News & Updates

4 08 On April 26th, Tom Lenchek will be co-hosting the monthly AIA Saturday Seminar - "How to Select & Work with an Architect" at the AIA Seattle office. Please contact AIA Seattle for further details and to sign up for the seminar.
3 08 Balance Associates has teamed up with Method Homes, a new modular housing company with a commitment to innovative design and sustainability, to design their first model, The Method Cabin. The Method Cabin is targeting LEED for Homes 2.0 Gold Certification. You can learn more about the features of this home by visiting the new Prefab section of our web site or by visiting Method Homes.
2 08 The Rainbow Rock Residence and Wintergreen Cabin are featured in the new book ‘Residential Designs for the 21st Century: An International Collection’ by Casey C.M. Mathewson.
1 08 Look for Balance Associates at the American Institute of Architects (AIA) booth in the Seattle Home Show February 16th - 24th, 2008.  Stop by the booth and we can discuss your project. Scott LaBenz will be hosting the booth on Tuesday and Thursday of the show.
12 07 The Lake Sammamish Remodel is featured on the 360° Modern web site.
11 07 Balance Associates was selected by Northwest Home + Garden as one of the Top Architects for single and multi-family residential design. The article will be featured in the January 2008 issue.

Our new Winthrop office is open, bringing us closer to our clients!

There is a public meeting regarding the plans for Copperstone, a land development in Methow Valley that we are participating in. For more information or to attend the meeting, see the Methow Valley News headlines, November 7, 2007.
10 07 Welcome Margo Peterson-Aspholm to our team. She will be working in our new Winthrop office.

The Garden House, Cabin At Elbow Coulee, Rainbow Rock, and PS House appear in the publication of Dream Homes Pacific Northwest by Panache Partners, LLC.
7 07 A selection of Balance Associates interior projects will be featured in James Truelove's latest book 'Luxury Bathrooms', due out this fall.

Balance Associates is currently hiring. See Current Opportunities.
6 07 Welcome Jennie Robison to the team at Balance Associates.
5 07 The Seward Park Residence will appear next season on HGTV's new series "Out of the Box."
4 07 The Canyon House will appear in the spring issue of Wood Design & Building Magazine.
3 07 The Rainbow Rock Residence will be featured in the upcoming issue of Mexico Design: soluciones en interiorismo Magazine.
2 07 Look for Balance Associates at the American Institute of Architects (AIA) booth in the Seattle Home Show February 17th - 25th, 2007. Stop by the booth and we can discuss your project.

On February 24th, Scott LaBenz will be co-hosting the monthly AIA Saturday Seminar - "How to Select & Work with an Architect" at the AIA Seattle office. Please contact AIA Seattle for further details and to sign up for the seminar.
12 06 The Cabin at Elbow Coulee appears in the book ‘Wood Houses’ by Ruth Slavid.
11 06 The Cabin at Elbow Coulee is schedule to be featured in the December issue of Sunset Magazine
10 06 We welcome Lauren Tindall to the team at Balance Associates.
9 06 Look for Balance Associates to be featured in an upcoming article in Sunset Magazine on vacation homes in the Methow Valley.
8 06 The Edelweiss Cabin, Metropolitan Mazama Cabin, Meadow Cabin, Wintergreen Cabin and the Canyon House are all featured in James Truelove's latest book 'Cabins, the New Style'

The Euclid Residence, the Wintergreen Cabin and the Seward Park Residence are in a new book by Dan Sater titled 'The Smaller Home: Creating the Perfect Fit'.

The Canyon House is featured in an article in the July/August edition of Mountain Living Magazine.
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The Wintergreen Cabin is presented in the May/June Issue of Custom Home Magazine.

The Wintergreen Cabin, the Cabin at Elbow Coulee and the Marin Grove Development are highlighted in an article in the current issue of Builder News Magazine.
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The Euclid House was recently showcased in the Spring Home Design Issue of Pacific Northwest Magazine.

The Canyon House is due to appear in the July/August Issue of Mountain Living Magazine.
5 06 The Beach Cabin is presented in Casey Mathewson's new book 'Beach Houses' by Feierabend Publishers.

The Cabin at Elbow Coulee is highlighted in an article in the March issue of Custom Home Magazine.
4 06 The Cabin at Elbow Coulee is currently featured in the Spring Issue of Custom Home and the March issue of Residential Architect.
3 06 The Wintergreen Cabin has been presented with a Merit award in the 2006 Custom Home Design Awards.
2 06 The Rainbow Rock Residence can now been viewed on the 'Natural Getaways' segment of the Travel Channel's Amazing Vacation Homes. It will air on the following dates and times (the time listed is for both eastern & pacific time zones): Feb 16th at 8:30 p.m. & 11:30 p.m. and Feb 19th at 12:30 p.m.

Look for Balance Associates at the AIA booth in the Seattle Home Show February 18th - 26th, 2006.

On February 25th, Scott LaBenz will be co-hosting the monthly AIA Saturday Seminar – “How to Select & Work with an Architect” at the AIA Seattle office. Please contact AIA Seattle for further details and to sign up for the seminar.
1 06 The Seward Park Residence is featured in the new book "25 Houses Under 3000 Square Feet" by James Trulove.

The Rainbow Rock Residence is included in the latest book by Linda Leigh Paul titled "Island Living".
12 05 The Metropolitan Mazama Cabin is featured in the Winter/Spring 2006 Issue of Fine Home Building Magazine's Getaway Homes Edition.
11 05 The Rainbow Rock Residence will be featured on an upcoming segment of the Travel Channel's Amazing Vacation Homes this fall.

Also, look for the Rainbow Rock Residence featured in the forthcoming book Island Living by Linda Leigh Paul due out January '06.
10 05 Five of our mountain cabin projects are to be featured in a new book by James Grayson Trulove, due to be published next spring.
8 05 We Moved! As of 8/12/2005, our new location is in the Banner Building in the Belltown area of Seattle. See our new contact information.
7 05 See the Rainbow Rock Residence in the cover story of Seattle Homes and Lifestyles Magazine, July-August 2005 issue.