“Structured around the idea that design efforts must create an inclusive, dignified place, Graham Baba Architects have completed the Ballard Food Bank, a food bank that offers more than groceries and “customers” can charge phones and refill water bottles, soup and sandwiches are dished up in its Kindness Café, and its resource hub offers a place to connect with staff to navigate services and get financial assistance to prevent homelessness.”

Source: Global Design News

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“Recognizes hotels, resorts, lodges, bars, wineries, breweries and restaurants.”

Source: IIDA Northern Pacific Chapter

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“Recognizes corporate and not-for-profit workspaces between 15k and 40k square feet.”

Source: IIDA Northern Pacific

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“Though based in the Pacific Northwest, the firm works on projects across the United States. Among the studio’s notable projects is Chophouse Row, a cultural center created from a collection of contiguous properties within a single block in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood.”

Source: Archello

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“The Shop seamlessly integrates hospitality with design, event, office, and immersive retail, serving as a gathering place for the creative community at a time when culture and connection have never been more important. Part café, part boutique, and part showroom, The Shop is a venue that defies categorization. At the beating heart of the “radical hospitality” concept that inspired this utterly unique, experimental weekday space is a love for Seattle, a passion for the local design community, and a belief that design can create both experience and connection.”

Source: Amazing Architecture

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“Creating an inclusive, humane and dignified place for community members often shunted into the least desirable paces in the city was this project’s first objective. The second was to ensure the new building could efficiently and safely maximize the food banks ability to meet its mission by reaching as many of those in need as possible. Designed to remove the stigma often tied to seeking help, the end result is an inviting space with a café, gardens and a resource hub. To accomplish this, the project restored a formally abandoned brownfield site.”

Source: Metal Construction News

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“Alaska Airlines sought to transform the lounge typology by providing a warm, welcoming space where all guests could find refuge – to relax, work, refuel and connect – a home-away-from-home with a sense of place deeply rooted in the Pacific Northwest. Programmatically, the lounge is conceived in four zones: Come In, an approachable entry; Help Yourself, a casual bistro; Take a Breath, a haven for peaceful relaxation; and Cut Loose, a cozy bar atmosphere. Lightly separated with an array of oak and twisted metal screens, the spaces flow together.”

Source: ArchDaily

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“The complex, which consists of four buildings and is LEED Gold certified, is much more than a simple student residence, however. It’s a place to meet, talk, eat, sleep, spend free time, and learn according to a multidisciplinary program.”

Source: The Plan

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“In the Ballard neighborhood of northwest Seattle, Graham Baba Architects has designed a food bank that delivers a sense of dignity to its customers. “When you get your groceries from a food bank, you shouldn’t be made to feel different from grocery shopping,” says Brian Jonas, partner and principal in charge for the Seattle-based firm. “It’s meant to be normalized.”…Customers can pick up mail, use computers and phones to work on resumes, complete SNAP applications, or find housing. Partner agencies work out of the hub to provide services like health care, vaccines, and phones.”

Source: Metropolis

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Graham Baba is thrilled to be recognized at the 2022 AIA Seattle Honor Awards, with their Ballard Food Bank project receiving an Award of Merit.

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Source: AIA Seattle

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Graham Baba is pleased to announce that The Shop by Porter took home two awards at the 19th annual IIDA Northern Pacific Chapter - INawards ceremony. One for micro workplace, the INworkplace Micro Award, and also the People’s Choice Award.

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Source: IIDA Northern Pacific Chapter

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“Nature is central to the development of The Gardens District. Breaking ground in early 2023, phase one of the five-phase project includes a four-story mixed-use commercial and residential building designed by GGLO, grounded by a brand-new Molbak’s designed by Graham Baba Architects.”

Source: The Seattle Times

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“A showroom with a mission. That’s the core idea behind The Shop, an experimental retail space by Porter in downtown Seattle designed by local firm Graham Baba Architects. It’s something not easily defined, combining retail, hospitality, and coworking in a 4000-square-foot space created by and for architects and interior designers.”

Source: Interior Design

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“Follow the link to watch the Design vs Build episode featuring Woodinville Whiskey’s distillery and new barrel storage facility, both designed by Graham Baba Architects.”

Source: Design vs Build

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“A solid understanding of whiskey-making drove the design of three steel buildings in rural Quincy, Washington, where Woodinville Whiskey’s barreling, bottling, and aging facility is nestled among the fields of rye and corn that contribute to their award-winning spirits.”

Source: Metropolis

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“Jim Graham, co-founder of Graham Baba Architects also sees 2020 as altering the landscape and future of restaurant design. “What we were actually seeing before the pandemic was a move towards more communal dining with large central tables etc. This has of course totally changed now,” Graham said, “Both the practicality and perception of safety are going to continue to drive design moving forward,” he added.”

Source: Daily Journal of Commerce

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“The final steps to the house pass through a series of intimate landscapes. A two-story glazed entry feature provides glimpses through the house to the water from the moment one enters the site. Planted roof surfaces help to merge the house with its setting.”

Source: Amazing Architecture

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“On Monday one of the city’s largest food banks opened a new “Hub for Hope” around the corner from the old blue building it rented for years on Leary Avenue. With half-vaulted high ceilings, orange accent poles and awnings, and double the square footage, it’s a more modern-looking space than its predecessor. The addition of more windows means more natural light, establishing a welcoming, inclusive environment.”

Source: Seattle Met

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“At 11,000 square feet, the new site is twice as big and is the first building owned by the organization — allowing staff to not only build up existing services but also broaden their reach and add new community spaces, including a café with items free of charge.”

Source: The Seattle Times

Image: Ross Eckert