Sometimes it is all about taking your cue from what is already there – hidden behind ill-conceived drywall soffits, covered by layers of resilient vinyl flooring…

Northwest design…

Who would have thought that, hiding above the sheet rock ceilings of the old Seward Park PCC, there was a beautiful old bow-truss roof waiting to be uncovered?  Would anybody who had visited the old PCC’s cramped basement, have imagined that it would one day house a bar?  Mētis worked closely with owner Ron Sher, architect Mike Whalen, and Peter Womble to rehab the old building.  Using locally sourced reclaimed timbers, portions of the main floor were raised, existing timbers were reinforced, sheer walls were built and character structures were installed.  The result was a space that took its design cues from the character of the old building and the structural requirements of the retrofit and rehab work.

Team

  • Jeff Taipale
  • Ben Frey-Booth
  • Brian McCormick
  • Cheng Cooper
  • David Nguyen
  • Eric O’Keefe
  • Jason Cameron
  • Jacob Landry
  • Grant Eckman
  • Jon Rasnic
  • Josh Anderson
  • Rogan Taipale
  • Sarah Kautz
  • Sebastian Kimura

Collaborators

The realization of Third Place Books was realized in collaboration with Ron Sher of Sher Partners; Peter Womble of Womble Corp; Mike Whalen Architecture and Andreas Quinn. Casework & built-ins were fabricated in-house by the Mētis Construction wood shop team. Special thanks to Eurocraft Hardwoods, Northstar Electric, Total Plumbing, Low Voltage Systems, 206 Plumbing, Anvil House, Chris McMullen Products, JRS Engineering, Emil’s Concrete, NOVO Painting, Stonecraft, Superior Insulation, Lundgren Enterprises, K Fox Insulation, Hawk Environmental, Tydi Concrete Cutting and Vanwell Masonry. Photography courtesy of Suzi Pratt.

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