Profile
We are a group of curious architects who seek to create memorable spaces and places that resonate with those who encounter them. Passionate about seeking authentic relationships in our response to the environment and with each other, we are explorers who design residential, commercial, and hospitality projects that are uniquely tailored to our clients.
We foster dynamic collaborations with our clients, consultants, builders and artisans to develop design solutions that are approachable, responsive to place, and exemplify sophisticated simplicity. Each project is unique, reflective of its setting – whether rural or urban environment, a building, an interior, or a home. Through a varied yet tailored process, we look for ways to explore a project’s potential to create a design built to last generations.
People are shaped by the physical spaces they inhabit. We are passionate about creating spaces and places that enhance human experience and contextual connection. We value design that is responsive to one’s physical surroundings, is culturally sensitive, and takes into account the climate and environment as a whole. As a firm, we are committed to creating timeless works that are deeply rooted to their site.
A winner of eight prestigious AIA design awards, Heliotrope is dedicated to creating spaces and places of enduring quality and timeless beauty.
Joseph Herrin
Principal
Renee Boone
Associate
Mike Mora
Principal
Ben Humphrey
Associate
Sally Kim
Designer
Tony Salas
Designer
Mazohra Thami
Designer
Jonathan Teng
Architect
Evan Dobson
Designer
Julie Marquart
Office Manager
Glenn Easley
Architect
Clients
REI
Amazon
Chef Holly Smith
Filson
Holland America Princess
Chef Renee Erickson
UNICO Properties
Washington Holdings
Chef Rachel Yang
Ethan Stowell Restaurants
Cake Skincare
Shinola
evo
evo Projects
Local Tide
Ibex - Merino Wool Apparel
Blackrock
Chef Meeru Dhalwala
Sea Wolf Bakery
Nordstrom
Aslan Brewery
Microsoft
Mainstay Provisions
Awards
Outstanding Restaurant Design
James Beard Awards, 2020
Project: Rupee Bar
Merit Award
AIA NW & Pacific Honor Awards, 2011
Project: Suncrest
Merit Award
AIA NW & Pacific Honor Awards, 2011
Project: Greenlake Passive House
‘Best of the Year’ Award
Interior Design Magazine, 2011
Project: North Beach
Honor Award
National AIA Housing Awards, 2011
Project: North Beach
Merit Award
AIA Honor Awards for Washington Architecture, 2010
Project: Suncrest
Merit Award
AIA Honor Awards for Washington Architecture, 2009
Project: North Beach
Citation Award
AIA Washington Civic Design Awards, 2007
Project: Ross Park
Merit Award
AIA Northwest and Pacific Region Design Awards, 2003
Project: WRA
Merit Award
AIA Honor Awards for Washington Architecture, 2001
Project: WRA
Recognition
Seattle Times, December 18, 2014
“Quality Athletics is changing the sports-bar playbook”
Quality Athletics
‘From the Top’
Luxe Magazine
September/October 2020
Project: View Ridge
‘A Vacation Home as Minimal as a Gallery’
The New York Times
November 21, 2017
Project: Collector’s Retreat
‘Gorgeously Grounded’
Pacific NW Magazine, Seattle Times
January 29, 2017
Project: Artist Residence
‘Paul Bunyan Shops Here’
Metropolis Magazine
February 2016
Project: Filson Seattle Flagship Store
‘Go Inside a Modern Glass House by Heliotrope Architects in the Pacific Northwest’
Architectural Digest, January 11, 2016
Project: Lone Madrone
‘Quality Athletics is changing the sports-bar playbook’
Seattle Times, December 18, 2014
Project: Quality Athletics
Interior Design Magazine, March 2011
Project: North Beach
C3 Magazine (Korea), January/February 2011
Issue #318
Project: Suncrest
150 Best Eco House Ideas, Marta Serrats, Harper Collins, 2010
Project: North Beach
Beach Houses, Carles Broto
Links Books, 2010
Project: North Beach
Juried exhibit of 12 selected firms ‘shaping the future of Seattle architecture’
New Edge/New Blood: Exhibition at the Seattle AIA, August/September 2008
‘Water Wise’
Northwest Home + Garden, May/June 2007
North Beach
‘What Makes it Green?’ Symposium and exhibition, Spring 2007
Project: Ross Park
DJC ‘Project of the Week’
July 31, 2006
Project: Ross Park
‘East Out West’
Custom Home: Kitchen & Bath Design Guide, April 2006
Project: Grant Creek
25 Houses Under 3,000 Square Feet, by James Trulove (Collins Design 2005)
Projects: Blue Ridge and View Avenue
‘Dream Catcher’
Custom Home, May/June 2003
Project: Horseback Ridge
Juried Exhibition
Both/And: Building Modern in the Context of Historic Architecture, 2003
Project: WRA
Seattle Times / AIA ‘Home of the Month’ Program, Spring 2002
Project: View Avenue
‘Standout Structure’
Spokesman Review: ‘In Life’ section cover, January 26, 2001
Project: WRA