Johnston Architects
@johnstonarchitects.bsky.social
Women-Owned. JUST Organization. Founded in 1991 to create exceptional spaces through intelligent, conscientious, and sustainable design.
www.johnstonarchitects.com
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Informed by its #site and a towering fir tree, this #home balances #openness & privacy. Light-filled social #spaces define the main space Floor-to-ceiling #windows invite the #outdoors in. Upstairs, calm and #comfort reign in the private #bedrooms, each positioned for maximum #daylight and #views.
September 8, 2025 at 10:50 PM
It's been just over a year since #ProjectArchitect Rob Kuentzel joined JA! His work here as focused on #libraries in #PowellWY (now #underconstruction) #SumnerWA (permitting) and a #library conceptual study for #EdmondsWA. Rob is an incredible #ProjectManager and he's a dream to #work with!
September 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
It's been just over a year since #ProjectArchitect Rob Kuentzel joined JA! His work here as focused on #libraries in #PowellWY (now #underconstruction) #SumnerWA (permitting) and a #library conceptual study for #EdmondsWA. Rob is an incredible #ProjectManager and he's a dream to #work with!
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Redmond Senior & Community Center opened last year in #Redmond WA and has revitalized the #community #wellness and #recreation programs. It's featured as #AthleticBusiness #Facility of the Week! Arch of Record: #OpsisArchitecture with JA as Associate Arch.
Redmond Senior & Community Center opened last year in #Redmond WA and has revitalized the #community #wellness and #recreation programs. It's featured as #AthleticBusiness #Facility of the Week! Arch of Record: #OpsisArchitecture with JA as Associate Arch.
August 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Redmond Senior & Community Center opened last year in #Redmond WA and has revitalized the #community #wellness and #recreation programs. It's featured as #AthleticBusiness #Facility of the Week! Arch of Record: #OpsisArchitecture with JA as Associate Arch.
Redmond Senior & Community Center opened last year in #Redmond WA and has revitalized the #community #wellness and #recreation programs. It's featured as #AthleticBusiness #Facility of the Week! Arch of Record: #OpsisArchitecture with JA as Associate Arch.
Principal & Interior Design Director Genevieve Theriault celebrates 8 years at JA! Custom #homes, #animal #wellness #mixeduse, #workplace, #hospitality & more - Genevieve does it all! Please join us in congratulating her. #interiordesign #architect #interiordesigner #womenindesign #womenarchitects
August 1, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Principal & Interior Design Director Genevieve Theriault celebrates 8 years at JA! Custom #homes, #animal #wellness #mixeduse, #workplace, #hospitality & more - Genevieve does it all! Please join us in congratulating her. #interiordesign #architect #interiordesigner #womenindesign #womenarchitects
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Our #collaborators at #ThomasFragnoli #Construction have shared the #PointingDog #house on their website. Such a #beautiful home brought together by a shared #commitment to #design and construction #excellence. Location: #MethowValley / Photos by #BenjDrummond
Our #collaborators at #ThomasFragnoli #Construction have shared the #PointingDog #house on their website. Such a #beautiful home brought together by a shared #commitment to #design and construction #excellence. Location: #MethowValley / Photos by #BenjDrummond
July 30, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Our #collaborators at #ThomasFragnoli #Construction have shared the #PointingDog #house on their website. Such a #beautiful home brought together by a shared #commitment to #design and construction #excellence. Location: #MethowValley / Photos by #BenjDrummond
Our #collaborators at #ThomasFragnoli #Construction have shared the #PointingDog #house on their website. Such a #beautiful home brought together by a shared #commitment to #design and construction #excellence. Location: #MethowValley / Photos by #BenjDrummond
July JA-nniversaries continue! Partner Mona Johnston Zellers has been on the JA team for 7 years now, but for most of her life she didn't intend to follow in her parents' footsteps. Luckily for us, she tread her own path and now leads #library #design, #installations, and other #public #projects.
July 28, 2025 at 8:22 PM
July JA-nniversaries continue! Partner Mona Johnston Zellers has been on the JA team for 7 years now, but for most of her life she didn't intend to follow in her parents' footsteps. Luckily for us, she tread her own path and now leads #library #design, #installations, and other #public #projects.
