Swing Doors. Interior Doors: Lynden Wood Doors, Vetrotech Fire Rated Glazed Doors, Custom White Oak Stained Doors, Custom Steel Glazed Doors. Paints and stains: Benjamin Moore. Solid surfacing: Caesarstone, Pental. Hardwood flooring: Resawn Timber Co., Tongue And Groove, White Oak. Carpet Tile: Ege Rawline Scala. Floor Tile: Drytile, Valley Series. Wall Tile: AdexUSA Riviera; Design And Direct Source, Umi Naya. Resilient flooring: Forbo Marmoleum, Tarkett Rubber Flooring
Typology
Commercial › Office
Encompassing 125 acres of pristine coastal landscape in Washington's Salish Sea, Governors Point preserves 98 acres as a dedicated nature reserve, entrusted to the Whatcom Land Trust for a nominal fee of one dollar.
Project name
Governors Point
Architecture firm
Omer Arbel Office
Location
Salish Sea, Washington, USA
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Omer Arbel
Visualization
CUUB studio
Typology
Residential › Cottage
Built on 20 acres of working ranch property, the Wandling residence mixes elegant design with Methow practicality. The site could not be more splendid, with gorgeous views of distant mountains, close-in wildflower-clad hills, and… Cows!
Architecture firm
Prentiss + Balance + Wickline Architects
Location
Winthrop, Washington, USA
Photography
Andrew Pogue Photography
Principal architect
Margo Peterson-Aspholm, Principal Architect, Prentiss + Balance + Wickline
Design team
James Efstathiou, Project Architect, Prentiss + Balance + Wickline
Structural engineer
Lori Brown, Evergreen Design company
Material
• Taylor Metal Standing seam roof • 7/8 corrugated, rusted, blackened steel panel siding • Concrete floors • Sierra Pacific Windows/doors • Caesarstone Fresh Concrete counters and backsplash • Mosa porcelain tile • Interior ceilings and walls – sanded AC plywood, radiata pine
Typology
Residential › Modern Single Family Residential
To arrive at the Bramblewood House, a gravel road first takes you through a densely wooded forest of old growth fir and cedar; the topography of the site is variegated and steeply sloped, with areas of visible bedrock among clearings in the trees.
Architecture firm
Prentiss + Balance + Wickline Architects
Location
San Juan Island, Washington, USA
Photography
Taj Howe Photography
Principal architect
Dan Wickline, Principal Architect, Prentiss + Balance + Wickline
Design team
James Efstathiou, Project Architect, Prentiss + Balance + Wickline
Structural engineer
Lori Brown, Evergreen Design Company
Material
Clear Vertical Grain Cedar siding • Oak floors • Caesarstone countertops and backsplash
Typology
Residential › Modern S ingle-Family Residential
Nestled within vineyards and wheat fields in Walla Walla’s Southside district, Everen Wines’ new tasting room is conceived as a quiet retreat in which to taste and experience the culture of wine and hospitality of the region.
Project name
Everen Wines Tasting Room
Architecture firm
Wittman Estes
Location
Walla Walla, Washington, USA
Design team
Matt Wittman, Jody Estes, Angela Yang
Collaborators
Structural Engineer: J Welch Engineering; Builder: Mountain States Construction; Civil Engineer: PBS Engineering; Mechanical Engineer: Routh Consulting Engineers
Visualization
Wittman Estes
Client
Matthew Aksel, Hope Trumbull
Typology
Hospitality Architecture