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“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

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“The 17th annual Hospitality Design award presented Leftcraft Taproom as the winner for the ‘Best Casual Restaurant’ category for 2021.”

Source: Hospitality Design

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“The design challenge was to bring the house up-to-date without sacrificing its essential character; the solution was a two-track approach to the remodel. Public spaces—the entry and dining room, those areas most defined by their use of cedar—would receive a light touch, while private areas of the home—areas receiving the heaviest use and needing the most updates—would be modernized and updated for contemporary living. Throughout all areas, updates to the home were carefully considered to honor the original design.”

Source: Home World Design

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“You have to be efficient with your space because you have a small footprint, but all of the primary, programmatic elements and functions of a larger office still need to be there,” said Jim Graham, co-founder of Seattle-based Graham Baba Architects. “If you have 2,000 square feet or 26,000 square feet, the actual individual spaces (such as a kitchen or conference room) aren’t that much different in size because the number of employees using them at any one given time is about the same. You just need more efficiency.”

Source: LoopNet

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“Old buildings need not be grand or architecturally significant to be reused. Take a diminutive machine shop in Seattle's trendy Ballard neighborhood that was transformed into a cannabis shop.”

Source: World Architects

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“The Ballard Food Bank plans in October to open its new headquarters at 1400 N.W. Leary Way in Seattle, which the organization said will provide a permanent and secure base for its operations and address increased needs within the community.”

Source: The Daily Journal of Commerce

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“Saint Bread tapped Melissa Glenn and Jim Graham at GBA to design the space, along with the site’s master plan architects Weber Thompson. “We were all committed to keeping the machine shop’s character and adding to the history of craft on the Jensen Marina,” says Saito. The bones of the original structure remain, from the exterior siding to the rafters and beams and the main entry’s sliding barn doors. That “Saint Bread” stained glass window is a collaboration between Factory North & Studio Superconductor.”

Source: The Eater

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“For Brett Baba of Seattle's Graham Baba Architects, island living "merges notions of physical and psychological separation... the feeling of removing oneself from day-to-day experiences – a sense of retreat. It taps into romantic ideas about escape, about minimising the constructs of society and a return to nature, and of course the intimacy that comes from gathering with family and friends."

Source: BBC

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“If the foundation and location of a house are strong, hope for its renovation should be too. Here, Graham Baba Architects has restored a 1960s beachfront cabin on Seattle’s Mercer Island. Originally closed off from the expansive water views, the structure has been rethought to open the living space to the sea.”

Source: Nuvo

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“In the early days of the pandemic, bars and restaurants took over sidewalks and even streets,” says Jim Graham, a principal of Graham Baba Architects. “In the beginning, the makeshift stuff was endearing, then, as time went on, it seemed too haphazard and rough. When winter storms arrived, tents turned tattered and torn.” Graham believes these structures need to be redesigned for permanence.”

Source: Restaurant Development + Design

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“Transport interiors should be designed to help calm and soothe travelers. While this aim should be extended to concourses, gates and terminal, airport lounges, such as the Alaska Airlines Flagship Lounge in Seattle, serve as an example par excellence of how designers can create transitory spaces repose from the anxieties related to transit journeys. While lounge typologies are widely assumed to be exclusive havens for business travelers, Graham Baba Architects sought to offer a warm and welcoming space for guests to refuel and connect. At the heart of their concept was the desire to create a seamless range of experiences so that travelers could find their own sense of homey comfort.”

Source: Architizer

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“Sustainable features include rainwater cisterns that collect and recycle all on-site rainwater, roof-top solar panels, energy efficient radiant heating, thermally efficient, operable windows on the north and south sides of the building to encouraging cross ventilation, and operable sunshades on the exterior. The modest size of the lot— 4,300-square-feet—meant that every square inch of space of was organized as efficiently as possible in order to maximize usable/leasable areas.”

Source: ArchiDiaries

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“Unico renovated the 2,128-square-foot apartment in 2020, with Graham Baba Architects and Valor Builds on the team. It has one bedroom, a guest space and two 3/4 baths on the 37th floor and an open living room, kitchen and dining on the 38th floor.”

Source: Daily Journal of Commerce

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“The L-shaped building is nested into the landscape through the use of board-formed concrete site walls and earthen berms that wrap the perimeter to form a central, landscaped courtyard. Soil excavated for foundation work was repurposed for the perimeter berms, eliminating the need to remove it or add more. A notch through the berm provides access from the parking area to the formal courtyard and building entrance.”

Source: ArchiDiaries

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“The Smith Tower penthouse boasts 360-degree views of Elliott Bay, Mount Rainier, and our two local mountain ranges. Not to mention, the amazing space has been renovated by Graham Baba Architects and Valor Builds. So that means you get to enjoy the amazing character of this space with modern amenities.”

Source: Curiocity

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“The design explores the contrast between new and old in materials, colors and textures. The infill building, modified many times during it’s existence, has concrete walls and floors and a tongue-and-groove Douglas fir ceiling, all of which were cleaned and left exposed to express the building’s character.”

Source: Daily Journal of Commerce

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“Listed for the first time since it was renovated in the late ’90s, the 2,128-square-foot, one-bedroom apartment spans two levels. A catwalk surrounds the living room, and triangular windows offer views of the city and Elliott Bay. Take the staircase to reach the glass globe at the very top of the tower…The space has since been renovated to a minimalist contemporary design “stripped back to the essence of Smith Tower,” said architect Jim Graham, who designed the new penthouse.”

