Inspired by classical monuments such as the Lincoln Memorial at the nearby capital, and the client’s longing for a vaulted roof form, Capital House is at once monumental and cozy, regal and understated. The contemporary lines of this modern residence are balanced by neutral tones and natural materials, including stone, concrete and bronze.
Designed to emphasize the unpretentious service and handcrafted coffee for which Elm is known, the warm and bright café on the ground floor of 9th & Thomas is an inviting extension of Elm’s original café in Seattle’s Pioneer Square neighborhood. This café and coffee retail space, located in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood, spills out into the building’s main lobby and offers a high degree of transparency to the street, inviting passersby to enter and helping establish the lobby as a central community hub. Handmade green tiles from Cerámica Suro in Mexico run along the back wall of the café and are framed by a white marble counter, creating a bright backdrop for Elm’s high-quality coffee and welcoming ambiance.
“For Elm Coffee Roasters, we wanted to create a bright, optimistic backdrop for the coffee experience Elm has so beautifully crafted – one characterized by simple elegance and sincere hospitality.” –Kirsten R. Murray, FAIA, Design Principal
The owners of this house loved the location and views but wanted to make some notable updates and expand their less than perfect 80’s era home. The house which sits on a steep slope has a unique layout as you enter from a bridge at the upper living level and descend to the private sleeping areas and ultimately to the lowest garage floor below. The scope of the project included a modest addition on the 2 uppermost floors including a 3rd bedroom/ home office on the mid-level and kitchen expansion on the upper level. In addition, there is a new exterior steel fabricated stairway leading to an expansive new roof deck. The new mid floor bedroom/ office provides a new more direct connection to their private garden, and the expanded upper level is now large enough to accommodate a huge dinner parties prepared in a home chef’s dream kitchen. The powder room has been relocated partially over the stair and under a large custom skylight which allows natural light to seep deep into the lower levels.
The new West End branch of the DC Public Library (Library) is a 20,100 SF, LEED Gold-designed community-gathering space. This project is the first of its kind for the Library: a joint public-private venture for developing the library space within a tenant space shell rather than a stand-alone building. Creating an environment that was seamlessly integrated and harmonized with the base building design, while celebrating the Library's forward-thinking approach to its facilities’ design and multitude of programmatic offerings and services for the community, was the main focus of the joint effort between the Library, EastBanc, Inc., and the design team.
The Roosevelt Hotel, now rebranded as Hotel Theodore, is an historic 20-story building iconic to the downtown Seattle cityscape. Cushing Terrell teamed with interior design consultants Susan Marinello Interiors and David Hill Design to renovate the hotel lobby, first-floor coffee shop, meeting rooms, two-story interior atrium, and the exterior façade. The project also included the addition of an upscale restaurant and bar called Rider, which nods to local industry with an open fish counter and features an open-air grill for an elevated, multi-sensory dining experience. Faux skylights mimic natural light levels, foregrounding the building’s natural environment to its visitors, while an exterior walk-up to the coffee shop invites urban pedestrians inside. The design is inspired by Seattle’s long tradition of “makers, builders, and doers,” incorporating materials that reflect a refined, handmade aesthetic to complement the historic and distinctive Art Deco styling of the existing hotel.
The Mazama house is located in the Methow Valley of Washington State, a secluded mountain valley on the eastern edge of the North Cascades, about 200 miles northeast of Seattle.
The house has been carefully placed in a copse of trees at the easterly end of a large meadow. Two major building volumes indicate the house organization. A grounded 2-story bedroom wing anchors a raised living pavilion that is lifted off the ground by a series of exposed steel columns. Seen from the access road, the large meadow in front of the house continues right under the main living space, making the living pavilion into a kind of bridge structure spanning over the meadow grass, with the house touching the ground lightly on six steel columns. The raised floor level provides enhanced views as well as keeping the main living level well above the 3-4 feet of winter snow accumulation that is typical for the upper Methow Valley.
The new Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at Washington State University brings art to the forefront of university life – and the entire Inland Northwest region. As the only dedicated fine art museum in a 230-mile radius, Design Principal Jim Olson sought to create a building with bold visual appeal that would engage and inspire. The resulting reflective façade, crafted to match WSU’s signature crimson red, establishes the museum as a beacon for the arts in the heart of the Pullman, Washington campus.
Driven by a passion for content and technology, HBO Digital Products is charged with developing HBO’s new digital and interactive experiences and is responsible for such products as HBO GO and HBO NOW. To manage dramatic expansion in the Seattle area, HBO signed a lease for the top three floors of a new mid-rise building known as Hill7. They recognized this as an opportunity to develop a high-performance workspace that would support their main objective—reengineering entertainment.
The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts and the National Capital Planning Commission have unanimously approved a pedestrian bridge linking the Kennedy Center Expansion to the Potomac Riverfront, also connecting the Center to Georgetown to the north and the Lincoln Memorial to the South to create new public access.
“This is a joyful moment for a public space which will be shared and enjoyed by many in the future,” said Steven Holl. “After thoughtful review by these regulatory agencies, we have achieved complete approval for our Kennedy Center Expansion project and its public access to the Potomac Riverfront.”
Project: John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts Expansion
Location: Washington, D.C., USA
Photography: Mark Heithoff
Client: John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts
Design Architects: Steven Holl, Chris McVoy, Garrick Ambrose
Partner in Charge: Chris McVoy
Project Architect: Garrick Ambrose
Project Team: Elise Riley, Leehong Kim, Dominik Sigg, Kimberley Chew, Martin Kropac, Yasmin Vobis, Yun Shi, Alfonso Simelio, Bell Ying Yi Cai, Magdalena Naydekova
The opening of Apple Carnegie Library in the heart of Washington DC marks the revitalisation of an important monument in the city’s history. As the city’s first public library, and its first desegregated public building, the Carnegie Library of Washington DC played a central role in community life for over 70 years since its opening in 1903. After a period of neglect, Apple Carnegie Library continues the traditions of the building by creating a new platform for learning, performance and art for a new generation.
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