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 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 MoreBase Camp Featured in Puget Sound Business Journal
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“Their vision went from drawing board to reality in 2013, collaborating with renowned Seattle architect Ray Johnston of Johnston Architects. The result was an award-winning, unique, energy-efficient, eco-conscious, high-tech mountain getaway.”
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A 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 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 MoreTour Base Camp with The Wall Street Journal
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The Wall Street Journal visits the Central Cascades to explore Base Camp, a unique 7,700 SF home we designed to host family, friends, and retreat attendees, sleeping up to 30 people comfortably.
Read MoreThe Wall Street Journal Visits the Methow Valley→
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We’re proud of our connection to Washington’s Methow Valley, so it was a pleasure to speak to the Wall Street Journal about the architectural style emerging in these nature-driven communities. Click here to read the full story.
Read MoreWhite Salmon Earns Merit Award
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The Central Washington AIA honors our White Salmon House with a merit award at this year’s ceremony. The home integrates the owner’s passions, drawing on their love of kayaking to organize the home’s plan. The kitchen, dining, living room, and main circulation spine pivot around a cedar-clad utility closet acting as a “rock in the stream,” mirroring the river obstacles the couple navigates.
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