Source: Seattle Times

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“North American design is extraordinarily diverse. From Canada and the United States to Mexico, trailblazing architects are giving shape to new ideas across many different programs and contexts. As Architizer’s prestigious A+Awards program attests, firms across this vast continent are innovating like never before, with dozens of projects placing among last year’s Winners and Finalists.”

Source: Architizer

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“Jim Graham and Brett Baba share a combined industry experience of over 50 years. Their extensive background in design has served as a strong foundation for the team to create vibrant and successful commercial, residential, and art spaces projects in Seattle. In 2007, Graham Baba Architects was born and has since then created award-winning and nationally-recognized works.”

Source: Seattle Architects

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“Prominent in the restaurant is a faceted wood screen that serves as a scale device, visually and physically dividing the eighty-foot-deep space and breaking it down into cozier sized volumes. Built from nearly two hundred two-by-six pieces of rough-sawn Douglas fir, the screen reaches down from the ceiling, a contemporary evolution of the historic wood. From there, it extends horizontally, masking HVAC ductwork, before connecting to the floor. Three sky lights were added to the ceiling to bring natural light deep into the space.”

Source: FRAME

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“Within the residence – which has two levels and a basement – one finds rooms awash in neutral colors and earthy materials. Many of the spaces are oriented to provide expansive vistas of the water…The second floor holds a generous master suite and two bedrooms for children. Special features in the master suite include a Japanese soaking tub and sliding pocket doors with leather paneling.”

Source: DeZeen

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“But even “temporary” amenities could be around for a long time. Jim Graham, of the firm Graham Baba, recently worked on a new takeout-only window for the Capitol Hill Mexican restaurant Mezcaleria Oaxaca. The feature was planned before the pandemic really hit the region, and could provide a model on what baked-in design elements will look like going forward.”

Source: Eater Seattle

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“Cut Loose allows guests to unwind and connect with fellow travelers. The oval-shaped, walnut-topped bar serves as a focal point, with illuminated “airplane bottles” as a bar back display. End-grain oak floors are dyed to create a “rug” around the bar, blurring the vertical transition into the indigo-dyed bar front.”

Source: ArchiSCENE

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“The exhibit unravels the complexity of the architecture and engineering and the very idea behind bringing people closer to nature on a daily basis in the heart of the city. The 3,883-square-foot exhibit is situated at the base of one of The Spheres, providing a fly-through of the orbicular buildings above and something the visitor won’t get in The Spheres themselves, extreme close-up and intimate footage of the plants in an interpretive and immersive experience.”

Source: ArchiTravel

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“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: Dexigner

Image: Andrew Pogue

“Like Fine Taxidermy’s practitioners, Steiner is more interested in taxidermy being “sculptural, creating an ironic narrative, rather than a standard presentation of a beast.” He pursued this notion in his object curation for the new Seattle bar, Deep Dive. Inspired by the worlds of Darwin and Jules Verne, with a dash of 1920s speakeasy thrown in, the interiors were created by Graham Baba Architects. “It’s a small place with complex geometry. It was like fitting out a boat,” says lead architect Jim Graham.”

Source: Effect Magazin

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“Local fabricators created custom elements throughout the space, such as the light fixtures that recall jet engines and the recycled cardboard screens at the entry. By showcasing local fabricators and artists, Alaska Airlines honors their West Coast heritage and provides guests with a meaningful connection to the Seattle region.”

Source: Hospitality Snapshots

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“Previously a warren of isolated rooms, the design opens the floor plan of the house to create better flow between spaces and to facilitate entertaining. Before the renovation, the kitchen was disconnected from the living spaces. Now, the kitchen—along with the adjacent living room—has become the focal point of the house, affording expansive views out to Spanish Bay Golf Course and the Pacific Ocean beyond.”

Source: Wowow Home
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“Tutta Bella Neapolitan Pizzeria partnered with local grocer, Quality Food Centers (QFC), to launch the latest pizzeria for counter service-style slices and pies inside the grocery store's bustling University Village location…The Tutta Bella space has been designed by the Seattle-based firm Graham Baba Architects, the team behind projects such as Chophouse Row, Melrose Market and the Deep Dive Bar inside Amazon’s Spheres.”

Source: Seattle PI

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“Outside, variously-sized, dark-stained cedar siding provides subtle dimension and shadow effects. Cor-Ten siding wraps selected portions of the exterior to articulate the composition and massing. Integrated sun shades and fins on all west-facing windows marry function with aesthetics, adding visual texture while mitigating direct sun exposure.”

Source: G&C Magazine

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“Exploration elicits surprise and discovery: each space has its own distinct furnishings, acoustic properties, floor and ceiling materials, and light quality. By providing a range of experiences, each guest will find a place they feel at home.”

Source: ArchDaily

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“…there’s been feverish activity inside for months now, and all is set for the new tenant, Leftcraft, to open its doors on Wednesday, Aug. 26. Leftcraft will be offering craft beers, cocktails and an array of food from homestyle comfort to health-conscious, all using locally-sourced ingredients.”

Source: My Edmonds News

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“The Lopez Island Beach Cabin features natural materials including exposed wood, iron, glass, and local fieldstone to provide a Pacific Northwest sensibility. Extensive glazing ensures that life at the beach and the Salish Sea are part of the daily experience.”

