VOTE for GHDA’s #ElfLife Gingerbread Scene

JDRF Greater Northwest’s annual Gingerbread Village is back at the Sheraton Grand Seattle, and we’re thrilled to participate. This year, builders, architects, and chefs from the Greater Seattle Area set out to depict the curious world of Santa’s elves using our favorite building materials: candy and confectionaries. Our scene explores the flurry of activity in …

Building Whoville

It’s finally here! Sheraton and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s 26th Annual Gingerbread Village is in full swing! We unveiled our Whoville town square this past Monday, and it’ll be on display at the Sheraton through January 1, 2019, along with four other deliciously decked out scenes. How It’s Made With each passing year, our …

Gingerbread Season

We thrive when we embrace creative opportunities. The drive to create, shape, and capture life and beauty in an artistic format is inherent in our DNA…whether our outlet is a Tuscan inspired villa of stone and marble or a walk through Whoville decked in frosting and gumdrops. A Creative Exercise It’s back: Seattle’s annual gingerbread …

Seattle Architecture: the Art of a Custom Gingerbread Village

We mentioned a few weeks ago that that our annual contribution to JDRF’s Gingerbread Village at the Sheraton is on display to the public. This week, we thought we’d give you a closer look at what goes in to this sweet Seattle architecture…and how similar the process is to our residential custom design projects! GHDA …

Sweet Seattle Architecture

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 …

Fantastic Gingerbread Houses and Where to Find Them

‘Tis the season for sweets and traditions, and one of our favorite Gelotte Hommas Architecture traditions has arrived: the Gingerbread Village! This year marks Seattle Sheraton’s 24th annual Gingerbread Village fundraiser. Each year, Sheraton invites their culinary teams and Seattle architecture firms to join forces and craft marvelous confectionary creations. The purpose: to raise funds for …

We’re already gearing up for the 20th annual Gingerbread Village!

We love the holidays. It’s true. We also are strong supporters of the Juvenile diabetes research foundation. So, obviously when the two are combined it’s  win-win! Every year for the past 20 years the Sheraton in Seattle and the JDRF partner to present the annual Gingerbread Village. Last year was our first year participating, but …