Wednesday
Jul132011
Coates Design
Wed, 13 Jul 2011Coates Design is an architecture firm based in Seattle that specializes in sustainable design. Their vision: is that buildings, when thoughtfully designed, will uplift the spirit, nourish the mind and contribute to the health of our bodies while respecting the environment in which they are placed. I would certainly be uplifted if any of the spaces below belonged to me. :) Matthew Coates and his crew are clearly lovers of wood, concrete, and W I N D O W S!!
Reader Comments (14)
these are so gorgeous!!
Love the open spaces, interesting flooring inserts and the lighting fixtures. Would give my right arm to
live in any one of these.
Love these spaces! I'm wondering if you could tell us where the living furniture was purchased in the first set of photos. I'm a sucker for furniture on legs!
Wow! Very nice.
Gorgeous!
Love it. Looks like they draw inspiration from some of our contempory vernacular in Australia. I could see this house in a trendy Melbourne suburb.
You had me at sustainable design. Wood is absolutely gorgeous and this green home shows off some serious eco-style!
beautiful spaces...loving the bocci lights on wooden ceiling combo in image 4....flooring is nice too...
-shivangi
What lovely homes. I'm ready to move in.
This is my favorite kind of builoding!!
thanks to everyone for the wonderful feedback - ~!
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cheers!
It's where Rob and Laura Petrie would be living now! Very much a truly updated 1950's POV. The monolithic backside is a surprise, but a good one. I've always loved the 'public buildings' high sweep of windows thing. The lighting is wonderful - not just one or two of the pendants, but all of them; not too matchy, but definitely informed by the same aesthetic.
I'm not entirely certain what the 6th pic is - the entry way? It has the ambiance of a public library entry - not a bad thing, very calm and peaceful - but a bit strange to find in a residence~!
I love this post! Being from the Pacific Northwest makes me love this style of architecture, especially when it's displaying such beautiful nature all around it. Thanks for sharing!
There's something very Twilight about these.
Perhaps the Pacific Northwest thing.
Lovely!