aasarchitecture

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Set on a prominent 4,784-square-foot triangular corner in the Wallingford neighborhood of Seattle, this five-story, 18,573-square-foot building will accommodate 19 apartments and 4 commercial units, including a cafe. The site slopes steeply—a 14-foot-drop—to the southeast and to downtown Seattle. Source by KOArchitecture.

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Dwell

JANUARY 18, 2023

The Seattle couple—she’s a lawyer and he’s a writer—were on the hunt for a house in 2020, and they had lost out on several bids by the time they toured this 1953 rambler in Seattle’s Seward Park neighborhood. "You Before: Exterior Before: Rachel Lauter and Sean Vanaman bought this Seattle home in 2020.

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Deezen

AUGUST 2, 2022

Seattle architecture studio Olson Kundig Architects has collaborated with Greg Faulkner and his wife Lesa to create a home in a Californian forest that incorporates a steel-clad tower. The clerestory windows found in the living area continue along the concrete-lined sections of the rest of the home.

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Dwell

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

With high levels of thermal mass and a solar passive sectional diagram, the building is highly insulated against the seasonal extremes. Double-glazed windows with hardwood frames, highly insulated floors and roofs and the raw concrete slab provide a solar passive section heated by northern highlight windows.

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Dwell

AUGUST 10, 2022

Because we wanted to exaggerate the experience of descending the stair, it was designed to cut through the existing foundations, revealing a section of the wall above and below the ground—and this presented definite buildability challenges," explains Murfutt.

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aasarchitecture

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Section Location: Seattle, Washington, USA Architect: Wittman Estes Design Team: Matt Wittman, Jody Estes, Heather Crain, Nikki Sugihara, Brandon Patterson Structural Engineer: Frank Company Client: Highland Park Improvement Club Images: Wittman Estes, Courtsy of Cameron MacAllister Group Level 01 Floor Plan Level 02 Floor Plan

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Join the discussion › "Earthquakes don't kill people, bad buildings do" "Take example from Japan" An opinion piece on the recent earthquake in Turkey and Syria ignited the comments section this week, with many holding up Japan as worth learning from when it comes to building in earthquake zones. They have strict building code laws."

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Circular openings in the roof , strategically positioned above the ground floor's glazed sections, fill the winery's reception and tasting rooms with natural light. Find out more about the Gurdau Winery › Liknon, Greece, K-studio Greek architecture practice K-studio completed a visitor space for Metaxa drinks in an old vineyard.

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Deezen

MAY 24, 2022

Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Station is the north terminus of the western section of Toronto Transit Commission's 1 train line in Canada. Californian firm Brooks + Scarpa wrapped a Seattle transit facility in a bright blue, undulating aluminium screen that takes cues from the motion of a dance performance. Photo is by Shai Gil.

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e-architect

OCTOBER 18, 2023

photo © Tim Griffith LMN Architects has designed over 150 higher education projects on 53 campuses in the United States, including the Bill & Melinda Gates Center for Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington in Seattle; the Voxman Music Building at the University of Iowa in Iowa City; the Edward J.

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aasarchitecture

MAY 4, 2023

The careful siting of the house takes advantage of the sectional character of the land, lessening the visual impact typical of more traditional architecture on the island, and crafting a modern interpretation of the natural landscape in which it resides. Image © Wittman Estes The experience of the house starts at the journey from Seattle.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

DECEMBER 4, 2021

Absolute Towers sits in the middle of the book, presented in a few renderings but also parodied in a section titled "The Five Stages of Fame" (last spread, below). The stages, each accompanied by emoji-like faces, are Interest, Praise, Hysteria, Skepticism, and Scorn.

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DesignRulz

JUNE 14, 2023

Assess your needs and prioritize The first step to maximizing your apartment space is to assess your needs and prioritize them accordingly, as rooms for rent in Seattle are vastly different to NYC or California, for instance, and where you live will determine the options available to you.

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The Architect's Guide

MARCH 24, 2021

Eight-story annex tower and a section of New York City's 5th avenue museum mile including scaled yellow cabs. Seattle Space Needle LEGO Architecture. LEGO Architecture Seattle Space Needle 21003. Replica of real-world architectural landmark Seattle Space Needle. Features 3 sections of the Berlin Wall with graffiti deco.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

APRIL 4, 2022

The last section of the book, "The Importance of Design, or What Can Architecture Do?," In regards to the last, consistent floor plans and sections that highlight individual units in each project are helpful additions to the usual photographs, texts, and project data.

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Landscape Architecture Magazine

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

I said I’d be meeting with the designers who did get it, from the Seattle firm Land Morphology, including its founder and CEO, Richard Hartlage, Affiliate ASLA. “Oh, Prime Consultant and Landscape Architect Land Morphology, Seattle (Richard Hartlage, Affiliate ASLA; Lindsey Heller, ASLA; Sandy Fischer, FASLA; Garrett Devier).

