High-rise, mass timber, affordable housing.

Project Type: Affordable Housing (56-60% AMI)

Project Uses: Residential with Retail

Size: 180+ Homes

Location: Rainier Beach Neighborhood of Seattle, WA

Role: Senior Project Architect & Design Team Member

Phases of Involvement: Concept Design (July 2023) through Project Pause at Schematic Design (2024)

Responsibilities:

Worked as a part of a team and oversaw the work of a job captain.

Coordinated with structural engineers and contractors for cost optimization of this high-rise mass timber schematic design.

Presented to client team and in community engagement / project outreach.

Assisted the development team in writing the Wood Innovation Grant application which was awarded by the USDA Forest Service.

Project Description:

Non-profit affordable housing provider, Mt. Baker Housing, is working to bring 180+ homes to the Rainier Beach neighborhood in South Seattle. The property was purchased through a partnership with The Tubman Center for Health and Freedom who will build a free-standing, Black-owned, community-designed clinic that will provide affordable healthcare to residents and the surrounding community.

The project will provide two and three bedroom family-oriented units. All units will be reserved for households earning 50%-60% of Area Median Income and below, with rents restricted to a third of a household’s income. This 12-story mass timber affordable high-rise will be the first of it’s kind in Seattle. Utilizing CLT floors and Glulam post and beam system with a brace frame lateral system, it will provide more homes using less carbon. The Type IV-B construction type will also allow for wood to be exposed within the amenity and living spaces, bringing an biophilic experience to these homes that improve human health in alignment with the projects housing and healthcare goals.

The team is was awarded a USDA Forest Service Wood Innovation Grant to thoroughly optimize mass timber’s cost, construction duration, and embodied carbon impact.

Role: Team Member

Phase: Construction Documents (2018)

Client: Greystar

Location: University Village, Seattle, WA

Size: 236 Units

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Role: Staff Architect

Phases: Design Development through Construction Completion (2018)

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Role: Staff Architect

Phases: Master Use Permit (Rescue) through Construction Completion (2017)

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Role: Project Architect

Phases: Schematic through Building Permit

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Role: Project Architect

Phases: Feasibility through Master Use Permit