Author: Gelotte Hommas Architecture

Happy Monday all! It is that time of year again where; no matter what your traditions are, who/what you are remembering, what you are eating, or how many gifts you are giving the fact is we are all celebrating. This wonderful time of year is where everyone across the globe agrees that families are universal, …

Happy Friday everyone! Here is Seattle our Friday is bright and filled with – FISH! That’s right, fish. One of our underway projects has had a fun turn of design over the last few days and I wanted to share. In our project “The Redmond Residence” there is a grand entrance leading you into hallway …

The very last cardboard playhouse in the 2012 “Cottage” edition is headed for the auction block. The radio station Spirit 105.3 hosts an annual auction that all proceeds go the World Vision and the Seattle Urban Academy. We had one cardboard cottage left, and we couldn’t think of a better place to have it go. …

We received renderings on one of our projects Deliberate Demense today. Take a look! The property is still under construction and looks very different to these renderings (especially the landscaping), but this is the direction we are headed.

Inhabitat.com is a weblog “devoted to the future of design, tracking the innovations in technology, practices and materials that are pushing architecture and home design towards a smarter and more sustainable future.” This is a really great blog that is updated daily with all sorts of interesting and relevant information on the worlds “goings on”. …

The last time we visited our project Deliberate Dimense we were in demo phase. That was 5 months ago. Let’s go take a peek at what’s going on now! As you can see the framing is almost complete, and the house is taking shape! You can see the general layout of the home as well, …

November is national blog posting month, now hosted by blogher, and to celebrate it bloggers are asked to post ever day for a month. Whoa! They posts don’t have to be lengthy, just a little blurb would be fine. This is an effort to promote, and give more attention, to blogging. Posting everyday for a …

The Woods Outback is a gem tucked away in the highlands of Issaquah. Although it’s located in rainy state of Washington, this home was designed to inter-fuse with the gorgeous green Pacific Northwest scenery. The extensive landscaping, Solartubes, and strategically placed windows throughout the home help to bring in the natural light and ambiance of …

Our team gingerbread house: Aladdin’s Castle, is getting closer and  closer to completion. With only 4 & 1/2 weeks until the Grand Unveiling at the Sheraton in Seattle our team has been kept plenty busy! Since we last updated here is the progress we have had: 1) Designed and fabricated the towers 2) Designed and fabricated …

Every year our very own project manager Curtis Peterson gets to work carving elaborate pumpkins. These aren’t your regular run-of-the-mill triangle eyed, jagged toothy grin, looks like my 8 year old carve it. These pumpkin are true works of art. Take a look. Each pumpkin is hand carved taking about 3-4 hours to create. Curt …