Building|Nature
Patano Studio Architecture is a practice that investigates and implements Building|Nature – our work intensifies natural experiences and naturalizes cities. Our buildings utilize locally sourced materials with specific emphasis on mass timber technologies and wood structures. High in the mountains and out in the open spaces of the west our architecture captures light and creates human-scaled spaces for learning, observing and extending our curiosity into the environment and out into the cosmos. Our urban strategies are based on the city being a living organism – we are building a future where our cities are healthy, regenerative, energy generating centers for living.
From completed waterfront rehabilitation and treasured public parks to proposing a 2 mile long topography-park into the center of Seattle – Patano Studio Architecture’s commitment to Building|Nature drives our work forward. It all starts with our clients – our process of ‘finding YES!’ is the basis of all conversations, we excel at finding a way forward.
Seattle C.A.P.itol Hill Park
Adapts Interstate 5 into a public park to reconnect the various neighborhoods of Seattle which are currently fragmented by a roadway that caters only to automobiles....
University of Idaho Reveley Classroom Building
A high performance building for the University of Idaho College of Natural Resources that uses all Idaho sourced wood....
Riverside State Park Cabins
CLT wood cabins located in Eastern Washington’s Riverside State Park....
Ferris Cabin
A cabin located on Lake Coeur d’Alene, Idaho framed entirely out of locally available wood. ...
Gas Works Park
A new comfort station and east entry sequence for Seattle’s iconic Gasworks Park. ...
Goldendale Observatory State Park
A year round educational facility dedicated to telescope viewing and programming, located in Goldendale State Park in Southwest Washington....
Watson Furniture Headquarters
A factory and showroom for Watson Furniture in Poulsbo, Washington that utilizes a pre-engineered building system. ...
Juanita Beach Park
A bathhouse located in Juanita Beach Park on the eastern shore of Lake Washington....
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Patano Studio Architecture Receives AR MIPIM Future Projects Commendation
Patano Studio Architecture received a commendation in Cannes, France on March 15th, 2017 at The Architectural Review’s MIPIM Future Projects...
Winners Announced for the 2016 Honor Awards for Washington Architecture
Last night AIA Seattle hosted the 66th annual Honor Awards for Washington Architecture to celebrate excellence in design. Award-winning projects,...
Mass Timber Construction
The University of Idaho Athletic Department and Patano Studio Architecture have been working together to develop a concept for a...
#MindfulMonday Recent research found that the visual presence of wood indoors can significantly reduce stress levels among building occupants. #wood #visualization #architecture
#wednesdaywisdom Did you know that by some estimates, the near-term use of emerging wood technologies like mass timber could have the same emissions control effect as taking two million cars off the road for a year. #foodforthought