As architects, designers and human beings, we believe that the best design starts by understanding--and caring about--what matters to our clients. We listen. We learn. We welcome you into the creative process. The result is more than we could have imagined alone. And it's more fun, too. We bring experience to each project that is broad and deep. At the same time, we are experts at asking the right questions. Rather than limiting ourselves to a particular style, we approach each project with open minds, a fresh eye, and avid curiosity.
A native Seattleite, John DeForest received architectural degrees from Yale and from Harvard's Graduate School of Design. After working with firms in New England, San Francisco, and Seattle, John founded DeForest Architects with a vision of developing a more collaborative, client-inspired approach to design. Brett Smith, AIA, manages our California studio. He began his career working as a carpenter and construction superintendent. Brett joined da+ while pursuing his Masters in Architecture at the University of Washington.
The stair continues the lofty and open theme, joining the floors with a @3form resin railing that allows light to pass through. The tapered steel stair stringers are inspired by grasshopper legs.
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The High Desert Modern house is organized around a series of light-filled spaces—entry, courtyard, living, terrace—and incorporates sliding and swinging panels that blur the boundaries between public and private; and domestic and desert.
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