Congratulations to our multi-disciplinary team and friends at #CityofAuburn on #Postmark Center for the Arts' recognition with a #Community Investment #Award from #HistoricSeattle!
You can read more about this inspiring community-driven #historic #renovation here:
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You can read more about this inspiring community-driven #historic #renovation here:
www.auburnwa.gov/city_hall/pa...
July 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Congratulations to our multi-disciplinary team and friends at #CityofAuburn on #Postmark Center for the Arts' recognition with a #Community Investment #Award from #HistoricSeattle!
You can read more about this inspiring community-driven #historic #renovation here:
www.auburnwa.gov/city_hall/pa...
You can read more about this inspiring community-driven #historic #renovation here:
www.auburnwa.gov/city_hall/pa...
July employee #anniversaries continue with #JesseDavisAIA - celebrating 5 years with JA! Jesse focuses on #residential designs, both #singlefamily and 'missing middle' #housing. He also #volunteers with #AIASeattle Committee on Homelessness and #CityofSeattle #ColumbiaCity #Landmarks Board.
July 22, 2025 at 10:24 PM
July employee #anniversaries continue with #JesseDavisAIA - celebrating 5 years with JA! Jesse focuses on #residential designs, both #singlefamily and 'missing middle' #housing. He also #volunteers with #AIASeattle Committee on Homelessness and #CityofSeattle #ColumbiaCity #Landmarks Board.
7/13 marked #ProjectArchitect Jay Johnson's 3rd anniversary at JA! Jay is committed to #clientsatisfaction and a thorough attention to detail. Jay leads our oncall work at #SeattleCenter, where JA performs #on-call services such as #roof #repairs, #ADA upgrades, #renovations, and more. Congrats Jay!
July 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
7/13 marked #ProjectArchitect Jay Johnson's 3rd anniversary at JA! Jay is committed to #clientsatisfaction and a thorough attention to detail. Jay leads our oncall work at #SeattleCenter, where JA performs #on-call services such as #roof #repairs, #ADA upgrades, #renovations, and more. Congrats Jay!
Reality vs. Rendering : #Gladstone #Library in #ClackamasCounty. This JA collab with #Opsis #Architecture produced a brand new library for this #Oregon town. A bright green #reading nook in the #kids area doubles as an #acoustic panel to absorb the noise of little library #patrons during #Storytime.
June 23, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Reality vs. Rendering : #Gladstone #Library in #ClackamasCounty. This JA collab with #Opsis #Architecture produced a brand new library for this #Oregon town. A bright green #reading nook in the #kids area doubles as an #acoustic panel to absorb the noise of little library #patrons during #Storytime.
JA Partner Megan McKay is celebrating 18 years at JA! Megan leads most of our #multifamily and #mixeduse projects, known for her #creative #solutions on #urban sites. She develops thoughtful #designs, resulting in #award-winning projects that strengthen #communities. Congrats on 18 years, Megan!
June 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
JA Partner Megan McKay is celebrating 18 years at JA! Megan leads most of our #multifamily and #mixeduse projects, known for her #creative #solutions on #urban sites. She develops thoughtful #designs, resulting in #award-winning projects that strengthen #communities. Congrats on 18 years, Megan!
Play. Explore. Glow. // The #EdmondsLibrary @snoislelibraries.bsky.social P.E.G. wall in the children's area has been recognized with an @architizer.bsky.social A+ Special Mention! Learn more about his LED-lit, #interactive learning #installation here:
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June 13, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Play. Explore. Glow. // The #EdmondsLibrary @snoislelibraries.bsky.social P.E.G. wall in the children's area has been recognized with an @architizer.bsky.social A+ Special Mention! Learn more about his LED-lit, #interactive learning #installation here:
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June marks 4 yrs at JA for #Architect Maggie Ciaccio! She's designed multiple #houses, PM'd the #Edmonds #Library for @snoislelibraries.bsky.social & is supporting the #design of a #communal #seniorliving project in #Twisp. And last year she added "mom" to her resume. Congrats on 4 years, Maggie!
