corporate/private
Archive + Offices (undisclosed)
Seattle, WA
Program: Private archive and administrative offices
Size: 74,000 SF
Construction cost: undisclosed
Completion date: 2016
Role as project manager and project architect leading a full team of technical consultants, including structural, civil and MEP disciplines. The role also demanded frequent client interface and regular presentations of design development.
Renovation of a 1980s-era spec office building for an institutional client to house a state-of-the-art archives and associated administrative offices. Challenges included requirement to revise structured parking levels to allow for truck delivery, exceedingly modest heights at existing office plates and high security concerns with multiple tenants.
While at Mithun
Mass Timber Factory (client undisclosed)
Darrington, WA
Program: CLT and Modular Housing Unit Factory
Size: 250,000 SF
Construction cost: undisclosed
Completion date: In progress
Responsibilities as Project Architect included leading a full design team from concept design through permitting. Scope consisted of interiors design, skin and canopy detailing and coordination with the site team, systems engineers and client consultants. Weekly presentations and interaction with client and operator team.
Project scope included programming, site design and building development for a large campus dedicated to a state-of-the-art engineered wood fabrication facility. The factory includes a 215,000 SF cross-laminated timber (CLT) plant, as well as an associated sawmill, biomass boiler to generate on site energy, kilns, and a modular assembly building for constructing pre-fabricated housing units from the material created on site.
While at Mithun
Waipolu (client undisclosed)
Oahu, Hawai’i
Program: Art Gallery + Residence
Size: 5,400 SF
Construction cost: undisclosed
Completion date: 2009
Located on the island of Oahu, this private gallery and studio offers spectacular views of the Pacific to the south and nearby Diamond Head to the northeast. Rather than replicate the traditional Hawaiian character of the existing residence on the site, the new building is a sculptural presence, the varied spaces of which house a modern art collection. A copper-clad structure encloses the primary gallery space, its apertures framing views of Diamond Head and the ocean. Orientation on the site and precisely positioned overhangs mitigate the tropical sun. Along the other edge of the steeply sloped site, a bar of concrete, glass, and stainless steel defines the linear studio space. Three horizontal “trays” separate guest quarters, home office, and art display and storage. The building’s two elements are joined by a square, tubular glass bridge that floats above a stone staircase linking all three levels. The land’s natural terracing offers each level its own private entry sequence. Following the topography, articulated landscaping connects the new building to the existing house and garage. The final design solution at Waipolu more than adequately met the programmatic requirements we set forth from the beginning of the process. The end result exceeded expectation and interpreted requirements in unique and innovative ways that embraced the site, its surroundings and the unique climate we enjoy here in Honolulu. Besides the detailed spatial requirements, the design solution reflected our hope to prioritize the views of the ocean, celebrate the unique art collection within and yet still be a contributing, sculptural contribution to the rest of the property. Our detailed program document was carefully considered and expanded upon during the design process. We had discussed every element from site integration to noise attenuation, material use and spatial sequence. They listened and delivered.
While at Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
Recognition:
2011 AIA Honor Award for Architectural Excellence
2010 AIA Design Award, New Construction Category
2009 AIA Merit Award
