A contemporary restaurant in Seattle's Fremont neighborhood, designed around a client brief that was unusually clear — the food is the thing people should notice, not the room. Explore how an open kitchen, full-height white oak screens, and a restrained material palette work together to create a space that functions as both a neighborhood dining room and a venue for private events.

A 1,000 sq ft ranch-style home on Orcas Island, comprehensively redesigned for a professional chef and a young family. The design relocates the kitchen to the center of the plan, converts an 8-foot wraparound porch into the main living connection between inside and outside, and introduces three skylights and exposed roof trusses to a room that had neither.