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HE RRON I S L A N D BUIL D / D E S I G N : South Puget Sound | 2 0 1 6
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ART AT TAC K CRE AT E: George town | 2018
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Th e Ge o rgetow n Art Atta ck, a n art-wa lk locate d i n t he hi s tori c d i s t r ic t of Se attl e’s ol dest neighborhood , bri ngs toget h e r pe ople fro m all walks of l ife. It is a day of v i su al and p e rform i n g art p re s entations,
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co nt ribution was to create an insta llat i on t h at wou ld bri ng awareness of architecture and its contribution to the art community. As a company of designers a nd buil de rs we wante d to cre ate s o mething that wa s fa mil iar enough fo r p e op le to re cogni ze , bu t a b s t rac t e no ugh to draw their attentio n. We d e ci d e d to re cre ate t h e classic o ne d imensiona l chil dren’s d raw i n g of a hou se to act a s a conve rsation sta rter. We were a ble to i n i t i ate a di alogu e w i t h people about a rchitecture and its i nf lu e nce on t h e i r li ve s . We felt it was im porta nt for our firm to be p roact i ve i n p os i t i ve ly co nt ributing to t he neighborhood whe re ou r of f i ce was locate d a n d engage w ith the l oca l community. AA
GEN ES E E PA R K D E S I G N : Se a t t le | 2016
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HA N GA R N O RTH D E S I G N : Georgetown | 2017
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BAL L AR D PA S S I V E BUIL D / D E S I G N : Sea ttle | 2018
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DEMO P ROJ EC T CRE AT E: He r ron Island | 2014
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Th e Se attle De mo Project is a col l ective of art i st s, de si gn e rs , an d arch i te ct s w h o e n g a ge so on- to-be-demol ished structu re s as a p lace of art i st i c ex p lorat i on. By using struc tu res that wil l be tore dow n we gi ve t he m a f i nal op p ort u ni t y to ma ke an impac t on the peopl e who interact w i t h i t . By ch oos i ng a locat i on on He r ro n Island we expl ored the percept i on of se parat i on t hat one fe e ls w h e n t rave ling here from the overwhel ming ci t y of Se at t le . Wh i le i n t h e cab i n, one p a r t i cular v iew from the dining room kept grabbi n g ou r at te nt i on. We ex p lore d t h e i de a of foc u sing that view outward acros s t h e wate r. By cant i leve ri n g an a p e r ture off the edge of the deck we took away t he ab i li t y to walk u p to t he o p e ning. By covering the interior of the room i n b lack p last i c we i s olate d t he s e n s es from the surroundings a nd dire cte d focu s ou t t he ape rt u re . Wh i le ex p e rienc ing the spa ce, one woul d find t h e m s e lve s s t ari n g at t he wat e r, care fre e and unenc u mbered by city l ife.
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MEZ ZO BUIL D : Se a t t le | 2017- 2018
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HA N GA R S O U TH D E S I G N : Georgetown | 2017
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WO O DWO R K I N G CRE AT E: Se a t t le | 2014- 2018
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Woodwor k in g h a s b e e n a g row in g p a s s io n of m in e s i nce chi ld h o o d . I a m a s e l f- t a u g ht wo o d wo r ke r a n d am always l o o k in g fo r o p p o r t u n it ie s to m a ke t h e t h i ngs I n e e d rat h e r t h a n b u y t h e m . Wo o d wo r k in g act s as a way of p ra c t ic in g d e s ig n a n d c raf t w h il e h on i ng te c h n iq u e s a n d s k il l s . I h ave t h e f re e d o m t o “ m ake m i s t a ke s� a n d wo r k t h ro u g h p ro b l e m s w it h o u t t h e we i ght of d e a d l in e s a n d o u t s id e ex p e c t at io n s . Chi s e li ng a p e r fe c t l y f it te d jo int is my ve rs io n of m e d i t at i o n - re q u ir in g fo c u s , c a re , a n d p at ie n ce , w h i le s t i ll l e av in g m e fe e l in g ref re s h e d a n d at p e a ce . Woodwor k in g is o n e way I s p e n d my t im e t h at ke e ps gi v in g b a c k by inf l u e n c in g m e a s a d e s ig n e r, craf t sm an a n d p e rs o n .
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