Gallery House
- PROJECT ROLES
- Jim Olson, Design Principal
- LOCATION & YEAR
- Seattle, WA, 1989
- PROJECT TYPES
- Houses/Apartments
Project Details
Designed for a couple with an internationally acclaimed collection of modern art, it’s as much a museum as a residence. The house is organized around a central spine that provides both circulation and art display, bringing the owners into constant contact with their art. The 16-foot-high gallery comfortably accommodates the large canvases common to modern art. The gallery’s diffused-skylight daylighting system creates a soft, natural light for viewing art, and gives the sense of the outdoors while inside. Intimate living alcoves punctuate the sides of the gallery.

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