Gallery House
- LEAD ARCHITECT
- Jim Olson, FAIA (view bio)
- LOCATION & YEAR
- Seattle, WA, 1989
- PROJECT TYPES
- Houses/Apartments
Project Details
Designed for a couple with an internationally acclaimed collection of modern art, it’s as much a museum as a residence. The house is organized around a central spine that provides both circulation and art display, bringing the owners into constant contact with their art. The 16-foot-high gallery comfortably accommodates the large canvases common to modern art. The gallery’s diffused-skylight daylighting system creates a soft, natural light for viewing art, and gives the sense of the outdoors while inside. Intimate living alcoves punctuate the sides of the gallery.