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Construction to start soon on the Martin Way Affordable Housing and Homeless Shelter in Olympia WA! We have enjoyed bringing the vision of the Low Income Housing Institute (@lihihousing ) and their partner, Interfaith Works, to life by providing 65 permanent supportive housing units and a 60 bed homeless shelter with supportive services. The team worked closely with the City of Olympia and the community to design this building, phase 1 of a planned 2-phase development on the 1.12 acre site at the Corner of Martin Way E and Pattison St NE. The shelter will occupy Level 1 with supportive housing above. @weismandesigngroup activates the site landscape experience inviting residents and visitors into the development. We look forward to working with a local artist to provide public art on the east façade of the building. The building will be constructed by @walshbuilds

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Join us in supporting @bw_housing and their 10th Annual Closer to Home fundraiser! Please click the link below and support our fundraising page. https://t.co/oKTu8IImv2 https://t.co/A9K8Bk0ShV

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Earlier this year, we committed to reevaluating our role within our local and global communities, to use our resources and privilege to support agencies of change. Alongside our internal conversations and reflections, we're dedicating quarterly donations to organizations fighting tirelessly in four arenas; Social Justice, the Environment, the Arts, and the Community. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Each quarter we will highlight and donate to organizations working in one of these areas. This quarter we’re focusing on the Arts. We are fortunate enough to be able to donate to three organizations who support and promote artists of varying cultures, backgrounds, and skill level through direct funding, community engagement, exposure, or physical space. This quarter's organizations are Wa Na Wari, Native Arts and Cultures Foundation, and Black Art Futures Fund. Please join us in celebrating local artists within your own communities and learning more about these amazing organizations. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Image 1: Wa Na Wari house, Seattle WA. Image source www.wanawari.org/photos⁠⠀ Image 2: NACF, image of artist fellows. Image source www.nativeartsandcultures.org⁠ Image 3: Black Art Futures Fund, parent and child painting. Image source www.blackartfutures.org/

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Siteline, a development blending residential, office, and retail under one roof, sits at the confluence of Lower Queen Anne, Denny Triangle, and South Lake Union. The mixed-use Uptown community draws inspiration from neighboring Seattle Center—the civic hub home originally developed for the 1962 World’s Fair—by weaving in history, context, and art into the design.⁠ ⁠ Team:⁠ @encorearch MainStreet Property Group⁠ GenCap Construction⁠ ⁠ Rendering by @notionworkshop⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #seattlearchitecture #mixeduse #southlakeunion #seattlearchitects

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Zella Apartments was recently awarded #LEEDSILVER !⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Inspired by the principles of feng shui, the project team embraced thoughtful symbolism in materials. A dragon’s scales rise from modular brick; a crisp metal panel represents a phoenix in flight; and fire and water elements throughout the project lend simultaneous energy and grace.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ The 128 unit multi-family building also features warm, vertical sections of cedar, dramatic vertical strips of accent lighting that guide the eye upward, and horizontal black accent bands that unify the elevations. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Team:⁠⠀ @encorearch⁠⠀ @tmarchitectseattle⁠⠀ @weismandesigngroup⁠⠀ @grahambuilds⁠⠀ @rushingcompany⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Photography:⁠⠀ @builtworkphotography⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #seattlearchitecture #multifamilyarchitecture

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As members of an industry where only 2% of licensed architects are Black, we must take action. We’re donating to NOMA, The National Organization of Minority Architects and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. We must foster equity in an industry ripe with disparity. https://t.co/PWBRLkEpqO

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These past weeks we’ve taken a step back. We’ve been reflecting on past actions, listening to powerful voices in our community, and re-learning our history. Having uncomfortable conversations with ourselves and with each other is only the first step and by no means the last. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ As members of an industry where only 2% of licensed architects are Black, we must take action. Architecture plays a role in shaping our society and must be a reflection of its immense diversity. We pledge to continue to show up for you; walking in protests, actively educating ourselves, pausing our own voices to listen to yours. We must foster equity in an industry ripe with disparity. We feel it is incumbent upon us to use our resources to take immediate action to support organizations working towards change. We’re donating to NOMA, The National Organization of Minority Architects, an organization working to champion justice and equity in communities of color and the design professions. We’re also donating to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, an organization tirelessly fighting for racial justice through litigation, advocacy, and public education. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ While this contribution is a start, we know it is not enough. We’re currently crafting a long-term strategy to upend racial inequality, hold ourselves accountable for the role we play, and foster a more diverse and inclusive design community. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ We have work to do.

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The Talisman is the first residential apartment addition to Redmond Town Center in Redmond Washington. The design weaves housing, parking and 9400 SF of retail mix-use into an existing parking lot. With context of lower retail and parking structures, we worked within city and Redmond Town center guidelines to break down the massing of the building through a (sub)urban kit of parts. By associating material and massing to anchors, bays, cores and ribbon, an otherwise massive block breaks down into a series of smaller elements.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Client: Lowe Enterprises⁠⠀ Contractor: Compass Construction⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ @talismanapts⁠⠀ @compassgc⁠⠀ Photos: @lokesh.singh.masania (drone photos)⁠⠀ Photos: @robrdeane – other photos⁠⠀ @redmondtowncenter⁠⠀ #multifamily #seattlearchitecture