Source: Home World Design

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“Travelers seek lounges as an escape from the anxiety, noise, and commotion of the concourse. Alaska Airlines sought to transform the lounge typology from an exclusive haven for business travelers to a warm, welcoming space where all guests could find refuge—to relax, work, refuel, and connect.”

Source: Architizer

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“The island residence features natural materials including exposed wood, iron, glass, and local fieldstone to provide a Pacific Northwest sensibility. Extensive glazing ensures that life at the beach and the Salish Sea are part of the daily experience.”

Image: Benjamin Benschneider

Source: ArchiSCENE

One way to increase the accessibility of our projects is to change the lens of the architect. We can also engage more consultants with lived experience. There are a number of very good accessibility consultants across the country with lived experience who I think can help to ensure that projects are the best they can be.

Source: ArchDaily

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“The annual competition attracted submissions from 66 retail teams across the globe. Countries represented include: USA, U.K., Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Italy, Mexico, Saudi Arabia and South Korea.”

Source: Retail Design Institute

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“Views throughout the thirty-acre complex are controlled, whether to the courtyard, the distant hills, or to the shallow private office views created between the building and the berms. Everything is curated to create a peaceful environment in which to work.”

Source: Rethinking The Future

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“Graham Baba Architects designed this luxurious cocktail bar in Seattle called Deep Dive The space is a study in layering…more maximalist than minimalist…and is part of Amazon’s Sphere’s development.The bar’s design is loosely inspired by the worlds of Charles Darwin and Jules Verne, as well as a dash of 1920s speakeasy.”

Source: Archiscene

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“At street level, the building is set back from the property line by several feet to provide space for exterior dining; expansive glazing composed of wood/glass sliders and fixed units reveal the activity inside to the street. The building’s massing steps back at the top floor to create an outdoor deck for the studio and apartment.”

Source: ArchDaily

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“As restaurants shuttered, Mezcaleria debuted its third kitchen-a walk-up taco window- and over the past couple of months has become a highlight for nearby residents, setting a precedent for how restaurants can adapt as Seattle begins to open up post-pandemic.”

Source: The Registry

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“Exploring form, space and community engagement, these innovative firms produce work that squeezes the maximum potential out of their creative team members. Often wearing multiple hats to building partnerships for collaboration, the offices each leverage their size to create work that is greater than themselves.”

Source: Architizer

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“Materially rich finishes (polished concrete and stone, cerused rift white oak wood, fumed oak floors, and blackened steel) balance the otherwise crisp and spare detailing found throughout the house. Everything from door pulls to sink faucet levers were meticulously designed, detailed, and fabricated.”

Source: Inspirationist

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“The project is a lively infill building that reflects and elevates the mixed industrial and commercial neighborhood in which it sits.”

Source: Archiscene

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“Inside, soft lighting and acoustics take precedence, with natural light pouring in through the windows or offered via gentle up-lighting designed by the firm. Carpeting, warm wood finishes and acoustic panels at the ceiling all buffer highway sounds.”

Source: 1889

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“Inside, the house was taken back to the studs and completely reworked. The main floor and formal entry, the middle of the house’s three floors–serves as the public zone of the house. Here, spaces including the galley kitchen and breakfast room, and dining and living, flow one to the other.”

Source: Home Snapshots

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“When Dockside sought to expand into a rapidly changing neighborhood, the challenge was how to define the brand experience within a growing and shifting cannabis marketplace. The Graham Baba Architects team designed a bright and airy cannabis shop design with an interior that puts a focus on a relaxed shopping experience.”

Source: Trendland

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“The project is a complete transformation of what was once a modest lakeside cabin built in 1960. The architecture is by Graham Baba Architects with an interior design by Terry Hunziker .”

Source: Arquitectura Diseno

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“As restaurants across Capitol Hill are either turning their businesses on a dime or boarding up until they are allowed to fully reopen, a new part of the neighborhood’s dining scene has been born into these uncertain times.”

Source: Capitol Hill Seattle Blog

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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: Homes & Gardens

Image: Kevin Scott

“By eliminating the clutter and the bottleneck of a traditional cannabis shop sales counter, customers can enjoy a personalized, leisurely browsing experience in a tranquil, visually calming environment.”

Source: Design Raid

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“…Tranquil and bright, the space is also focused on providing customers a laid-back experience along with educational resources. The team used an existing, previously bland one-story building, keeping the height and footprint of the structure intact.”

Source: Gessato

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“Their restaurant work has been particularly trend-setting; the firm’s impact was described in a Seattle Times article as work that creates spaces where diners want to stay. The 28-employee team has won—among others—the 2017 Architizer Award, the 2017 Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture & Design Award, the 2018 AIA National Honor Award, the 2019 Architizer Award for its work on the Trailben Taproom, and the 2019 IIDA Northern Pacific Chapter INAward for its Deep Dive project. Jim Graham and Brett Baba bring over 60 years of collective experience to the firm.”

Source: Seattle Architects

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“…Inside and directly below The Spheres, however, is where its latest story begins. Publicly accessible, “Understory” provides a narrative for visitors of what’s above…Designed by Graham Baba Architects, Understory features an exhibit based on the design, construction and horticulture of The Spheres…Also below, and accessed via a side entrance, The Spheres is home to Deep Dive, also designed by Graham Baba. The public restaurant/bar, frequented by Amazon employees and locals, evokes a secret grotto.”

