Friday Fun – Let’s talk POOLS!

Happy Friday everyone. We received back some progress pictures on an underway project today A Touch of Normandy. I will share those photo’s with you next week, but let’s not get sidetracked. This project is a two phase project. Phase 1 – Beach. Phase 2 – Cabana. Are you sensing a theme here? That’s right …

Our project “The Brownswood Cabin” is almost finished

One of our underway projects “The Brownswood Cabin” is getting close to completion. The contractor, Woodridge Custom Homes in Cle Elum, Wa, sent us over from recent progress pictures. We love it when drawing start to come to life and project moves from the imagination into life. This cabin is 2,500 sq feet of rustic …

Using concrete inside your home to achieve that “homey” feel

When most people think of concrete, they think of driveways or sidewalks. Here is one home that just might change that perception for the better.   One of our project House in a Mountain Meadow utilizes a concrete wall that runs the length of the home. From room to room you can both see and …

The Olympics of Architecture

After watching the Olympic games opening this weekend, one can’t help but be over whelmed by the historical and global significance these games have grown into. From the start of the games in 776 BC in Olympia Greece, the architectural structures were just as important as the games themselves.  Here are a few picts of …

Architecting

We are updating a few of our marketing pieces around here. Our marketing guru Nikki is working on developing a custom font for some of these pieces and we wanted to share. The similarities of the way designing something looks is pretty universal. You stick to the basics of form and function, throw in some …

Architecture inspired by nature

One of our co-workers spent the last few days at Glacier National Park in Montana camping with her family.  Being surrounded by that much natural beauty one can’t help but get inspired. One of our principal’s Scott Hommas is actually from Montana, and grew up not too far from Lake McDonald.  As a child Scott …

On the boards with Gelotte Hommas: A Touch of Normandy

One of our projects is gearing up to start construction. We received some new renderings today and I wanted to share them. This project is on the water in Medina. Here are the specs • New Cabana with Guest Suite replaces existing next to existing pool to be repaired • New 3 car garage, Hot …

Friday Fun – Up Close and Personal Demo Style!

This week started off with a bang as one of our projects broke ground. Although it was raining here in Seattle on Monday, turns out rain is the perfect forecast for demolition (with all the dust and what not from the demo.) The process of designing your dream home can take awhile, but when you …

Friday Fun – Rustic Remodel

Remodel’s have been popular on the blog lately, so we thought we would post about another one of our remodel projects that wrapped up not too long ago. Meet our Rustic Remodel. The home owners wanted to capture the “Northwest Rustic” charm of the property in the remodel of their home. This project is a gem. …

Check out one of our projects that is about to break ground.

Our underway project Deliberate Demense is about to break ground on the water in Medina. This project is a 7,400 square foot new construction home. It has a flexible, open floor plan designed for entertaining including a light filled kitchen and great room with open views to Meydenbauer Bay. The style is a contemporary rendition of …