“Leveraging the economy of prefabricated metal buildings, the team determined manufactured structures would provide a cost-effective way to create a lot of space while still preserving opportunities for customization. Highly crafted details are strategically located where they count the most—in places where they can be touched and seen. In the process building, the entry is topped by a slim canopy that appears to fold up and peel away from the building, revealing a Corten-clad inner core and a large off-center pivot door.”

Source: Amazing Architecture

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“The Giddens School and Lake Washington Girls Middle School (LWGMS) complex is located between Beacon Hill and the Central District neighborhoods of Seattle, and designed to host two private, independent schools.”

Source: The Daily Journal of Commerce

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“…The senior Mroslas also relied on Brown to come up with a contemporary twist on Midcentury Modern design for their great room, where a rough-hewn, exposed-wood ceiling plays off the living area’s cool palette. With the 1/4-acre compound now completed, the two couples are in and out of each other’s homes most days. On any given morning, Andrew has a quick coffee with his parents, he says, with joint dinners occurring on a “spur of the moment” basis. The two homes are linked with a courtyard-like area, where Andrew and his son Dawson like to play basketball.”

Source: The Wall Street Journal

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