SKB Architects is a Seattle-based design studio committed to crafting environments rich in character and sensory depth. Their work spans commercial, retail, cultural, and community projects, with a focus on the interplay between form, light, and material. The firm seeks to deliver architecture that is rooted in place yet expressive of human experience.
Projects by SKB Architects emphasize visual clarity, functionality, and an attention to detail that reinforces the identity of each commission. Their design philosophy values collaboration with clients and craftspeople, resulting in work that feels both cohesive and responsive to site and program.
LOCATION: Seattle, Washington, USA
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Objekts is not your typical design and furniture procurement firm. They required a workspace that reflected their slightly unconventional work style—one that rejected the standard product “showroom” concept and instead embraced multiple roles
The building is designed to take advantage of the unique properties of the small, yet prominent site,” according to Brian Collins-Friedrichs, principal-in-charge for the project.
WestRiver Group’s culture defies conventional definitions. Their space needed to be as flexible as they are with hospitality and the ability to entertain large groups at the forefront.
A new glazed, mid-block entry further opens the studio to the street, bringing people into the KEXP gathering space, which in turn opens to the Seattle Center campus through roll-up doors.
The Sonoma Farmhaus project was designed for a cycling enthusiast with a globally demanding professional career, who wanted to create a place that could serve as both a retreat of solitude and a hub for gathering with…
Wild Ginger’s new Denny Triangle location builds upon the look and feel that SkB Architects developed for the recently completed Wild Ginger at Lincoln Square in Bellevue, Washington (USA).
A unique project nearly four years in the making, the Manson Barn Retreat is one part working barn for a commercial fruit orchard, one part hospitality venue for weddings and events (complete with custom brick pizza oven)…
The ToDD Residence emerged from the concept of how to create an urban farmhouse, while finding a way to push the limits of usable space within a very restricted footprint.
SkB Architects have recently completed the renovation of West Roy Condo, an old residence situated in Lower Queen Anne, Seattle, WA. The goal in West Roy project was to unify and contemporize the living/dining/kitchen areas, connect the…
