In cities and towns and in the countryside, for anyone and everyone, and on any budget, we pursue the most relevant questions to create the most resonant work.
Mercer Island Public Safety and Public Works Building

Can incliment weather shape new ways of working outside?


Spring District Transit Hub

How can a district’s industrial character harmonize widely diverse uses?

Echo Global Headquarters

How do radically different industries share a building that was never meant to house any of them?

King County Civic Ground

Could notions of civic space help reinvent government buildings?


Oasis Inn Conversion

What is the smallest change that produces the largest transformation?





Practical strategies and innovative designs that are grounded in place ensure each project reflects its purpose.

Renovating for long term comfort and benefit.

A climatically attuned envelope in the Pacific Northwest.

Adding a rooftop terrace to an apartment building in Seattle.
“Northwest Studio failed to design a rooftop terrace. They have given us an immersive park on the roof instead.”
Designing offices to recruit top talent from around the country.
Echo Global Headquarters named one of the coolest office spaces in Oklahoma City by CBRE.



Recent News


Our Mercer Island Public Works project has been honored with a
2026 Green Good Design Award.


Awarded by The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design, the Green Good Design Award brings public appreciation to new design thinking led by visionary architects for projects that embody the ideals of energy conservation; the reduction of toxic waste and greenhouse gases; the diminishing dependence on fossil fuels; and a sensitivity for waste, pollution, and the depletion of the world’s energy resources. This approach centers on the idea of repairing our worldwide environments.




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