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Source: Architectural Products

Image: Benjamin Benschneider

“By definition, the architecture firms that win an A+Award are among the world’s most forward-thinking companies — their projects address contemporary challenges and answer clients’ needs in a way that sets them apart from their peers.”

Source: Architizer

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“…the produce tables are made of cedar reclaimed from the old store, which was demolished in early 2018, eight months after it closed. The new store was built for Living Building Challenge Petal Certification, designed by architect Graham Baba in collaboration with architect of record MG2.”

Source: West Seattle Blog

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“Enter Trailbend Taproom, a minimally outfitted beer bar from local firm Graham Baba Architects that lets the rotating array of 42 taps take centerstage.”

Source: Hospitality Design

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“An Eastern Washington fruit and produce company has used carefully designed landscape to create a headquarters site that celebrates its connection to the region’s agricultural history and creates an inspiring work environment for its employees.”

Source: American Society of Landscape Architects

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“Alaska Airlines is spending $50 million over the next few years to refresh and expand its lounges, including new ones in New York and San Francisco. The airline also just opened a third lounge in Seattle’s airport, its biggest yet, in response to the growth in that airport’s traffic — to 50 million passengers in 2018 from 30 million in 2010.”

Source: New York Times

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“…the design includes a series of space limitations, such as varying heights of ceilings, scale, dramatic elevation changes and complicated shapes. Deep Dive is aesthetically inspired by the old clandestine bars of 1920, with a sophisticated atmosphere with a rich range of materials and objects.”

Source: Metalocus

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“The projects by Seattle-based Graham Baba are Deep Dive, a bar in the Amazon Spheres; Dockside Cannabis, a cannabis product retailer; and Trailbend Taproom, a bar/restaurant. Trailbend was also recognized with an innovation/materiality award. It was noted for creative use of concrete, wood, steel and Richlite, a Tacoma-based paper product.”

Source: Daily Journal of Commerce

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“I love seeing our associates who have been with us since we were founded flourishing and developing into great architects. Several have created amazing bodies of work. Our office offers great opportunities for design authorship to those that share our values. These folks will go on to do great things.”

Source: Portrait Magazine

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“The collaborative efforts of homeowner, interior designer and architect were, in this instance, truly harmonious with the end results as sophisticated and elegant as the vision that first inspired them all.”

Source: Portrait Magazine

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“The restaurant space is designed to capture the Tutta Bella experience in a smaller footprint while honoring 300 years of Neapolitan tradition. To that notion, it will blend modern space with a traditional Italian wood-fired pizza oven on full display.”

Source: Daily Journal of Commerce

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"It's a dark, relic-like space that's tinged with a sense of Victorian magic and mysticism."

Source: CLAD Global

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“When you descend, you enter into this dark relic that’s tinged with a sense of Victorian magic and mysticism,” says lead architect Jim Graham. “It’s a small place with complex geometry. It was like fitting out a boat.”

Source: Hospitality Design

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“Deep Dive takes its aesthetic inspiration from the worlds of Charles Darwin and Jules Verne, capturing the human spirit of curiosity and imagination. Accessed via a nondescript entryway tucked discretely between the two Amazon Spheres, the bar unfolds as a journey.“

Source: Pendulum Magazine

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“Riffing on the idea of shifting uses and planes, the design takes its visual cue from a sliding tile puzzle, also known as a klotski, where the object is to rearrange tiles to solve the puzzle.”

Source: Dezeen

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“Graham Baba Architects took cues from speakeasies and adventure novels to create a dimly lit bar in Seattle filled with oddities and nature-inspired decor, such as dried plants and taxidermy.”

Source: Dezeen

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“Chophouse Row is the last piece of developer Liz Dunn’s 15-year master plan to encourage small-scale “incremental urbanism” in Seattle’s Pike/Pine neighborhood. It features a mix of new and old: retail, restaurant, offices, and housing, all in the same building as well as the greater block.”

Source: The American Institute of Architects

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“We didn’t want it to devalue the spheres by competing with them,” says Jim Graham, Partner and Co-Founder at Graham Baba Architects. “The spheres are a charged space. They’re light and lifting, while Deep Dive is more introspective and calming.”

Source: Seattle Eater

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“Around the corner and down a few stairs is Deep Dive, a place that Eater dubbed the “most dramatic bar” in Seattle. It’s a fair assessment, given the low lights, high velvet banquettes, and pages of cocktail offerings including the Rich & Famous, which includes white truffle.”

Source: Vogue

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“Erickson worked with a team of people to bring Deep Dive to life, including Curtis Steiner, the Ballard gallery owner and art curator, who was commissioned to fill the beautiful space designed by Graham Baba Architects. Amazon’s main request for the space was that it be a speakeasy, one that would be open to the public and have its own entrance.”

Source: Seattle Magazine

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“Located in the downtown Seattle neighborhood of Belltown, Block 41 celebrates the legacy of an historic warehouse while transforming it into a contemporary, multipurpose event space.”

Source: AIA Northwest and Pacific Region

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“When renowned chef Renee Erickson’s Deep Dive opened beneath the Amazon Spheres in August, it immediately became Seattle’s most dramatic bar. Designed by prolific Graham Baba Architects, whose striking work also includes the likes of Mezcaleria Oaxaca and Chophouse Row on Capitol Hill, Deep Dive’s moody atmosphere stands in stark contrast to the bright, naturally lit greenhouses above.”

