Tips for Building a Home With a Fantastic View

The homeowner’s view of the surroundings is one of the reasons that choosing the right location is so important when it comes to building a home. More than pleasing to the senses, a spectacular view can have a real impact on human well-being for the better. Our Puget Sound architects gathered these tips for building a …

Elements of Design with Gelotte Hommas: Part II

In our last post, we discussed the first three elements of design that go into every Gelotte Hommas project. Throughout this post, you will learn the second half of those elements and how Gelotte Hommas succeeds at exemplifying them in every project. Take a look at the other three elements of design that are executed in every …

Seattle thinking about reuse. Good or bad?

Could adapting office buildings to residential be a viable solution in downtown Seattle? That’s a questionPublicola.com recently asked given the city of Seattle’s goal of bringing more housing to downtown. The one recent example of a large-scale conversion from office to residential in Seattle that the author cites as working: The Cobb, at 4th and University. …