WING-YEE LEUNG
Chophouse Row, Seattle Before tech companies and boutique shops moved into Seattle’s Capitol Hill, the area’s Chophouse building was a warren of practice studios for prominent bands such as Presidents of the United States of America. Two decades later, creative spirit still hums in the recently opened Chophouse Row, a mixed-use building from developer Liz Dunn of Dunn + Hobbes. A collaboration among SKL Architects, Graham Baba Architects, and Ma Wright Structural Engineers, it features concrete floors and an exposed steel frame that weaves through the original Chophouse structure. Its active, pedestrian-friendly alley and courtyard boosts foot traffic with shops such as Niche Outside and ice cream–and–cheese purveyor Kurt Farm Shop. Upstairs, workspaces are busy with designers, photographers, tech gurus—and GRAY’s editors, who recently relocated to the Cloud Room, a high-design social club and coworking space. ›› cloudroomseattle.com
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