What Makes a Tiny Home Livable? One Family Found Out.
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A Seattle family trades the bustle of city life for the peace and quiet of a tiny house of Orcas Island.
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PSBJ: An Evolution of Home & Office Design Through the Pandemic
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Ray Johnston was featured in a career and workplace article, All The Comforts of Home in the Puget Sound Business Journal (PSBJ), focusing on the fate of traditional office spaces post-pandemic.
Read MoreWhat Women Need Business Leaders to Know Right Now
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While much has been written about the outsized impact the Coronavirus pandemic has had on the employment of women and working mothers, it’s a crisis that’s been happening on our watch since women entered the workforce.
Read More30 Years of Designing for Seattle’s Everchanging Landscape
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From its very inception, Johnston Architects’ approach to influencing the local landscape was ahead of its time.
Read MoreIn the DJC: JA Using Gaming Tech to Enhance Design Process
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JA expects to soon roll out its Parametric Casita, which makes it easier for property owners to create detached accessory dwelling units (DADUs), in single-family zones in Seattle. A client inputs their address and is presented with the developable area on their lot. They create their own layout option, hit submit and a simplified structural model, bill of materials and rough construction costs are generated. If they want to build, JA will develop construction documents from Revit models that have been premade.
Read MoreIn Her Own Words: Mary Johnston Writes for BizWomen
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As our communities struggle to reopen, women across America see their lives becoming more complicated as they juggle responsibilities at home and at work (which is often still at home), caring for coworkers, customers and family. Mary Johnston created her architecture firm’s culture based on her needs; now it serves the needs of a new generation of architects.
Read MoreA Gap in the Housing Cycle by Ray Johnston
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This editorial examines the need for more diverse housing options in the region, specifically rentals for individuals and families wanting to make places like Winthrop or Twisp their permanent homes, but who aren't in a position to buy a residence.
Read MoreJA Project Featured in Methow Home Magazine→
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When it came to buying land and building a place in the Methow Valley, Heidi Durham and Leslie Garrard had their parameters firmly in place.
Read MoreTwisp Cabin Featured in Tiny Homes Magazine→
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Before the COVID Quarantine, Ray and Mary Johnston had a virtual interview with John Riha of Tiny Homes Magazine about what it was like to design - and live in - their delightful “tiny” Twisp Cabin. Read on to learn more about their design and construction process, how they live in the space, and what it means to them to have put down roots in their beloved Methow Valley.
Read MoreJA Team Welcomes Sarah, Kori, Steven & Desiree
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JA has hired Sarah Burk, Kori Keller and Steven Long as Project Designers, and Desiree Ward as Office Coordinator.
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