June 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
June marks 4 yrs at JA for #Architect Maggie Ciaccio! She's designed multiple #houses, PM'd the #Edmonds #Library for @snoislelibraries.bsky.social & is supporting the #design of a #communal #seniorliving project in #Twisp. And last year she added "mom" to her resume. Congrats on 4 years, Maggie!
Check it out! The Holly House kitchen is featured in @archinect.bsky.social this week!
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#methowvalley #customhome #customhouse #customkitchen #archinect #homesweethome #dwell #architizer #sunset #washingtonarchitect #washingtonhouse #hollyhouse #johnstonarchitects
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#methowvalley #customhome #customhouse #customkitchen #archinect #homesweethome #dwell #architizer #sunset #washingtonarchitect #washingtonhouse #hollyhouse #johnstonarchitects
June 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Check it out! The Holly House kitchen is featured in @archinect.bsky.social this week!
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#methowvalley #customhome #customhouse #customkitchen #archinect #homesweethome #dwell #architizer #sunset #washingtonarchitect #washingtonhouse #hollyhouse #johnstonarchitects
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City of #Auburn WA rec'd a @kingcountywa.bsky.social Spellman #Award for #HistoricPreservation in 2023 for the #adaptivereuse of the old #USPS - now #Postmark Center for the Arts. Here's the 1937 building shown in the mid-century (b/w) and a recent view (color photo by #WillAustin) #communitycenter
May 22, 2025 at 10:56 PM
City of #Auburn WA rec'd a @kingcountywa.bsky.social Spellman #Award for #HistoricPreservation in 2023 for the #adaptivereuse of the old #USPS - now #Postmark Center for the Arts. Here's the 1937 building shown in the mid-century (b/w) and a recent view (color photo by #WillAustin) #communitycenter
May is Historic Preservation Month! We are proud to work with public & private groups to improve, enhance, restore & repurpose #historic buildings. Pictured: @spl.org West Seattle #Carnegie #Library. @rayjohnston1.bsky.social performed ADA & safety upgrades to Seattle's Carnegies in the early 80s.
May 14, 2025 at 7:22 PM
May is Historic Preservation Month! We are proud to work with public & private groups to improve, enhance, restore & repurpose #historic buildings. Pictured: @spl.org West Seattle #Carnegie #Library. @rayjohnston1.bsky.social performed ADA & safety upgrades to Seattle's Carnegies in the early 80s.
“Instead of looking at how to build a bunch of individual #rowhouses in a line...we wondered how can we build a building that works with a group of people with shared #values? That requires a change of mindset.” - David Fuchs, JA Principal / 📸 Andrew Storey
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May 12, 2025 at 9:23 PM
“Instead of looking at how to build a bunch of individual #rowhouses in a line...we wondered how can we build a building that works with a group of people with shared #values? That requires a change of mindset.” - David Fuchs, JA Principal / 📸 Andrew Storey
www.theurbanist.org/2024/04/24/p...
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What do license plates, a visual #dictionary, and a #greenwall have in common? Well, at the #BellevueLibrary, part of @kcls.bsky.social, they create unique #publicart and enhance the #sustainability of the #library #expansion & #parkinggarage JA designed for the district in 2013.
May 8, 2025 at 12:22 AM
What do license plates, a visual #dictionary, and a #greenwall have in common? Well, at the #BellevueLibrary, part of @kcls.bsky.social, they create unique #publicart and enhance the #sustainability of the #library #expansion & #parkinggarage JA designed for the district in 2013.
