After a long and steady labor of love, the Lichtenstein studio is finally nearing completion!
Hereis a view of the loft looking toward a study nook:
The bathroom will feature a Japanese garden adjacent to the soaking tub:
A compact and efficient kitchen tucks in under the ladder to the loft:
We finally have finished our plywood box wall! The light catches the plywood grain a little differently, highlighting the alternating orientation.
Custom steel stairs to the mezzanine pinned off the concrete, are the next undertaking.
The depth of the boxes are modulated to create niches for models, samples and audiovisual equipment.
CAST had a great 2012--a mixed use studio, our first prefab houses, a pioneering urban farm, some great residential projects and a fabulous cabin in Mazama are just some of the many projects that we worked on this past year.
Canal Street Studio, a mixed use building, is almost dried in and the interior is starting to take shape. Looking good!
The second modular home at 100th Street is getting installed today! Just how much is done offsite in the factory? As much as possible! 
Construction on the Saratoga Residence is proceeding very well, and the overall massing is taking shape. We should have the rest of the steel installed in the next couple of weeks, then all the back up framing can be removed an we'll really be able to show off the open plan, but for now here is a view of the future garden in foreground and mudroom:
A vacation retreat in Mazama Washington that emphasizes a seamless flow between the indoors and outdoors, clean lines, and an indestructible materials pallet. After a long summer of groundwork and extensive concrete formwork the framing has begun - the Sun Meadow Escape is taking shape!
View of the northwest corner of the home. A large covered patio adjacent to the public areas of the home allows activities to flow seamlessly from the indoors to the outdoors.
A private master suite at the southeast corner nestles up against the adjacent aspen grove.
If you are interested in urban agriculture and would like to share your ideas to shape the Rainier Beach Urban Farm, please join us Saturday, July 28th from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm for an open event to discuss the project! Stay for the community picnic or just get your hands dirty during the drop-in work party every Saturday from 10 am to 3 pm.
We've been working on a house on the shores of Lake Washington near Seward Park. It will feature some fantastic window walls, plenty of outdoor living space, and an interior bridge over the living room/entry to connect the dual suites upstairs. More to come!...
In collaboration with Seattle Tilth, the Friends of R.B.U.F.W., and the Berger Partnership, CAST will be designing an urban farm in Seattle. The site is a former municipal nursery in Rainier Beach--10 acres of mostly wetland with some hoop houses at the north end. We'll be undertaking the challenge to not only make a model for urban agriculture, we'll also be greatly increasing the ecological function of the wetlands.
This project is in one of the most diverse zip codes in the nation, and we'll be involving the community to shape the design, as well as creating facilities for small scale commercial farmers, entrepreneurs, and other programs such as Seattle Youth Garden Works. The hope is to make a community hub centered on growing and sharing food.
The first community design meeting is June 19th on site (time TBD). Please come and share your vision with us!