Source: Seattle Eater

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“The concept for Cloud Room posits that “the best office might not be an office at all.” Cloud Room provides a shared working environment and private member’s club enriched by the people who occupy it.” 

Source: Officelovin’

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“Earlier this year, Amazon’s Spheres opened in downtown Seattle, and now local chef Renee Erickson has added a place to imbibe within, adding wood paneling, boho-chic furnishings, and tchotchkes tucked into built-ins.”

Source: Architectural Digest

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“Graham Baba Architects, responsible for such showstoppers as Renee Erickson’s dramatic Deep Dive bar in the Amazon Spheres down the street, designed the space. Striking light fixtures accent the airy, light-filled space, which is divided into two seating areas: one with communal tables and the other a large section of bar seating. There’s also a patio for warmer-weather dining.”

Source: Seattle Eater

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“When chef Mitch Mayers began working on the concept for a new restaurant in Ballard, he collaborated closely with Seattle-based Graham Baba Architects in an effort to update the existing space located at 5309 22nd Ave. NW but retain the building’s original charm.”

Source: The Registry

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“While Giddens and LWGMS will remain separate institutions, the new shared design, dubbed the Two Schools Project, will transform the old Imperial Lanes lot in Rainier Valley into conjoined campuses that share common spaces like the lunchroom and outdoor areas. Anjali Grant Design and Graham Baba architects, a go-to for hip Seattle restaurants, have designed a sleek space with solar panels, water cisterns, composters, and a garden that would make even Kermit the Frog change his mind about the ease of being green.”

Source: Seattle Met

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“Graham Baba Architects is the interior architect and interior designer for the restaurant, which will seat roughly 400 people, with a main dining area, private dining, the main bar and a prime bar.”

Source: Daily Journal of Commerce

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“The way that the building nestles into the landscape, and the manner in which the interior views are focused on the garden courtyard are supremely respectful of the agrarian nature of this company.”

Source: Yakima Herald

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“Graham Baba have designed the new structure with the idea of using as much of the old timber as possible, to maintain connection to the original building.”

Source: Pamplin Media

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“The Hangar and Town Green provide a year-round focal point and a symbolic living room for the city. Located in the heart of downtown, the complex galvanizes the civic heart of Kenmore and touches upon the primal notions of gathering, creating a venue for passive and active recreation while ensuring a home for nature in the rapidly growing community.”

Source: AIA Washington Council

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“Renowned chef Renee Erickson’s new bar, Deep Dive, is Seattle’s most dramatic. Located at the base of the Amazon Spheres in Denny Triangle, the Graham Baba Architects-designed bar has a moody atmosphere in stark contrast to the bright, naturally lit greenhouses above, and to the rest of Erickson’s airy portfolio.”

Source: Seattle Eater

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“Deep Dive is a Denny Triangle bar with a stunning underwater-speakeasy vibe, designed by Graham Baba Architects and Curtis Steiner, and its opulent decor — all navy velvet seating, low lighting, and shiny curios backlit behind glass — is fitting for its location inside the exclusive Amazon Spheres.”

Source: Seattle Eater

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“The 4,600-square-foot Hangar and 24,000-square-foot Town Square provide a year-round focal point and a symbolic living room for the city. Located in the heart of downtown, the complex touches upon the primal notions of gathering, creating a venue for passive and active recreation while ensuring a home for nature in the rapidly growing community. The Hangar, conceived as a pavilion, is designed to morph depending upon weather or functional requirements.”

Source: Arch Daily

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“Graham Baba Architects next month is expected to complete a study, conceptual design and planning to redevelop Terminal 1 at the Port of Vancouver USA on the Columbia River into a new 40,000-square-foot public market.”

Source: Daily Journal of Commerce

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“One of the real benefits of partnering with Graham Baba is their experience with public marketplaces; they’ve been able to help guide that conversation and inspire our thinking about what a public marketplace should look like.”

Source: The Registry

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“Graham Baba Architects used a technical yet organic system to evoke the experience of the domes within the dark, multi-function space.”

Source: FRAME

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“The name Sawyer draws on the building’s history as a sawmill in the 1920s and Ballard’s roots as a prominent hub of the early lumber industry. Guests will enjoy a casual yet chic, industrial modern vibe designed and crafted by award-winning architects Graham Baba and general contractor Dovetail.”

Source: Seattleite

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“Graham Baba Architects of Seattle is the main architect for the public marketplace. The company has received several awards for its design of the Washington Fruit & Produce Co. in Yakima, and has worked on a host of other public projects.”

Source: Vancouver Business Journal

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“The new location, like all of PCC’s recent and upcoming locations, was designed by local firm Graham Baba Architects. The facility is going for LEED v4—a green building certification—with systems to reduce lighting and water consumption.”

Source: Curbed Seattle

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“The design awards continue for Washington Fruit & Produce Co. headquarters in Yakima. The structure has received a 2018 National AIA Institute Honor Award.”

Source: Yakima Herald

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“The cavernous 6,100-square-foot, single-story space is marked by two rows of heavy timber columns, with ancillary programs discretely circulated around the ware- house’s perimeter.” 

Source: The Architect’s Newspaper

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“…This year’s Trekonstruksjonsdagen will take place May 31st at the freshly renovated Christiania Teater in the heart of Oslo. As an arena for getting the latest updates on what is happening in the world of timber architecture, this year’s conference includes a strong representation of internationally recognized architects, engineers and producers…Among others, Brett Baba, from Graham Baba Architects, USA will present their project for the Washington Fruit & Produce Company.” 

