Eric Drivdahl

It’s undeniable now: the holidays are here. (We hope you enjoyed a full and festive Thanksgiving!). We have a couple favorite holiday traditions at GHDA. One of those is our annual holiday card, and we’ll share this year’s design soon. The other is the JDRF Gingerbread Village, a showcase for Seattle architecture. Each year, our …

Each year, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) holds a home design competition for collegiate architects. They inspire students to design innovative residential spaces along a specific theme. This year’s theme: “Here + Now.” AIA encouraged student architects to envision homes in light of “context, culture, and vernacular, but fully embracing 21st century technology and …

“Architecture is really about well-being. I think that people want to feel good in a space…On the one hand it’s about shelter, but it’s also about pleasure.”  – Zaha Hadid Environment and Design Summers are an oft overlooked gem of the Pacific Northwest. Long expanses of daylight, bright mornings, days fit for fun, and warm …

GHA explores the merits of a Juliet balcony in a Seattle storybook home.

While we ordinarily spend our days turning our clients’ dream homes into a reality, we also embrace opportunities to flex our creative muscles and apply our skill to other creative ventures. Last week, we traded our drawing boards for 5-by-5-inch cocktail napkins and entered our designs into the Architectural Record Cocktail Napkin Sketch Contest. The …

GELOTTE HOMMAS ARCHITECTURE BRINGS ON ERIC DRIVDAHL AS PRINCIPAL Seattle, WA – Sept. 12, 2013 — GELOTTE HOMMAS ARCHITECTURE, a nationally recognized custom residential architecture firm based in Bellevue, has brought Eric Drivdahl on as the third Principal of the firm. The announcement was made by the two owners, and Principals of the firm Curtis …

I know that normally we do Friday Fun here on the Gelotte Hommas blog, but today is different. Today we are doing Friday NOT so fun. In fact, today we are talking about something down right horrific! I understand that after reading this post, many of you may “unsubscribe” to our blog posts on the …

This Thursday June 21st one of our project managers Eric Drivdahl is going to be participating in a hosted discussion. Come and see where the future of 3-D is headed, and how it can positively impact your business. The best part is you get breakfast too! The cost is $15 for Members and $25 for …

The annual  Cocktail Napkin Sketch is back, and we decided this was our year to enter. The rules are simple: (there are only four) 1. Sketch on a white 5’x5′ cocktail napkin 2. Use a Pen/Sharpie 3. Be an architect or designer 4. You can submit up to 6 designs So, we decided to make …

Over the weekend one of our homes was featured in Pacific NW Magazine in The Seattle Times.View the Full article by clicking here.