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The Comforts of Prairie Style
Prairie style homes embrace comfort at the most human level. Born out of Frank Lloyd Wright’s desire to build homes on a human scale, this genre of architecture has maintained a level of respect and popularity for more than a century. And it’s no wonder. “Simplicity and repose are the qualities that measure the true …
Prairie Style Architect
Art is a discovery and development of elementary principles of nature into beautiful forms suitable for human use. Frank Lloyd Wright We love and live a variety of design styles, from traditional gothic architecture to contemporary design. Every project is a new opportunity to exercise creativity in our endeavor to create livable art. Several years …
You’re Invited!: Gelato, Hummus, and Drinks
Gelotte Hommas Architecture warmly invites you to join us this Friday, March 31, from 3 PM to 6 PM, for an afternoon of gelato, hummus, drinks, and celebration. When looking back over GHA’s history, King County architect Curtis Gelotte reflected that, “Somewhere over the years, it became less about the projects and more about the …
Designing Your Dream Home With a Panorama View
The interior and exterior of a home can be mesmerizing, but when you visit somebody who has a great view of their surroundings, chances are it’s the real showpiece that they want to share with you. If you’re lucky enough to have one of those breathtaking panoramic views, it’s important that you play up your …
Kirkland Farmhouse: great design that’s budget savy
Our project KIRKLAND FARMHOUSE recently finished. This gorgeous traditional style project is a beautiful example of good design on a budget. These clients came to us a little apprehensive that we could design them a custom dream home on a budget. Our reply, to their delight, was of course we can! …
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: Secret doors
Happy Friday everyone! Here in Seattle it has successfully rained and shined today with more of the same forecasted this weekend. Considering that Seattle weather is known for being a little less than fun (in general) I thought we could kick on a Friday Fun series. From now on, we will be posting something fun about architecture or …
(Be my) little house on the prairie
Since “Prairie Style Architecture” is really popular right now (we’ve got the blog and website stats prove it), we thought we would give you something to oogle at. May I introduce you to three projects: Open Prairie is a 3,300 square feet home in Kirkland. Here are some specs: • Prairie-style with broad, sheltering overhangs • …