The restaurant takes its name, Samara, from the winged fruit of maple trees that twirls like a helicopter. That attention to nature find its counterpart in the design of the restaurant. Inside, rich earth tones dominate, bringing to mind a tranquil wooded understory.
Project name
Samara Restaurant
Architecture firm
Mutuus Studio
Location
Seattle, Washington, USA
Photography
Kevin Scott, Mutuus Studio-Saul Becker
Design team
Kristen Becker, Saul Becker, Jim Friesz, Danielle Farrell
Interior design
Mutuus Studio
Construction
Plumb Level Square
Client
Eric Anderson (owner-chef)
HDG updated a Moritz Kundig designed residence on the South Hill in Spokane. Opening the living space brought the outdoors in and enhanced the home’s natural appeal. With a reverent desire to keep the original layout, HDG insured that Mr. Kundig’s vision remained intact.
Project name
Kundig / Hissong House
Architecture firm
HDG Architecture
Location
1112 W 17th Ave, Spokane, WA 99203, USA
Photography
Benjamin Rasmussen
Principal architect
Moritz Kundig
Design team
Josh Hissong (Lead Designer)
Interior design
Josh Hissong
Built area
2,400 ft² + 6,000 ft² of landscaping
Structural engineer
DCI Engineers
Landscape
Chris Sothen (Blend Outdoor Design)
Tools used
SketchUp, Autodesk Revit
Construction
John Wells Construction
Material
Shaw Flooring, Ben Moore Paint, Wilsonart – Laminate Xanadu, Counters: Silestone
Budget
$75,000 & all favors owed
Typology
Residential › House
This is a new house for Jeff and Jeanine Eulberg and their family in the town of Clyde Hill, just east of Seattle. The site is a gently sloping suburban lot bordered on three sides by streets and a driveway. The clients asked Paul Michael Davis Architects PLLC to focus on creating a sense of privacy within this otherwise exposed site; they also wan...
Project name
Eulberg Residence
Architecture firm
Paul Michael Davis Architects
Location
Clyde Hill, Washington, USA
Principal architect
Paul Michael Davis Architects – Paul Michael Davis, Design Principal; Terence Wong, Tiffany Chow, Mariana Gutheim Graham Day, John Passmore, Design Team
Collaborators
Art Consultant: Lele Barnett; Cabinetry: Hyland Cabinetworks Inc. – Justin Souers; HVAC: Northwest Mechanical
Built area
Conditioned Area: 4078 ft², Garage: 650 ft², Covered Porches: 971 ft²
Civil engineer
TransOlympic Engineering, Inc. – Mark Leingang, PE SE
Structural engineer
TransOlympic Engineering, Inc. – Mark Leingang, PE SE
Landscape
Dan Dizazzo; Landscape Contractor: Cyan Landscapes – Casey McCormick
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, SketchUp, AutoCAD
Construction
Boom Builders – Jason Reid and Andy Watts, Project Managers
Client
Jeff + Jeanine Eulberg
Typology
Residential › House
The clients own and operate a Los Angeles area retail gallery featuring a curated collection of west-coast artists. They desired a retreat with the feel of a contemporary art gallery, with plenty of wall space to display a rotation of their collection while also capturing expansive views offered by the site.
Project name
Collector’s Retreat
Architecture firm
Heliotrope Architects
Location
Orcas Island, Washington, USA
Construction
The Green Construction Company
Material
Wood, Concrete, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
This large, wooded site is on a small bay on Lake Washington in the Washington Park neighborhood of Seattle. The parcel enjoys sweeping views of Lake Washington and the Cascade Mountains was well suited for our client’s collection of specimen trees.
Project name
Hidden Cove Residence
Architecture firm
Stuart Silk Architects
Location
Seattle, Washington, USA
Photography
Aaron Leitz, John Granen
Collaborators
Sechrist Design (Interior Furnishings), B.E.E. Consulting, LLC (Waterproofing)
Interior design
Stuart Silk Architects
Civil engineer
D.R. Strong Consulting Engineers
Structural engineer
Quantum Consulting Engineers
Landscape
Land Morphology
Construction
Mercer Builders
Typology
Residential › House
mwworks designed a small cabin called the Little House, a 1,140-square-foot retreat nestled into the forest overlooking Hood Canal on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state. "The small footprint ultimately served as an effective tool to govern the design process," notes the architects. "Focus was placed on the essentials...extras were edited out...
Project name
Little House
Architecture firm
mwworks
Location
Seabeck, Washington, USA
Interior design
Avery Cox Design
Landscape
Johnson Southerland
Structural engineer
PCS Structural Solutions
Construction
E&H Construction
Material
Wood, Glass, Stone, Metal
Typology
Residential › House
Located on a rural site on Whidbey island, a local family sought a new home and retreat on their family farm. Out of respect for turn-of-the-century agricultural buildings on the property, the home tucks into the edge of a densely forested hillside, overlooking chicken sheds, a weathered red barn, cattle fields, and a fishing pond.
Project name
Whidbey Island Farm Retreat
Architecture firm
mwworks
Location
Whidbey Island, Washington, USA
Design team
Steve Mongillo, Drew Shawver, Eric Walter, Briony Walker, Suzanne Stefan
Structural engineer
PCS Structural Solutions
Landscape
Kenneth Philp Landscape Architects
Construction
Dovetail General Contractors
Material
Wood, stone, Glass, Metal
Typology
Residential › House
Originally built as a modest beachfront cabin in the 1960s, and subsequently modified through a series of piecemeal renovations, by the time our client acquired the house its design integrity had long ceased to exist. The forested property, however, was ideally suited to the creation of a quiet refuge with direct connections to nature.
Project name
Lakeside Residence
Architecture firm
Graham Baba Architects
Location
Mercer Island, Washington, USA
Design team
Brett Baba, design principal. Francesco Borghesi, project team. Noreen Shinohara, project team
Collaborators
Geotech Consultants (geotechnical engineer)
Interior design
Terry Hunziker
Structural engineer
Carissa Farkas
Landscape
Rich Haag and Associates / Anne James Landscape Architect
Construction
Lockhart Suver
Material
Polished concrete and stone, cirussed rift white oak wood, fumed oak floors, and blackened steel
Typology
Residential › House
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