Waterfront home near Seattle is lifted on bridge-like structural supports
Design-and-construction firm First Lamp Architects has raised this family home near Seattle above a nearby body of water, drawing references from bridge structures. More
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Mammoth cafe and craft beer bar in Seattle accommodates different social spaces
A long central bar divides this neighbourhood hangout in Seattle into areas for buying sandwiches, drinking craft beer and watching sports (+ slideshow). More
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Floating home in Seattle by Vandeventer + Carlander features water-level bedrooms
"Float-level" sleeping quarters in this single-family home moored to the shore of Seattle's Lake Union allow residents to go swimming directly from their bedrooms (+ slideshow). More
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SHED transforms Washington horse stable into art studio and living quarters
Sliding barn-style doors inside this pared-back studio space and guesthouse by Seattle-based SHED Architecture and Design hint at the building's past life as a horse stable (+ slideshow). More
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WA Sauna by goCstudio floats on Seattle's Lake Union
Visitors can take a plunge into a cold lake after warming up in this floating wooden sauna by Seattle firm goCstudio – the latest example of the trend for buoyant architecture (+ slideshow). More
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Seattle chapel by Hennebery Eddy features walls of rough sandstone and concrete
American firm Hennebery Eddy Architects used wood, concrete, glass and battered stone to create this chapel on a Jesuit high school campus in Seattle (+ slideshow). More
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Seattle running store by goCstudio has hanging racks that can be raised toward the ceiling
A women's athletic shop in Seattle by local firm goCstudio features a display system that can be elevated with a hand crank to make way for in-store events (+ slideshow). More
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Seattle eyewear store by Best Practice Architecture is designed to "toy with perception"
This Seattle optometry store by local firm Best Practice Architecture features mirrored surfaces and a steel-framed enclosure shaped like a house. More
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Sneakers are displayed on bleachers in Seattle boutique by Best Practice Architecture
A men's footwear store in Seattle by local firm Best Practice Architecture features exposed concrete and hexagonal lamps suspended from a high ceiling (+ slideshow). More
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Main Street House contrasts corrugated metal surfaces with Douglas fir details
Shed Architecture and Design has contrasted industrial and natural materials on the exterior of this Seattle home, using corrugated metal cladding alongside Douglas fir window frames and doors (+ slideshow). More
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Amazon wins approval for Seattle headquarters inside giant orb-shaped greenhouses
News: Amazon has gained planning permission for a new Seattle headquarters that will feature a trio of glass orbs containing a jungle of mature trees and tropical plants (+ slideshow). More
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Phinney Modern by Elemental Architecture
The top-floor living room of this Seattle house projects across the garden in a twisted cantilever. More
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T Bailey Office by Tom Kundig
Tom Kundig of Seattle studio Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects has designed an extension to a steel pipe factory that uses giant pipes as architectural elements. More
