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Archive for July, 2009

Overlake Park Presbyterian Church

This 300-seat sanctuary forms the focal point of this church campus in Bellevue, Washington.  The interior space uses natural daylight as the central architectural design inspiration. A central spine of clerestory light defines a central axis, and a full-height curved plaster wall behind the altar brings diffused light from the sides and above to create a warm, glowing focal point to the religious experience.

A gabled narthex and support building form the entry to the sanctuary and is strongly contextual in its form and material selections to the adjacent Fellowship and Administrative buildings. The architectural design process was highly detailed and involved ecumenical guidance and unflagging congregational involvement.

Seattle Chapter AIA Citation Award, 1990

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This project was executed while Scott Allen was an Associate at Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects (OSKA). Scott Allen, project manager. Jim Olson and Rick Sundberg, principal designers. Robert Pisano, photography.

The Aerie

This building design proposes a ‘tree house for grown-ups’ on a steeply wooded slope near Mt. Charleston, Nevada.  The site, at an elevation of over 7,000 feet, sits in alpine forest with views to several peaks and borders public forest land.  The views and the desire to preserve as many of the existing trees as possible were key factors in the evolution of the design.

The three-level house design includes guest, exercise and support functions on the lower level, an open living level, and a master suite on the upper level open to the living spaces below.  An elevator connects the levels, and an artist’s studio is tucked into the hillside on the back of the site. The steeply-sloped site also creates an open underside for parking, and allows the building to lift off the ground so that the living experience is in the trees and oriented towards the mountain views.

This project was designed while Scott Allen was a Principal at Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects (OSKA). Tim Bies, model photography.