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Archinect

JANUARY 20, 2022

For this week's curated jobs round-up, we're featuring 20 jobs from 9 firms based in the Seattle area. As you prepare to find a new job, don't forget to check out helpful resources and articles from our Archinect Tips section. Opportunities based in Seattle, WA Golden View Residence by Workshop AD.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

APRIL 21, 2023

US release date: March 28, 2023 (Buy via Amazon or Bookshop ) Coming out of a research project that was part of the main exhibition at the 2021 Venice Architecture Biennale , this book illustrates the enormous ecological footprint of a small addition to a house in Seattle.

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Dwell

MAY 2, 2023

A board for easy roomie communication ThreeByThree Seattle Monthly Glass Magnetic Dry Erase Board Plan your life in advance and in style with our Monthly Magnetic Glass Dry Erase Board. Avoid wondering whose week it is to clean the bathroom with this magnetic dry-erase board.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The project, called The Rambler, is tucked into a wooded site on the Kitsap Peninsula, which lies northwest of Seattle. An overhanging roof provides shade "The new structure grounds itself to the earth with its approach to material and form," said GO'C , a Seattle-based firm. The home is designed to be rooted to the landscape.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The interiors are characterised by a smooth continuous finish between the walls, floors and ceilings "Neither a conventional floor plan nor a conventional section drawing is of much help in understanding how the interior of the house works," Goldberger wrote. "It Two bedrooms for children were stepped down, partially below grade.

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Deezen

APRIL 5, 2023

Seattle-based studio MW Works aimed to design a home that was easy to construct and efficient. Located along a country road, designers In Situ Studio split the home into three sections. The bottom floor of the two-floor residence contains a mudroom, a kitchen and an open-plan living and dining area.

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Deezen

MARCH 6, 2022

Named after its location on Whidbey Island, which is just north of Seattle , this single-storey home was designed by American firm SHED for a couple that is soon to retire. The bedroom was finished in oak and divided into sections that have smooth, rounded passages between the ceiling, floor and walls forming shelves, closets and a bed.

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Architizer

MAY 9, 2023

Left: Exterior view; right: building section. Courtyard DADU, Seattle, Washington. It also mandates very relaxed parking requirements or no parking if the project is near public transit. Is California paving the way for ADUs across the US? ADU Portland. Courtesy of Webster Wilson Architect. Image by Caitlin Murray.

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The Architecture Designs

APRIL 27, 2023

From deciding on style to installation tips to hiring reliable professionals in your location, such as Washington Outdoor Landscape Lighting in Seattle , this article is your guide to take your backyard or patio up a notch. This guide will provide all the information needed for creating the perfect outdoor lightscape.

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Architizer

MARCH 3, 2022

The sequence of spaces, which include several covered passageways, connects the old and new sections of Tilburg, Netherlands for pedestrians and cyclists.The colored, glazed bricks tie into surrounding architecture while remaining contemporary. Right: Vocational School, Rudrapur, Bangladesh; images via #LivingCircular and Blogspot.

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Architizer

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Their varied portfolio extends across office, retail, hotel, restaurant and educational environments, as well as a range of cross-sectional ventures. Firm Location: Seattle, Washington (Headquarters, with offices elsewhere). Jury Winner, 10 th Annual A+Awards, Best Sustainable Firm.

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Community Architect

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The culprit hides out in a section of municipal zoning code that is titled "Single family residential", frequently abbreviated as R1. then Seattle in 2021 with a slightly more subtle approach. Hard to believe: The "it" that has all this divisive power is the single family home.

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Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Over that last few years, I’ve included a book section as part of my “What to Give an Architect for Christmas” list … and they have always been the most purchased items. If I ever saw something that an architecture student needed, this is it. B O O K S ! ! !

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EntreArchitect

JANUARY 24, 2017

What started as a single store on Seattle’s waterfront has grown into a company with over sixteen hundred stores worldwide and a new one opening every single business day. Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time. by Howard Schultz. read more ].

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Community Architect Daily

JULY 8, 2022

The capacity of the system could have easily reached 50,000 riders or more a day as other single line cities such as Houston, Seattle and Phoenix showed, even before they expanded their single lines to truly become systems. In the early years MTA had begged for money to eliminate the initial cost saving single track sections in the alignment.

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e-architect

JANUARY 21, 2023

Office And Naming Of New Principal. reports newyorkyimby.com. The structure, which is now receiving glass installation on its 27th floor, can be seen thanks to photos posted to the YIMBY Forums.

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e-architect

JANUARY 21, 2023

Office And Naming Of New Principal. reports newyorkyimby.com. The structure, which is now receiving glass installation on its 27th floor, can be seen thanks to photos posted to the YIMBY Forums.

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