Iconic Shed

Richard Haag’s Gasworks

Went to Gasworks Park with some friends yesterday, thank you Richard Haag for the incredible park. I plan to be here every Wednesday this summer.

Lusty Lady

So the “landmark” Lusty Lady is going out of business. I think they should keep the marquee and hire whoever writes these jokes to carry on the tradition.

Drums

I keep seeing these stacks of drums off 99 in South Seattle and finally I stopped to go check them out. We should make buildings out of these things, like big building blocks. Ban, do it!

The Library

I went to the Central Library today to view some coveted reference materials, and as always was in awe of the architecture. This building is easily criticized on the basis of cost and maintenance, maybe circulation. But now that I have been there many times, and I finally understand the book spiral, I would say that the circulation is one of the building’s great features, with the exception of the experience of the first time user. The spatial composition is great.

CORA Northwest

Keep an eye on this blog

http://coranw.blogspot.com

Cold Storage

The Cold Storage Building, partially demolished, partially occupied. I hope to find out more about the story behind this building.

University of Washington

If only the rest of the world was designed like this place. Beautiful, peaceful, smart, ambitious. The photo is of the newly renovated Architecture Hall. The landscaping still needs to fill in a bit.

New Film: Northwest Modernism

Here is a link to the website for a new film about early Northwest Modernism, premiering in May. Features interviews with Gene Zema, Arne Bystrom, Fred Bassetti, Ralph Anderson, and Wendell Lovett. Looks great, I can’t wait to see it.

Modern Views

More Backyard Cottage

To follow up on the previous backyard cottage post, here is a simliar type under construction in the Laurelhurst neighborhood in Seattle. It is not actually an ADU or backyard cottage, it is a garage/studio. But it has the scale and feel of a backyard cottage, so it is at least an interesting model for the new building type. It is in the rear yard of a through lot, and across the street from the Burke Gilman Trail. This one is designed by Shed and built by Dolan Construction, here are links to their websites:
www.shedbuilt.com
www.dolanbuilt.com