D3 Architects

D3 Architects is a Seattle based architecture firm with design/build capabilities specializing in beauty on budget. We have designed and built homes in Ravenna, Hawthorne Hills, Wedgewood, Ballard, Fremont, Greenlake, Phinney Ridge, Queen Anne, and Capitol Hill. We design for beauty and economy simultaneously, working creatively with our clients and our trusted team of consultants and builders on new construction and remodels. If you are interested in remodeling your home or making a new one, contact us. OUR APPROACH Economy and beauty work together We find it meaningful to use materials and methods economically to make beautiful buildings. We think the beauty is enhanced when we know it was made simply Our relationships are primary. Everything we do is centered around strong relationships with the people around us. Architecture is art meant to be useful to people. We cultivate shared interests and values with our clients and collaborators because making a house is not a transaction, it is a process that requires trust. We like to have fun and we take our work seriously. Architectural problem solving is a creative act, and creativity is at its best when it’s a fun process. We are motivated by making the finished products intentional, useful, and beautiful. We are also motivated by the process being fun. Daylight We design for daylight, opening our buildings up to let in natural light from all directions. From the south and west, we like the warmer light in more public, social parts of the home. Northern light is great in bedrooms and bathrooms because it provides even, diffuse light. Live the plan The floor plan is the main tool that an architect has to organize a building, and thus, organize the lives of the people in the building. When we are designing the plan we imagine daily life at every scale, from how the siting and orientation impacts daylight and access to making space near the shower for towel hooks. We create mock ups in the office, an important exercise that helps bring our drawings to life. “Living the plan” becomes a chorus in every part of the design, ensuring that life in one of our projects is fully supported. Clarity & Cohesion Coming up with ideas is easy, editing is the hard part. Our job as architects is to assemble our ideas into projects that make sense, look and feel whole, that can be built on time and on budget, and literally become the support structure for your life.