Source: Nito

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“The AIA Redwood Empire NXNC Lecture Series continued on May 3 with "Graham Baba Architects," a talk examining the work of the firm. Jim Graham and Brett Baba, co-founders of Graham Baba Architects, presented the work of the firm, which spans from residences to commercial buildings to community-focused projects.”

Source: Architect Newspaper

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"The 16,500-square-foot facility uses warm colors, little-to-no concrete, and a non-boxlike form. The design takes its cue from an aging barn, with a simple exposed structure and a tall window wall. The site was planned to minimize heat gain and the need for electric lighting."

Source: Daily Journal of Commerce

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"The design was inspired by the heavy timber and diagonal bracing of an abandoned barn nearby. The structure has exposed timber framing, with glulam columns that are pitched and rotated a quarter turn."

Source: Daily Journal of Commerce

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"Jim Graham of Graham Baba Architects looked to Rome’s architecture for inspiration. “We [wanted] that same spirit, where layers of history are evident, but new work and new ways of living are clearly very modern,” he says."

Source: Hospitality Design

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"Located in the heart of downtown, the complex touches upon the primal notions of gathering, creating a venue for passive and active recreation while ensuring a home for nature in the rapidly growing community."

Source: PRISM

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"Chophouse Row is conceived as a way to merge past, present and future; repurposing existing structures and knitting new and old together in a forward-looking prototype that stimulates and supports its neighborhood."

Source: PRISM

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"The approach for the new office was to create an inwardly-focused oasis. Freeways and agribusiness are obscured by earth berms and a site wall, placed to direct views toward the basalt hills in the distance. At the heart of the site is a landscaped courtyard onto which most of the project’s occupied spaces are oriented."

Source: World Architecture News

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“The dialogue that ensued included a ‘wish list’ that led to a master plan for completely transforming the home into a contemporary, open and livable family refuge.” 

Source: Seattle Times

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"A “symbolic living room” with a sustainable approach has sprung up in the heart of downtown Kenmore, Washington. Opened last year, the Kenmore Town Square shows how investment in public spaces can transform a town’s reputation and improve livability."

Source: Inhabitat

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"Owners of this premium fruit company wanted the warmth of an all-wood headquarters to contrast the concrete warehouses and packing facilities that also share the land. The result is a beautifully sited and elegantly detailed project that features a variety of wood materials."

Source: WoodWorks

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"The project’s aim, GBA Principal Jim Graham said, is to create a new “living room for the city” that could anchor the downtown area by harnessing the power of public open space. To fulfill this promise, GBA has deployed a humble brand of architecture, creating a steel post-and-beam structure wrapped in structurally insulated panels and ribbon windows."

Source: Architects Newspaper

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"The design creates a multi-sensory environment to enhance productivity: Every single element – including music, scent, refreshment, technology, furniture, meeting facility and amenity has been carefully curated with the goal of improving productivity and work experience."

Source: Office Snapshots

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"The masonry and heavy timber warehouse, originally built in 1917, was previously an auction house, that Graham Baba architects have adapted and upgraded into a ‘space worthy of the art it contains."

Source: Wallpaper

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Source: Revista Decor

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"Part arts initiative and part residential development, 325 Westlake merges old and new structures to create a building that preserves the character of the existing building and the site, while ensuring its continued usefulness."

Source: PRISM

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"The West Seattle PCC—previously a single-story building with a large surface parking lot—is sprouting up into a four-story building. The Luna, a mixed-use development by Madison Development Group, broke ground on the site today."

Source: Curbed Seattle

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"The designers made the 16,500-square-foot space inwardly focused. The building is light, from the delicate, expressive structural beams to the daylight throughout, and tucks into the natural environment."

Source: Daily Journal of Commerce

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"Working with the all-star Seattle food+drink space designers at Graham Baba is a big change from the early days of Tacos Chukis. In 2013, we wrote about its first expansion of its original home inside the Broadway Alley. By 2016, Salmeron joined the rush to feed Amazonians in South Lake Union."

Source: Capitol Hill Seattle Blog

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"This sits on the landscape beautifully and creates space for meaningful community. The oasis among the warehouses is functional, sustainable, spatial and formal. The design idea is integral and cohesive. An idea with depth. Occupied spaces are oriented towards the heart of the place - the courtyard, avoiding views towards the surrounding freeway and industrial warehouses; earth berms surrounding the building focalize views out to the landscape and blurring the boundary of architecture and site."

Source: Architect Magazine

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"One of the primary aspects of the project is its flexible design: it was designed to morph depending on weather or functional requirements and flexible enough for multiple uses and purposes. This emphasis on versatility was one of the main intentions for the project, according to Leann Crist, the project manager and architect at Graham Baba."

Source: The Registry

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"Block 41, a party and event space, has opened in a former warehouse at 115 Bell St. in Seattle's Belltown neighborhood  The 15,000-square-foot building has three indoor event spaces on two levels and a courtyard.  It can accommodate more than 800 people."

Source: Daily Journal of Commerce

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"Part arts initiative and part residential development, 325 Westlake merges old and new structures to create a building that preserves the character of the existing building and the site, while ensuring its continued usefulness."

