What a day! Mithun is committed to supporting ecosystem vitality, human health and resilience in our work every day. Today, we paused to participate in the #ClimateStrike, standing with colleagues and global youth in support of climate action. Sharing some highlights from our offices in Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles. #DesignforPositiveChange #StandwithGreta #FridaysforFuture
Posted: 09.20.2019
We are excited to participate in PARK(ing) Day as part of Alleyways Alive tonight in San Francisco! Our Hygro Rays installation manifests the interplay between relative humidity and materiality. Wood grain orientation, shape, size and wood species all impact how humidity causes the wood to change form over time. Come and check out how this invisible force transforms material and brings life to the alleyway. The event runs from 7pm – 10pm tonight (Sept 20th) at Fern Alley (Between Polk and Larkin).
Posted: 09.20.2019
The green roof atop Heartline’s timber office building features drifts of plant material to create a pattern similar to that of wood grain. Where the roof slopes, creating areas of greater soil volume, large perennials and shrubs are planted to give more seasonal color. In contrast, drifts of river cobble and sedums create patterns in the shallowest portions of the roof. Set within the planted wood grain are outdoor gathering spaces for the office building’s users. Learn more about the landscape design—from rooftop amenities to the public courtyard below—at this transit-oriented development in Portland’s Pearl District in our latest ideas post: “The Heartwood and the Seedling: Portland’s Pearl District Grows More Public Realm.” (clickable link in bio) 📷: @k7scott
Posted: 09.16.2019
The Metropolis Perspective Sustainability symposium in Seattle is just a week away! Sean Cryan is a featured panelist for “Carbon Goals,” sharing insights into Mithun R+D efforts from buildcarbonneutral.org to today, our design process and projects including the AIA COTE Top Ten Award winning Chatham University Eden Hall Campus, pictured here. Join us to explore and shape the future of sustainability. See bio for link to register. 📷: @brucedamonte
Posted: 09.05.2019
We’re excited to celebrate the grand opening of the new Louisiana Children’s Museum in City Park tomorrow, August 31st! By integrating indoor and outdoor interactive experiences in a park setting, the new campus presents a unique model for children’s museums. Exhibits and community resources are distributed across two linked buildings, carefully sited to protect existing live oaks while enhancing the lagoon and open space for environmental education. The choreography of the visitor experience connects people and nature—moving through groves of live oaks, across water, and into a courtyard and sensory gardens—while engaging children in hands-on exploration of the world and important issues of our time. 📷: Webb Bland
Posted: 08.30.2019
I scream, you scream, we all scream for… ICE CREAM! With the temperature nearing 90 degrees today, our Seattle office enjoyed a refreshing visit from the Mithun ice cream cart. Happy summer from all of us at Pier 56!
Posted: 08.29.2019
What a wonderful Seattle Design Festival Block Party weekend! Thanks to the many hands who contributed to and influenced patterns in our installation, “In Knots,” which celebrates how many individual actions come together to collectively influence our environment. Kudos to everyone behind this year’s active and inspiring experience: @dipseattle, @seadesignfest, participating organizations and our own design team: Sarah Reynolds, Stephanie Onuaja, Chris Reeh, Rosemarie Gregoire, Lake Lewis and Brendan Connolly. #designBALANCE
Posted: 08.26.2019
The Huxley is nominated for the 2019 Seattle Design Review People's Choice Award in Urban Design Excellence! Located on a gateway site to the West Seattle Junction neighborhood, The Huxley provides transit-oriented housing density at a neighborhood scale. Inspiration for the building’s massing, detailing and material choices was derived from the site’s connection to the West Seattle steel industry. A generous ground-level setback defines a raised walkway at the live/work units, inviting passers-by to linger and explore the shops. 📷: @k7scott Cast your ballot in person at the Seattle Design Festival Block Party at Lake Union Park (860 Terry Ave N) this weekend, August 24 & 25, 10am – 7pm! For those out of the area, we’ll share online voting information when available.
Posted: 08.23.2019
UC San Diego Mesa Nueva graduate student housing has won a DBIA National 2019 Design-Build Merit Award! Well done, Hensel Phelps and our stellar design-build team. It’s been a fantastic experience partnering on this amenity-rich living-learning community for 1,355 students, and all phases of #OneMesa. 📷: @brucedamonte
Posted: 08.09.2019
Designed as a community front porch, the courtyard at Liberty Bank Building stores rainwater and provides residents with a relaxing way to come and go each day. It’s an opportunity to celebrate the site as home of the first black-owned bank west of the Mississippi, opened in 1968. The “history” portal marks the point of entry, built with bricks and safety-deposit box number plates that were salvaged from the original bank building. Drum-shaped benches by artist Esther Ervin are inspired by the significance of drums in African culture, often used in weddings, funerals and other special events. 📷: @k7scott
Posted: 07.31.2019
