Architecture

Bassetti Architects offers enduring and delightful design solutions that are responsive to site, environment and context. We are committed to designing buildings that lift spirits and provide inspiration, function efficiently and safely, and meet the project budget. We build strong relationships with our clients, and work toward a common goal.

Our services include:

• Pre-design and feasibility studies
• Public building design
• Cultural institution design
• Design for Native American communities
• Construction administration

Historic Preservation

Bassetti Architects provides award-winning design solutions for historic buildings. Our approach to the reuse of historic buildings includes a careful assessment of a facility's history and an understanding of what it will take to make the building a useful treasure for the future. Our staff
is specifically trained in preservation research and building techniques.

Our services include:

•  Evaluation of existing conditions
•  Preservation planning
•  FEMA documentation
•  Landmark Agency Review
•  Programming for building rehabilitation & re-use
•  Technical preservation documents
•  Construction administration

Planning

Bassetti Architects' planning services provide a map for clients to understand needs, set priorities, develop budgets, and evaluate options. Planning is done in collaboration with owners, users and public agencies to ensure support and approval from the surrounding community.

Our services include:

•  Master planning
•  Site evaluation
•  Feasibility studies
•  Existing conditions analysis
•  Educational transformation planning
•  Facilitation of public participation
•  Fund-raising assistance
•  Programming
•  Post-occupancy evaluations

Interior Design

We believe a project is successful when the building interior and exterior are complementary. Our interior designers are key members of our design teams – from programming through
construction – in order to establish a consistent design language. Our interiors are durable, maintainable and sustainable.

Services include:

• Space Planning
• Rendered images
• Material, color and finish selections
• Furniture specification and procurement

Sustainable Strategies

Sustainable buildings are designed, built and operated in ways that protect our land and water resources, use energy efficiently, conserve materials, reduce waste, and provide healthy indoor environments. Bassetti Architects collaborates with owners and consulting engineers, integrating appropriate sustainable strategies to create enduring sites and buildings.

Services we provide include:

•  LEED™ project certification
•  Washington State Sustainable School Protocol compliance
•  Eco-charette planning and facilitation
•  Cost/benefit analysis of sustainable options

Educational Programming

Our commitment as a firm is to continually expand our knowledge through reading, research and attendance at conferences that focus on educational facilities.

Most importantly, we listen and learn from other programming participants. We listen to the needs and concerns of the students, community, and district staff. We document these concerns and respond with not just a single answer, but with creative alternatives. Project participants then explore these alternatives before a course of action is taken. We have found that this process yields the best results and creates a better collective ownership in the project by all stakeholders.