The old is new again: architectural salvage

This past weekend Curt Gelotte headed out to a meeting with a potential client. He visited a piece of property with a home on it that has been abandoned for the past 15 years. The property is beautiful, but it looks like the house will not be salvageable. IT does however have some amazing pieces …

Friday Fun – our most popular fall paint palette’s

Happy Friday everyone! We have are members of the Houzz.com community. On this community we receive comments and questions from fabric to paint colors. We thought we would take our five most popular projects on Houzz and make a fun inf graphic broken them down by the paint color! These are gorgeous colors that come …

New project underway: Ravenswood Farm

We have a new project that is underway called Ravenswood Farm. This client has an existing structure on their gorgeous view property right in the heart of Issaquah. After tear down there will be a 5,500 square foot Farmhouse style home. The design is centered around taking advantage of the amazing property views. This is …

GHA is being featured today on Houzz.com

Fall is upon us, and for some that does not necessarily mean moving all our activities indoors just yet.If you are one to enjoy your yard to the fullest in any weather then the featured idea book on Houzz.com today might interest you! Check it out! [houzz=http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/4078342/list/4-Good-Ways-to-Get-Rid-of-Mosquitos-in-Your-Yard w=300]

Nominate GHA on Houzz & get entered to win an iPad. Win-Win!

As most of you know we love the online database Houzz.com. From Architects, to Interior designers Houzz showcases design professionals nationwide. If you are looking for someone to help you with your next remodel, paint colors for your bathroom, tile for your kitchen, or some new trees to plant in your garden – then Houzz is …

Arc.I.Tek model showcase

This past weekend was Arc.I.Tek. Scott and Eric came to help out this time and, again, it was a blast! The kids have ultimately three hours to design and build their models. That might seem like a really long time, but the number one thing we have happen is the kids run out of time …

Friday Fun – Houseboat Architect

Being a Seattle native architecture firm we have the pleasure of designing homes for some of natures most beautiful terrain’s. All within the Washington border there is Rainforest, Lake Front, Beach Front, Wooded and Down Town city scapes. We have designed every possible type of home there is from Mediterranean to Cape Cod, and everything …

Update on our project A Touch Of Normandy

One of our projects A Touch Of Normandy is currently well underway. This is a two phase project with phase one, a Pool house,  scheduled to be completed very soon. Phase two is a cabana. Here are some recent photos of the job site! We will keep you posted with more underway pictures as the …

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 …