Courtyard provides focal point for Seattle home by MW Works
Seattle architecture firm MW Works has helped a couple to self-build this home, which is organised around a courtyard and clad in weathered reclaimed timber. More
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Jim Olson expands tiny cabin he built 60 years ago in rural Washington
Jim Olson, co-founder of Seattle architecture studio Olson Kundig, has made a series of additions to a bunkhouse he designed and built aged 18, as a first-year architecture student. More
Blackened wood house by Robert Hutchison provides retreat in Seattle forest
This black woodland house by Robert Hutchison Architecture on the outskirts of Seattle is set around a gravelled courtyard, which provides its residents with a secluded outdoor space safe from roaming elk. More
Olson Kundig set to overhaul Seattle Space Needle
American firm Olson Kundig Architects has unveiled plans to renovate the Space Needle observation tower in Seattle by adding slanted glass balustrades and a rotating glass floor. More
Seattle waterfront home enjoys carefully chosen views through lush vegetation
Water views from this long narrow home in West Seattle by Suyama Peterson Deguchi are strategically framed using existing trees on site. More
Rapt Studio designs office space to allow HBO to "reimagine entertainment"
Entertainment powerhouse HBO uses this office space in Seattle, designed by California firm Rapt Studio, to develop and test its digital and interactive products. More
Heliotrope creates cedar-clad home and studio in Seattle
Heliotrope, a firm based in the US Pacific Northwest, has completed a contemporary dwelling that features a double-height art studio, a Japanese garden and a wooden soaking tub. More
MW Works updates mid-century modern home in Seattle lakeside neighbourhood
American studio MW Works has knocked down walls and added glazing in a 1960s Seattle home, to create a more open layout and strengthen the connection between inside and out. More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Phinney Modern by Elemental Architecture
The top-floor living room of this Seattle house projects across the garden in a twisted cantilever. More