Category Archives: Design

Design in the world around us…

Art in the Office

Our design office is brimming with art, collections of found objects, and the richness of life. Over the past 27 years, I have searched for and acquired a wonderful range of art which literally covers our firm’s walls. Sources for our art include travel, auctions, garage sales, antique stores, gifts from friends and family and [...]

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Green Roof Abuse

We are advocates for green roof solutions, but we are also tempered with a practical side!  To make sure that we help our clients to choose  maintainable solutions, we have been testing  green roof systems on our roof terrace.  We are at the end of the first season of testing in the most harsh conditions; no [...]

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Nature in the City

Our recent trip to Bend, Oregon underscored how important it is to connect people to the natural environment. Bend has done a fabulous job of developing their park and trail system to access the abundant natural resources which surround the City!  Hats off to the forward thinking City planners for a job well done.

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21 Large Project Ideas

Our firm is chock full of design energy, and tempered by great experience!  I thought I would share some of the insight we have gained working on amazing projects like Cascadia, Trilogy, Redmond Ridge, Snoqualmie Ridge, Northwest Landing.  So, here are twenty one of them for our clients and friends: 1. Early decisions and choices [...]

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