Source: AIA Seattle

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"The Hangar is a civic building with a 1,000-square-foot cafe operated by Diva Espresso and rentable community spaces with integrated storage. The building has a prominent canopy, porch-like stoop, an operable window wall, geothermal heating and a green roof."

Source: Daily Journal of Commerce

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"Both tenants and customers are attracted by the funky charm of these spaces, as well as the shops, bars and restaurants that fill them.  Jim Graham said the projects work because the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. They also provide an antidote to the vanilla spaces big chain outlets tend to occupy.  There are buildings, such as Melrose Market, that have a charm “that we don't want to bulldoze over,” he said. “Those buildings just need a little bit of care and thought to become something special, and Graham Baba has shown an ability to do so.”

Source: The Daily Journal of Commerce

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Source: FX Design Awards

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"Like a sophisticated plate-up, the architecture designed by Graham Baba Architects is also layered, bringing together cooking, woodcraft and metalwork in a 263-square-metre open space to create an all-embracing visual harmony."

Source: Floornature

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"Jim Graham and Brett Baba’s Seattle-based architecture practice boasts a robust portfolio of eclectic projects that evoke a refreshing, distinctly West Coast vibe. This month, the founders of Graham Baba Architects discuss finding balance, defying expectation, and what really brings a space to life."

Source: Hospitality Design 

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“Designed by Graham Baba Architects and built by Dovetail General Contractors, the 6,600-square-foot space features white oak flooring, custom blackened-steel tables and stands, and a 45-foot-long light monitor that allows Tagliapietra’s whimsical suspended pieces to hover above gallerygoers.”

Source: GRAY Magazine

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"Tectonic, a digital experience design studio, desired an open workspace that satisfied their simple office requirements while simultaneously providing space for entertainment—a union of work and relaxation. The modest 2,738-square-foot office space is located on the fourth floor of a six-story, mixed-used building in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood."

Source: ArchDaily

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"The Kitchen is elegant yet approachable in its aesthetic, with the dining room and kitchen area all under one roof to put the preparation of food at center stage. Surrounding seating affords views of the chefs at work. Wrapped on three sides with large windows, the dining area opens to the neighborhood, visually and symbolically merging the activity inside with the neighborhood beyond."

Source: Dexigner

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"Occupying two floors of the historic Carl Gould-designed Times Square Building, the project transforms a dated, street-level retail space and basement into a bustling community and arts educational center. Composed of seven rentable studios, The Studios was established to fill a city-wide void in state-of-the-art space for rehearsals, auditions, readings, recording sessions, and performances."

Source: Dexigner

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"The concept for Cloud Room posits that “the best office might not be an office at all.” Cloud Room provides a shared working environment and private member’s club enriched by the people who occupy it. The light-filled space creates opportunities for independence and provides people across a range of fields with the ability to connect and collaborate."

Source: Office Snapshots

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"The nonprofit plans to build a 14,000-square-foot structure with offices, a reception area, and studio space for drawing, painting, printmaking, letterpress, book arts and youth programming. There would also be a new community art gallery on Jackson and a public courtyard...Graham Baba Architects will design the project and Gustafson Guthrie Nichol will be the landscape architect." 

Source: The Daily Journal of Commerce

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"PCC has been expanding recently, opening locations at Green Lake, Columbia City, and Bothell within the past four years. It plans to open a location in Madison Valley in 2019.  PCC, the nation’s largest natural-foods retail co-op, has also been experimenting with in-store concepts, such as taquerias and more open kitchens.  The Burien location will include a taqueria, along with a cafe featuring fresh-baked goods, as well as standard PCC offerings of organic produce, meat and seafood, and hot and cold food bars."

Source: The Seattle Times

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"...the design riffs on the idea of shifting uses. It takes its visual cue from a sliding tile puzzle, also known as a klotski, where the object is to rearrange tiles to solve the puzzle.  The puzzle is expressed on the south-facing exterior of the building through the use of large, seven-foot-square perforated metal screens that slide up and down for sun shading and privacy."

Source: The Daily Journal of Commerce

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"Light floods the office, which is located on the 6th floor of a mixed-use building called Chophouse Row. With over 5,000 square feet of space, Cloud Room houses a large, co-working area filled with rows of tables and chairs, as well as a lounge, a glass-fronted conference room, and phone rooms."

Source: Design Milk

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"The Icehouse Bar, a board-formed, cast-in-place concrete structure pulled tight to the sidewalk’s edge, maintains the street facade established by the existing historic buildings. The Kitchen, essentially a timber-structured, glass-walled pavilion, is pulled back from the sidewalk to open up the corner via a small plaza with restaurant seating."

Source: Competition Online

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"...the project transforms a dated, street-level retail space and basement into a bustling community and arts educational center. Composed of seven rentable studios, The Studios was established to fill a city-wide void in state-of-the-art space for rehearsals, auditions, readings, recording sessions, and performances."

Source: ArchDaily

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"The materiality of the project recalls the agricultural vernacular of the valley and highlights the honest beauty of materials used in their natural or weathered state. Repurposed concrete form boards and formwork are used for ceilings and feature walls, including the wall behind the bar. Sun shades and exterior lighting suspended from angled wood poles, like those used for staking fruit or vines, are yet another nod to the area’s agricultural heritage and complete the transition from building to city to region."

