2019 GRAY Awards showcase architecture + design talent of the Pacific Northwest

Celebrating the emerging design culture of the U.S. Pacific Northwest, the GRAY Awards recently concluded its 2019 edition, which attracted 220 entries this year. Designers and manufacturers from the region were invited to submit their best projects and products across 11 categories.

The jury — which included HAY cofounders Mette and Rolf Hay, designer Yves Béhar, Note Design Studio’s Johannes Carlström, and Zaha Hadid Architects' Patrik Schumacher — selected winning projects by Waechter Architecture, Mutuus Studio, LEVER Architecture, Allied Works, and more. Winners received a custom-designed trophy handcrafted by distinguished Seattle-based glass artist John Hogan. 

Check out this year's winning projects below!

LANDSCAPE DESIGN: CIVIC, COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL Winner: Dune Peninsula at Point Defiance Park by Site Workshop Landscape Architecture 

Finalist: Field Office by Lango Hansen Landscape Architects 
Finalist: Laurelhurst Courtyard Garden by Wittman Estes Architecture + Landscape 
Finalist: An Urban Sanctuary in The City of Gardens Fairfield, Victoria BC by Biophilia Design Collective 
Finalist: Southlands by BattersbyHowat Architects 

INTERIOR DESIGN: COMMERCIAL Winner: Samara Restaurant by Mutuus Studio

Finalist: Studio Penthouse by JHL Design
Finalist: Hightower Showroom by Casework
Finalist: The Woodlark by OFFICEUNTITLED
Finalist: Kiara by Susan Marinello Interiors

ARCHITECTURE: RESIDENTIAL Winner: High Desert Residence by Hacker Architects 

Finalist: Past Present House by Chadbourne + Doss 
Finalist: Edgemont by BattersbyHowat Architects 
Finalist: The Brick House by Campos Studio 
Finalist: Pioneer Square Loft by Plum Projects LLC 

FASHION: APPAREL & ACCESSORIES Winner: SILVAE “Finite” A/W 19 Collection by SILVAE 

Finalist: REGARDLESS by Poppyseed Clothing
Finalist: Spring 2020 Balance by A.Oei Studio
Finalist: Fall 2019 Collection by Paychi Karen Guh
Finalist: Raven Sole the Sun by Jamie Gentry Designs

INTERIOR DESIGN: RESIDENTIAL Winner: Pearl Loft by Jessica Helgerson Interior Design 

Finalist: The Sound Residence by Studio Block
Finalist: NW Johnson Street House by Jessica Helgerson Interior Design
Finalist: Seaside by Studio Roslyn
Finalist: Green Hills Estate by Osmose Design

DESIGN FOR GOOD Winner: Oregon Conservation Center by LEVER Architecture

Finalist: University of Washington Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity 50th Anniversary by Studio Matthews
Finalist: Heartfelt Guesthouse by 2form Architecture

ARCHITECTURE: COMMERCIAL Winner: Furioso Vineyards by Waechter Architecture 

Finalist: i3 Illumina Campus by Perkins + Will
Finalist: Willmott’s Ghost by Heliotrope Architects & Price Erickson
Finalist: Downtown Seattle Hotel by LMN Architects
Finalist: Outpost by Skylab Architecture

PRODUCT DESIGN: LIGHTING, FURNITURE Winner: Plano Cabinet by New Format Studio 

Finalist: Acoustic Shade by LightArt
Finalist: The Coffee Table by Fernweh Woodworking
Finalist: Osprey Lounge Chair by Phloem Studio
Finalist: Time/Space Portal Table by Neal Aronowitz Design

PRODUCT DESIGN: OTHER Winner: Eleven Madison Park Dinnerware by Allied Works 

Finalist: TRAPEZE by Juju Papers
Finalist: Neuralink Link by WOKE Studio
Finalist: FLUX by Juju Papers
Finalist: Kuvio Dimensional Wall Tiles by Lumicor

WILD CARD: OPEN CATEGORY Winner: Operation Vitamin D by Fraser + Fogle Architects 

Finalist: The Sharpest Tool by Space Theory
Finalist: The Music Shed by Campos Studio
Finalist: Waypoint-Acid Ball by Mutuus Studio
Finalist: Flame by R.M. Salas

STUDENT DESIGN Winner: PREPI by Lulu McRoberts and Jack Johnston 

Finalist: Fibro by Caroline Slick Finalist: Arc 2395 by Bailey Harrison
Finalist: Teeter by Yuansi Li and Thipok Cholsaipant
Finalist: Product Design UO x Prison Blues by University of Oregon Product Design