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Architect Matthew Coates thinks affordable housing can be created using only cast-off construction materials and appliances. The founder of Bainbridge Island-based Coates Design Architects is putting that to the test by designing three tiny housing units using materials that are 100% recycled, reclaimed or unwanted, or that would otherwise be headed to the landfill. The […]

Coates Design President and Principal Architect Matthew Coates was a guest on The Contracting Handbook, a podcast about the ins-and-outs of the building industry. The Contracting Handbook: Matthew Coates, President and Principal Architect of Coates Design Architects (Part 1)   The Contracting Handbook – Matthew Coates, President and Principal Architect of Coates Design Architects (Part […]

The Island Retreat we designed is live on ArchDaily. The project page includes project photos, technical drawings, and a spec list. Full article found at: “Island Retreat / Coates Design: Architecture + Interiors | Seattle Architects” ArchDaily, July 10, 2021. https://www.archdaily.com/964642/island-retreat-coates-design-architecture-plus-interiors-seattle-architects

Project name: Escalante Escape Architecture firm: Coates Design Location: Escalante, Utah, United States Photography: Paul Richer, Richer Images Principal architect: Matthew Coates Design team: Project Manager- Bob Miller-Rhees, Project Architect- Emily Banks Full article found at: “Escalante Escape in Utah, United States by Coates Design” Amazing Architecture/em>, June 24, 2021. https://amazingarchitecture.com/houses/escalante-escape-in-utah-united-states-by-coates-design

Home Builder Digest selected Coates Design as one of The 15 Best Residential Architects in Bainbridge Island, Washington! Full article found at: “The 15 Best Residential Architects in Bainbridge Island, Washington” Home Builder Digest, June 9, 2021. https://www.homebuilderdigest.com/the-15-best-residential-architects-in-bainbridge-island-washington/

Our Seaview Escape home was featured on ArchDaily! The project page includes photos, technical drawings, and a materials list. Full article found at: “Seaview Escape / Coates Design: Architecture + Interiors | Seattle Architects” ArchDaily, May 20, 2021. https://www.archdaily.com/961705/seaview-escape-house-coates-design-architecture-plus-interiors-seattle-architects

  A Bainbridge Island coalition is working together to provide affordable housing. The reHOME coalition says by using 100% recycled or repurposed materials it can build homes at one-third the cost. A creation of architect Matthew Coates, the reHOME team is made up of Coates Design Architects, Clark Construction, Friends of the Farms and Housing […]

Home Builder Digest selected Coates Design as of the 15 Best Residential Architects in Tacoma, Washington! Full article found at: “The 15 Best Residential Architects in Tacoma, Washington” Home Builder Digest, April 14, 2021. https://www.homebuilderdigest.com/the-15-best-residential-architects-in-tacoma-washington/

      “The project team is comprised of FOF, Clark Construction, local architect Coates Design and Housing Resources Bainbridge. Coates Design will be building structures called reHOME’s, designed to benefit the environment and make housing more affordable…” Full article found at: “Council authorizes Friends of the Farms to develop intern housing on Morales property” […]

This is a view from some of the latest rough renderings of Aberdeen’s proposed Gateway Center. It shows an area outside a cafeteria at the northeast side of the building… Full article found at: “Aberdeen council reviews latest Gateway Center design” The Daily World, February 26, 2021. https://www.thedailyworld.com/news/aberdeen-council-reviews-latest-gateway-center-design/

Coates Design’s Platinum House bathroom was handpicked for Houzz’s “9 Design Tips to Enhance Views of Your Garden From Indoors” ideabook. Full article found at: “9 Design Tips to Enhance Views of Your Garden From Indoors” Houzz, January 18, 2021. https://www.houzz.com/magazine/9-design-tips-to-enhance-views-of-your-garden-from-indoors-stsetivw-vs~144289238

Coates Design’s Musician House was selected by Architect Magazine for their weekly series, “Week in Projects”… Full article found at: “Week in Projects: A Farmer’s Market in Arkansas, Musician’s House in Washington, and Rooftop Greenhouse in New York” Architect Magazine, January 11, 2021. https://www.architectmagazine.com/design/a-farmers-market-in-arkansas-musicians-house-in-washington-and-rooftop-greenhouse-in-new-york_o?fbclid=IwAR3xTIv7nyk2uaazC1FKx5aqCPkGNXOkYfkXw-yOPHBQ0nJ-ZiLyyVBQncI

Selected out of six proposals for the criminal justice facility — which encompasses the police department, municipal court and jail — was Bainbridge Island firm Coates Design, the same firm that has designed the proposed Gateway Center for the east edge of downtown. Full article found at: “Consultants selected to assess Aberdeen fire, police, jail, […]

Coates Design’s Hansen Road House was selected by Architect Magazine for their weekly series, “Week in Projects”… Full article found at: “A Transparent Media Hub in Paris, a Private Gallery in Moscow, and a Modular Apartment Building in South Africa” Architect Magazine, December 21, 2020. https://www.architectmagazine.com/design/a-transparent-media-hub-in-paris-a-private-gallery-in-moscow-and-a-modular-apartment-building-in-south-africa_o

AIA Seattle asked our Founder and President some questions about his journey as an architect, the future of architecture, and much more in this feature for I am AIA. Full article found at: “I am AIA” AIA Seattle, December 18, 2020. https://aiaseattle.org/?aia_profile=matthew-coates