On a bright corner lot in #Seattle 'hood #CapitolHill, the North Hill House successfully frames commanding #views of the #city while still providing a #private #enclave for its# residents: a #warm, light-filled #family #home connected by a 3-story statement #staircase. Photos by Lara Swimmer
May 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
On a bright corner lot in #Seattle 'hood #CapitolHill, the North Hill House successfully frames commanding #views of the #city while still providing a #private #enclave for its# residents: a #warm, light-filled #family #home connected by a 3-story statement #staircase. Photos by Lara Swimmer
JA is designing a new 20k SF #Sumner Library for #PierceCountyLibrarySystem and here are some sneak peeks of the design! #PCLS has a goal of #LEED Silver, and we are #designing with special considerations for #kids, #teens & #equitable #library services for the #community. #librarydesign #architects
April 21, 2025 at 5:51 PM
JA is designing a new 20k SF #Sumner Library for #PierceCountyLibrarySystem and here are some sneak peeks of the design! #PCLS has a goal of #LEED Silver, and we are #designing with special considerations for #kids, #teens & #equitable #library services for the #community. #librarydesign #architects
Timeless, award-winning, environmentally-integrated into the site. The #MapleValleyLibrary was completed in #2000 and continues to awe visitors and delight patrons a quarter of a century later. #KingCountyLibrary #NationalLibraryWeek #ALA #AIASeattle #AIA #awardwinning #civicarchitecture #library
April 11, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Timeless, award-winning, environmentally-integrated into the site. The #MapleValleyLibrary was completed in #2000 and continues to awe visitors and delight patrons a quarter of a century later. #KingCountyLibrary #NationalLibraryWeek #ALA #AIASeattle #AIA #awardwinning #civicarchitecture #library
📚 It's National Library Week! 📚 NLB is an annual #celebration highlighting the valuable role #libraries and #library professionals play in #transforming lives and strengthening our #communities. #SHOWUP!
Pictured: #Winthrop Library, made possible by @fowlwinthropwa.bsky.social 📷 by Lara Swimmer
Pictured: #Winthrop Library, made possible by @fowlwinthropwa.bsky.social 📷 by Lara Swimmer
April 9, 2025 at 11:43 PM
📚 It's National Library Week! 📚 NLB is an annual #celebration highlighting the valuable role #libraries and #library professionals play in #transforming lives and strengthening our #communities. #SHOWUP!
Pictured: #Winthrop Library, made possible by @fowlwinthropwa.bsky.social 📷 by Lara Swimmer
Pictured: #Winthrop Library, made possible by @fowlwinthropwa.bsky.social 📷 by Lara Swimmer
This is not an April's Fool Joke: Pointing Dog House in Mazama WA. Completed 2024. 📷 by Benj Drummond #methowmade #methowvalley #methowhome #methowvalleyhome #washingtonstate #northcentral #northcascades #methow #customhome #customhouse #customcabin #dreamhome #dreamhouse #modernhome #dezeen #dwell
April 1, 2025 at 8:51 PM
This is not an April's Fool Joke: Pointing Dog House in Mazama WA. Completed 2024. 📷 by Benj Drummond #methowmade #methowvalley #methowhome #methowvalleyhome #washingtonstate #northcentral #northcascades #methow #customhome #customhouse #customcabin #dreamhome #dreamhouse #modernhome #dezeen #dwell
This #cabin near #StevensPass is in an #avalanche zone, which allowed for a very limited construction window due to heavy #snowfall. Built over the summer months from 2021 - 2024, this 3-story, 1400 SF cabin is accessible only by foot or #snowmobile for parts of the year.
📸 by Ed Sozinho
📸 by Ed Sozinho
March 28, 2025 at 10:55 PM
This #cabin near #StevensPass is in an #avalanche zone, which allowed for a very limited construction window due to heavy #snowfall. Built over the summer months from 2021 - 2024, this 3-story, 1400 SF cabin is accessible only by foot or #snowmobile for parts of the year.
📸 by Ed Sozinho
📸 by Ed Sozinho
"Remodeling an #existing #structure does narrow options, but that is not necessarily a bad thing. The constraints of existing #conditions can foster #creativity and impose #discipline. Every #building has a #story that can be continued and edited." - Ray & Mary Johnston for #Methow Home Magazine
March 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
"Remodeling an #existing #structure does narrow options, but that is not necessarily a bad thing. The constraints of existing #conditions can foster #creativity and impose #discipline. Every #building has a #story that can be continued and edited." - Ray & Mary Johnston for #Methow Home Magazine