Best Practice Architecture is a nimble minded design intensive firm located in Seattle WA.
Co-lead by partners Ian Butcher and Kailin Gregga, Best Practice has been actively pursuing challenging and creative work in and around the Pacific Northwest since 2011. Our roster of projects is currently split between 60% commercial and 40% residential. We are building our team and tackling larger projects as we grow, and in the past year, we have expanded into an office of 8 architects and designers.
We take inspiration from the needs of our clients and choreograph intuitive experiences, all while seeking to provide innovative solutions that explore the precarious balance between content, beauty and function.
LOCATION: Seattle, Washington
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Nestled in the serene Methow Valley, Aspen Leaf Ranch is a modest and modern cabin compound designed by Best Practice Architecture. The client envisioned a space that feels rooted in history, evoking the charm of an earlier century, while also accommodating modern comforts and functionality.
Best Practice originally designed the Shed-O-Vation as part of their Backyard Bump-Out project completed in 2018. When COVID forced these homeowners to confront the need to accommodate working and exercising from home
This near 100 year old craftsman home has charming original features throughout, but the vintage 60s kitchen needed some attention. Wanting to breathe new life into the home, the clients opted to refresh the kitchen …
Located on a leafy street in the Madrona neighborhood, a classic Seattle craftsman has been transformed into an expanded modern dwelling by adding a significant new volume to the rear of the house.
When a young family outgrew their beloved 1907 cottage, they entrusted Best Practice Architecture to reimagine their 1,665 square-foot, two-story home as a functional, modern, and exquisitely detailed living space.
This project represents a long collaboration between our team and an old friend of Best Practice (the designer of our company logo).
Enchanted by the Tieton landscape of endless apple fields, craggy mountains and blush-colored sunsets, our client was compelled to purchase a decommissioned apple warehouse nestled among the orchards and farms for the perfect respite and space to create.
A contemporary addition to a 100-year-old house in Madrona including an expanded family room, comprehensive remodel to the kitchen living room and dining room as well as a series of new decks on multiple levels with amazing views of Lake Washington.
