Author: Gelotte Hommas Architecture

Adding an outdoor kitchen to your home is an enhancement on several levels. An outdoor kitchen provides the opportunity for families to get together for cookouts. For party enthusiasts, an outdoor kitchen is the perfect place to host an event. On a real estate level, adding this feature increases the dollar value of the home. …

Whether designing a new home or remodeling an existing dwelling, adding natural light to the home is a key benefit affecting your health as well as that of your family. Studies have shown that an abundance of natural light has a positive affect on our attitude and well-being. With the aid of a professional firm …

As an award-winning Seattle architect, here at Gelotte Hommas, we know there are important elements of design that need to be taken into consideration when helping you achieve your dream project, whether it’s a large commercial space, or a the home of your dreams. There are six crucial elements when developing a space for commercial …

Our project English Country Estate begins demolition tomorrow, and this is not your average demo. The clients came to us wanting to build a gorgeous new English Estate, but they wanted to salvage the existing home by moving it to their property in the San Juan Islands. Starting tomorrow the existing home will be cut …

We love to show off our projects, and this one is particularly gorgeous. Westview Manor is a modern colonial style home with luxury and elegance around every corner. The home was designed for aging in place, and has a lovely spacious open floor plan. No detail was overlooked for both comfort and luxury. Check out …

The Puget Sound Business Journal has an annual competition where they try and find out the most socially acceptable organizations around. The Puget Sound Business Journal has dubbed this competition #SocialMadness and it’s pretty awesome. In order to even be apart of the madness your organization has to be nominated, and GHA found out today …

One of the things we love is seeing a local company take things global, and that’s just what Pilgrim Africa has done. In fact, we are so inspired by what they are doing we have decided to partner with them. Pilgrim Africa was founded in 2001 in response to the plight of more than 1.5 …

As we continue our series on using the architectural elements of your Seattle home to fit your lifestyle, we’re getting in touch with our artistic side. (If you haven’t already, be sure to read our first post in this series on The Entertainer, focusing on the perfect home structure for a socialite). Artists thrive in …

When purchasing, building, or remodeling a home, the architecture and design of your space are meant to enhance your life there, not inhibit it. Reflecting who you are in your home goes beyond decor, paint, and furniture; every beam, nail, and board should work to cohesively make your space the best that it can be …

Three of the main tenants of the design theory and mindset at Gelotte Hommas Architecture are form, beauty, and architecture. A good architect needs the same know-how as a Super Model: You have to know how to work your angles. Geometric patterns are one of the biggest, booming trends in fashion today. From the ever …