Meet the Team
We are a small, design-driven studio. Together, we bring a thoughtful, detail-oriented approach to architecture and landscape design—grounded in material clarity, contextual sensitivity, and a deep appreciation for the Pacific Northwest.
Our work is shaped by complementary backgrounds in architecture, interior design, landscape, public design, and product design. What connects us is a shared belief that good design should feel effortless, timeless, and connected to the rhythms of nature.
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Principal
Mariana Gutheim (she | her), originally from Argentina, earned her architecture degree from the university of Buenos Aires (FADU-UBA) in 2011. Mariana is a licensed architect in Argentina. She received her MFA from Tufts University in 2016. She is currently a lecturer at the University of Washington.
Her international and interdisciplinary professional background is reflected in her work and in her capacity for designing, thinking and conceptualizing from different perspectives, processes and points of view. This makes her work a specific and customized response to site, location and communities involved.
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Project Designer
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Landscape Designer | Urban Planner
Erica Bush (she | her) is passionate about creating beautiful, healthy, and sustainable environments that inspire spending more time outdoors. originally from NYC, she has focused on the psychology of our built environment working in cross-disciplinary roles over the course of her twenty-year career. Erica received a BA in political science and sociology from the New School followed by a dual master’s in Urban Planning and master’s in Landscape Architecture at the University of Washington in 2014. Erica has created dozens of public art exhibits that reflect social and political discourse within Seattle.