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When you trust an architect to build your home, you’re trusting their creative eye. They often times will show you the plans that they have, but if those don’t go beyond simple sketches or blue prints, you’re stuck trying to let your imagination picture a place that you’re expecting to live in for the next …

Recently our very own Scott Hommas was invited to attend a wonderful MOB Garden Party to support thePacific Northwest Ballet. Garden parties are a great way to celebrate the summer and a great cause or organization, like the Pacific Northwest Ballet, as well as a great way to enjoy your outdoor living space and the great …

We just got something  back from the printer – take a look! This poster is one of our newest projects aptly named Cedar Haven. Where is this amazing poster going? We are so glad you asked! This beauty is going on display in the AIA office in downtown Seattle. You want to know something else? We have one other poster hung there …

As a member of AIA, Gelotte Hommas Architecture is more than ready for the Seattle Design Festival, coming up next month in Washington state. This year’s event is sure to be as wonderful as years past, if not better. Also this year, our firm will have a wonderful surprise to announce. The 2011 Seattle Design Festival …

Fallen Maples, a home designed by Gelotte Hommas Architecture, is set to be featured in the next issue of 425 Magazine. Fallen Maples is the perfect example of what Gelotte Hommas stands for–Innovative green architecture that is eco-friendly while maintaining all functionality and extreme beauty. Fallen Maples is located in the prestigious Grand Ridge Drive custom home neighborhood of …

A new look in your kitchen can be as easy as replacing your backsplash, the decorative wall space that is usually above the stove or sink. Tile, metal, glass, and brick are just a few of the materials to choose from when designing a new backsplash, and designs range from geometric patterns to art renderings. …

Gelotte Hommas Architecture may design beautiful homes, but as the cliche adage goes, “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” The homes we create are considered beautiful because of their expert craftsmanship and the techniques used to create them, but also because they contain elements that our clients are looking for in their home or building. With …

The Bellevue Arts Museum is a creative mecca here in Bellevue Seattle. While we admire the art within and it provides great creative inspiration, the building itself is an architectural piece of art. The Bellevue Arts Museum is a compilation of glass, textured concrete, and aluminum that creates a bold and modern silhouette in the downtown …

Seeing the city that we love so much, Seattle, through the eyes of others who have an eye for design is a wonderful thing indeed.  Last year, Dwell took a little tour in the city when they were writing about a home in the area. We love the various snap shots they included in a report that …

We’ve told you a great deal about accessory buildings over the summer, but we’re guessing none of you thought to build your own little second home in your backyard. Interestingly enough, that’s exactly what a couple in Litchfield County, Connecticut decided to do. This couple lived in an extremely authentic 18th century home with low ceilings and …