How Our Family is Managing Coworking & Childcare in Under 1,000 Square Feet

How Our Family is Managing Coworking & Childcare in Under 1,000 Square Feet

by Leah Wiiest, Principal

JA’s Principal of Interiors, Leah Wiiest, takes us inside her family’s new WFH reality and gives us tips for how to reclaim some valuable space in your home to help focus on your (other) day job.

”While many professionals work remotely at least part-time, this sudden shift lead to dramatic change in routine for millions of people within a matter of hours. Many of us found ourselves working, learning, and living alongside our partners and children 24/7.”

Read More

Lu Zhang is Promoted to Associate

Lu Zhang is Promoted to Associate

Johnston Architects has promoted Lu Zhang to Associate. Lu joined JA in 2015, where her urban design and planning expertise accelerated the firm’s feasibility study capabilities, exploring sites for multi-family developments across Seattle. She’s now leading the design of multi-family and mixed-use projects throughout the Seattle metro region.

Read More

Tour Base Camp with The Wall Street Journal

Tour Base Camp with The Wall Street Journal

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 More

Bryant Heights in the Seattle Times

Bryant Heights in the Seattle Times

The Seattle Times highlights different ways architects are answering how Seattle will house its growing population. They featured Bryant Heights as an example of a new residential development that knits together a dense family neighborhood with vibrant retail corridor while maintaining its park-like character through tenacious preservation. Click here to read the full story.

Read More