Source: ArchDaily

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"A design challenge was ensuring that the staff continued to feel connected even when occupying two separate levels. This was solved by cutting a large, 250-square-foot hole in the 6th floor and inserting a sinuous, glossy white stair into the heart of the program to connect the two floors, which also includes the café/bar. "We wanted the staff to feel like they were not at work, but a part of work," said Graham. "We focused a lot of our attention on trying to create the right mix of spaces." The benefit of connectedness outweighed the loss of floor space.

Source: Dexigner

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"Graham Baba Architects and Brian Paquette Interiors have created a co-working space in Seattle called Cloud Room, which provides a shared working environment and private member's club enriched by the people who occupy it. The light-filled space creates opportunities for independence and provides people across a range of fields with the ability to connect and collaborate."

Source: Dexigner

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"Located on the fourth four of a six-story multi-use building, the modest 2,738-square-foot space satisfies basic office requirements while simultaneously providing room for entertainment and relaxation...The harmonious balance between interior and exterior, is the defining point of the refurbishment, which helps to offer an outlet for relaxation and socialising outside of work hours." 

Source: Designboom

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"The building’s dark metal facade with striking vertical elements lets you know something big is at play here. As you enter, the breezeway hints at the creative energy buzzing within. Immediately visitors feel like they have left the hustle of Capitol Hill and have entered someplace refined, elegant, and peaceful...Most importantly for us is the way the space fosters community and socializing. The cloistered back patio is often the setting for farmer’s markets, pop up events, and a night market. A lounge above Amandine Bake Shop encourages lingering. Upstairs the co-working space and social club The Cloud Room is a gathering place for discussions, live performances, and other cultural events."

Souce: Capitol Hill Seattle Blog

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"The Hollywood Tavern, a former gas station, became a restaurant back in 1947, but the transformation from burger shack to really good burger shack happened in 2013."

Source: Food & Wine

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"Graham Baba is working with Madison planning firm, Vandewalle & Associates on the project...The market will be on eight acres in the heart of Madison. The goal is to create a vibrant regional center with indoor and outdoor venues for food, arts/crafts, community uses and events. Graham Baba said the city wants the market to help create a “market district” with related businesses."

Source: The Daily Journal of Commerce (account required)

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"The town of Kenmore has been making some big changes downtown and one structure at the heart of the plans will help it truly stand out. In the middle of the 24,000-square-foot Town Green currently under construction on the north side of NE 181st Street will be the 4,600-square-foot Kenmore Community Building. Designed by Graham Baba Architects, The Community Building is designed to morph depending upon weather or functional requirements."

Source: Curbed Seattle

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"Unico is unveiling the Smith Tower's refreshed lobby and observatory today. The company purchased the tower from CBRE last year for $74 million. During a press tour, Unico reps said they have spent “multi-millions” on the property, resulting in a new bar and cafe called Temperance in the old Chinese Room on floor 35. Views from the outdoor Observatory deck that rings Temperance are familiar but still spectacular."

Source : Daily Journal of Commerce

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"How do you put the crowning touch on one of Seattle's iconic buildings? If it's the Smith Tower, you start with a new general store on the ground floor and then renovate the 35th floor observatory into a Prohibition era-inspired cafe and bar...Graham Baba Architects of Seattle is in charge of design for the retail and observatory spaces. Gallagher & Associates, a San Francisco-based museum planning and design firm, is creating the interactive tours and historical exhibits."

Source : Daily Journal of Commerce

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"Cinque Terre Ristorante opens June 8 in Amazon’s Doppler building at 2oo1 Westlake Ave, and its menu aims to find the “marine connection” between the Riviera and the local seafood of the Pacific Northwest. Local oysters, grass fed beef, and crab will accompany Mediterranean staples like whole branzino and grilled octopus." 

Source : Seattle Met

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"Chophouse Row in Seattle is among 26 developments selected as finalists in the Urban Land Institute's 2016 Global Awards for Excellence competition.  The competition recognizes real estate projects that achieve excellence in design, construction, economics, planning and management. The finalists include two in Asia, six in Europe and 18 in North America, according to a press release from ULI."  

Source : Daily Journal of Commerce

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"The goal of the Washington State Convention Center is to bring more conventions to Seattle, but much of the ground floor will be designed to appeal to locals as much as convention goers...WSCC has brought in Jim Graham of Graham Baba Architects to work on that part of the project."

Source : Daily Journal of Commerce

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"The vision for the market places it at the very heart of the Wenatchee community and it has been fully embraced by the locals. The event space and community kitchens are available for use by local organizations; local artists and musicians are invited to strut their stuff, and events are regularly hosted both by the vendors and the market itself. Visitors never quite know what to expect when they get to the market, which is part of its immense charm."

Source : Seattle Refined

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"The Mercer Island location will mark a slight departure from Mioposto's usual aesthetic. The other restaurants, in Seattle's Admiral and Bryant neighborhoods, have similar styles: small, warm, romantic and often set in older buildings with a lot of brick details. The Hadley building will be brand new, and Mioposto will mirror that with a more sophisticated, mid-century modern style, Hardy said.  To aid in that endeavor, he hired architect Graham Baba, of Fremont Collective, Melrose Market and many restaurants including Revel and Westward."

Source : Mercer Island Reporter

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“People don’t go out to eat to get sustenance,” Graham says. “They’re there for the experience, for the entertainment, the socialization, the human need for other people.” A restaurant, he says, “is where you can go and feel like you’re part of something bigger than yourself. And that’s what’s fun.”

Source: Seattle Times

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