"Tucked behind landforms and site walls, this courtyard-focused office complex provides a serene refuge from the noise and activity of nearby fruit packing warehouses. Taking cues from an aging barn, the building is light and open with a muted palette, reclaimed wood siding, and a rooted connection to the land."
Source: The Architects Newspaper
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Read More"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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Read More"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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Read MoreTen projects won 2016 Design Awards from the Northwest and Pacific Region chapter of the American Institute of Architects... A total of 80 projects were entered by architects from Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana and Guam/Micronesia. The award categories were honor, merit and citation.
Source: The Daily Journal of Commerce
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Read More"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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Read More"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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Read More"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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Read More"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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Read More"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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Read More"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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Read More"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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Read More"...the highly anticipated Chophouse Row opened last summer. Formerly an auto body shop, the 1924 building later became known as the Chophouse, a rehearsal space for aspiring bands. With housing and office space above, the ground floor is home to a handful of restaurants and tiny shops built around a pedestrian alley that leads to a courtyard. Part of the appeal — as in cities like London and Paris — lies in discovering what’s tucked away."
Source : The New York Times
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Read More"Despite a chic, mod-ish interior with a colorful abstract painting on concrete, a turquoise- and yellow-tiled bar, clever cutouts in the wood walls, and beautiful hanging lights constructed from etched cardboard, the restaurant is actually quite family-friendly—not so surprising given that it’s co-owned by Gary Snyder of Geraldine’s Counter in Columbia City... If you live in the neighborhood, this will surely become one of your regular spots. If not, it’s well worth the trip."
Source : Seattle Weekly
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Read More"The remodeled Publix will contain 125 market-rate apartments, studios and one-bedrooms inside its original facade, and two- and three-bedroom apartments in a new wing. Opening this summer. Its more luxurious amenities include an off-leash dog area, a community party room, and bike repair stations. Restaurants will open on the ground floor. Uwajimaya board chair Tomio Moriguchi told theSeattle Times, "Like the 1930s, we have thousands of workers moving to Seattle, and we want them to have the opportunity not only to visit but live in the Chinatown/International District... I think the district needs more people with income."
Source : The Stranger
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Read More"Graham Baba Architects is the consulting architect on the ground-floor open space and retail and Swift Co. is the landscape architect...The package includes ground-floor cultural or arts space, wayfinding signs, seating, a public bike rack, an electric bike charging station, a bike fix-it repair stand, publicly accessible restrooms, lighting and electric outlets for community events, and 28,000 square feet of public open space that will include amenities for children."
Source : Daily Journal of Commerce
Photo : Studio 216 & Pickard Chilton
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