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Featured in The Wall Street Journal are the Lettered Street Intergenerational homes in the article written by J.S. Marcus titled “Want Your Retired Parents Close By? Build Them a House Next Door" | https://lnkd.in/gjBF_qyK The clients, a firefighter and a high school biology teacher, envisioned two new homes in the historic Lettered Street neighborhood in Bellingham, WA. One of the homes would be for them and their young son, and the other would be home to retired parents. The home owner acted as general contractor for both houses, building much of the houses himself. Learn more about this residential project serving a family across two generations here: https://lnkd.in/g6MwKr_v Read the full WSJ story here: https://lnkd.in/gnfdQ2uN Architecture & Interiors: Graham Baba Architects (Andy Brown, Brett Baba) General Contractor: Andrew Mrosla Structural Engineer: Roich Structural Photos: Benjamin Benschneider #grahambaba #wallstreetjournal

Featured this week by both the Puget Sound Business Journal and the SEATTLE DAILY JOURNAL OF COMMERCE is West Canal Yards, a recently completed adaptive reuse project which included a 109,000-square-foot fish processing plant and an adjacent 38,000-square-foot warehouse building on a waterfront nine-acre site in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood. Seattle DJC | "West Canal Yards opens with new tenants … and ferry service": https://lnkd.in/gXcWkPyW PSBJ | "Redevelopment of former fish factory ushers in change on Seattle's Ship Canal": https://lnkd.in/gQFr9BH9 Project Team: Graham Baba Architects, KPFF Consulting Engineers, Swenson Say Faget, RDH Building Science, Rushing, Aspect Consulting - A Geosyntec Company

Congratulations to all organizations that earned their #JustLabel in JANUARY!🎉 We kicked 2025 off with new Just 2.0 and 3.0 labels. ✨ A special shoutout to these trailblazers in organizational equity and transparency: @D2D Green Architecture, PLLC • Graham Baba Architects • LEDDY MAYTUM STACY Architects • Snøhetta • The Green Engineer, Inc. Just focuses on employee experience, health, well-being, and meaningful community connections. By reporting on a comprehensive list of indicators, Just provides a framework for businesses, organizations, and institutions to meaningfully and transparently address social justice and equity from within. 💡 Why join the Just movement? It’s about being part of a growing, vibrant community of organizations that embrace the interconnectedness of our world and its impact on the human experience. These leaders are setting the standard by taking responsibility for their actions, championing ethical practices, and valuing transparency and vulnerability as integral to their success. 🌎 Welcome to the Just community! Let’s continue building a world where equity, accountability, and transparency thrive. Learn more today! 👉 https://bit.ly/4hl5mRY - #JustLabel #SocialJustice #Equity #Transparency #OrganizationalEquity

Great conversations (and snacks) start at a great table. Our Stitch Coffee Table is the anchor of warmth in The Shop by Porter. Designed for gathering—whether over a glass of wine, a shared bite, or a story—it showcases how thoughtful design effortlessly brings people together. Featured on Eater Seattle, The Shop by Porter is a hybrid café, coworking space, and retail hub, blending hospitality with intentional design by our friends Porter. Located at the 2+U in downtown Seattle, The Shop by Porter is designed by Graham Baba Architects. Interior photos by Kevin Scott. #uhuruforall #uhurudesign #workplacedesign #narrativedesign #coworking #hospitalitydesign

Last week over our lunch hour, GBA walked a few blocks up the hill to the Stimson-Green Mansion to practice our one- & two-point perspectives – scroll for some photos and sketches from our visit. Thank you to the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation for so generously inviting us to spend our lunch hour sketching the historic building's beautiful interior spaces!   The Stimson-Green Mansion is a remarkably well preserved, elaborate home on First Hill. Construction of the Mansion was completed in 1901 and the “Eclectic” Architecture features a range of styles including English Tudor, Renaissance, Neoclassical, Gothic, Romanesque, and Moorish. The Trust (and the home’s previous owners) have kept the Stimson-Green Mansion in immaculate condition. Learn more here about the building here: https://lnkd.in/gjmUg3gK #grahambaba #sketching #historicpreservation

Thanks to Jim Graham of Graham Baba Architects for joining me on the latest episode of Seattle City Makers. Jim and his firm have had a profound impact on built environment in Seattle and beyond with projects ranging from restaurants to markets to residential and community spaces. Jim and I discuss his journey to Seattle, what drew him to the field of design, some of his most rewarding and complicated projects, his first job and his perfect Saturday in Seattle. Listen, rate and review at the link below! https://lnkd.in/gYmBYS9X

Check out new photos of the Giddens School and Lake Washington Girls Middle School (LWGMS) complex, an urban educational campus located between Beacon Hill and the Central District neighborhoods of Seattle designed to host two private, independent schools. Though each school maintains its own identity, the schools’ shared commitment to innovation and connectedness made co-locating an obvious solution. Key design goals for the tightly integrated and program-driven for the 52,500-square-foot project include flexible and innovative spaces, student-centered design, and a building that is open and connected to the community and the natural world. https://lnkd.in/grapygAj Architecture: Graham Baba Architects Collaborating Architect: Anjali Grant Design Contractor: Exxel Pacific Photography: Lara Swimmer

We're excited to share Vitus made Office Snapshots' list of 'The Top 25 Most Popular Offices of 2024' | https://lnkd.in/dTjYxcVq Vitus is an adaptive re-use project located in the Belltown neighborhood of Seattle, WA on 2nd Avenue. The three-story existing heavy timber and masonry structure was revitalized to house a new set of retail and office tenants at the first and second floors. The upper floors were custom built out to for the building owner which includes a new Penthouse structure at the roof level and new roof decks at both the east and west. Read the full project story here: https://lnkd.in/gsi7UPPY Architecture: Graham Baba Architects Interior design: Charlie Hellstern Interior Design Landscape: ABLE Studio Contractor: MRJ (GC) Contractor: Dovetail General Contractors (Casework/Board-Formed Concrete/Architectural Metals) Structural Engineer: Swenson Say Faget Mechanical Engineer: Ecotope, Inc. Electrical Engineer: Case Engineering, Inc. Geotechnical Engineer: Paul Grant Lighting: Sparklab Acoustical Engineer: Tenor Acoustics Envelope Consultant: RDH Building Science Custom Feature Stair Light Fixture: Resolute Office Furniture Selection/Procurement: objekts Photography: Kevin Scott #grahambaba #officedesign #officesnapshots

In this #Detailed #podcast clip: Brian Jonas, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Principal/Owner at Graham Baba Architects, shares how character and color were added on an a limited budget at Ballard Food Bank More Project Photos Here: https://lnkd.in/e57JrhmV Full Episode: https://lnkd.in/eCyuTG5S

Congratulations to our friends at Saint Bread for being included in The New York Times’ list of “22 of the Best Bakeries Across the U.S. Right Now” 🥖🎉 https://lnkd.in/gQxquE_A “There are few places more pleasant in Seattle for baked goods than this spot tucked by the shores of Portage Bay. The cardamom croissant is a laminated, convoluted delight, like a not-too-sweet kouign-amann. The cinnamon-Okinawan sugar toast is a pillowy slab of morning comfort. And no self-respecting breakfast joint omits an egg-and-cheese sandwich. This one comes on either Hawaiian bread or melonpan, a Japanese sweetbread domed with a thin cookie-like crust. Both bring a nice sweet-savory balance, especially if you’ve opted to add the Japanese-style smoked turkey sausage.” - Brian Gallaher / NYT 📸: Ross Eckert