Design ethos

Our work hones clean lines, and uses natural materials and simple shapes. We believe spaces should be filled with just enough light and soft shadows. We invite the natural world inside with large windows, we shelter by using screens, and we always strive to ease transitions with refined minimalist construction. We are inspired by buildings and people from all around the world and we build with the Pacific Northwest in mind.

We are fond of: Carrara marble slabs, wide planks of rift-sawn white oak, concrete counters, certain handmade tile from Sausalito, minimalist LED lighting, board-form concrete, smooth plastered walls, rough cedar exteriors, window walls, stainless steel levers, trimless construction, Ipe decking, Calcutta mosaics, brass pins, concealed fasteners, book-matched walnut cabinetry.

We are exhilarated by: the archetypal, linear, integrated, floating, well-lit, warm, minimalist, open, trimless, concealed, mitered, connected, screened, recessed, smoothed, weathered, quiet, niched, fine-lined, touchless, crisp, matte, blackened, carved, natural, cantilevered, hidden, reflected, interconnected.