In the DJC's recent Urban Development issue JA Partner Jack Chaffin discusses how ADUs, aka little houses or backyard cottages, will help shape the urban fabric, how they can aid in creating more affordable housing, and JA's solution to help streamline the design of ADUs for property owners across the region.
Read MoreJA Partner Megan McKay was interviewed for the May/June issue of Seattle Business Magazine.
Read MoreIn Part 2 of JA’s celebration of AAPI-owned businesses, we share with you a condensed list of our favorite culinary masters in the Seattle region.
Read MoreFor this recent blog post, JA’s Marketing Specialist, Jasmyn, reached out to JA staff to learn more about the AAPI artists we support in our community. Jasmyn also shares her perspective on the lived experience of a Filipina in today’s United States.
Read MoreThirty-two years ago a friend brought us to the Methow Valley. It was a long drive, with lunch in the Skagit Valley and dinner at the Inn. We went the next morning to visit this amazing meadow flanked by a pocket of forest up valley of the peak of Mill Hill. The Cascade Sawtooths and the Pasaten Cathedrals graced the horizon. Mary and I and our daughter Mona thought we had found a new heaven.
Read MoreWellman and Robinson knew what they were looking for when they started house hunting.
”And this house wasn’t it,” Wellman said. “When we first looked at it, I just said ‘no’".”
While their first impression of the house wasn’t great, the spacious house on 30 acres started to grow on them.
”And then we came back and looked at it again and I said, ‘maybe,’” she said.
The site, adjacent to Lucky Jim Bluff on the valley floor, and the all-day natural lighting eventually won them over, along with helpful ideas from Johnston Architects.
Read MoreA Washington Couple Built a Gear Loft to Stash Sports Equipment. Now They Practically Live There. Because of Covid, they now spend a majority of their time inside the 750-squre-foot space.
Read MoreAIA Seattle has selected Gear Loft in Washington’s Methow Valley as a Home of Distinction.
Read MoreIn the International Living Future Institute™ (ILFI) Just program, we found the perfect measure to gauge our success and see where we fell short. The program helped highlight the nature of JA’s commitment and act as a framework to guide the progression of the firm as a model for social justice in the workplace.
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