Arts & Cultural Projects
After opening an art gallery in 2021, AirMod principal Brett Holverstott became a leading curator in the Pacific Northwest featuring fine art realism. Since, he has become involved in numerous nonprofit organizations to support arts & cultural spaces, while he writes and advocates for the realism genre.
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Occidental Fine Arts Center
Renovation of a fire-damaged gallery in a historic building in Pioneer Square coupled with an artist residency program.
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Figure Ground Art Gallery
We converted our second-floor studio space into an art gallery, which we owned and operated from 2021-2024 as part of the Pioneer Square Art Walk.
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Mothership Art Studios
Adaptive reuse of a satellite receiving station (“Earth Station”) into a residence and art residency campus.
Modern Green Homes
Since its founding in 2018, AirMod has specialized in green homes in rural and urban environments, developing a portfolio of projects interpreting canonical housing types, while prioritizing energy efficiency, modular fabrication, and beautiful integration with the landscape.
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Shelton Japanese Home
A modern home inspired by traditional Japanese design for a multi-generational family.
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Singularity House
Our first geodesic dome house is an adaption of a standard shell with a second custom dome for an artificial intelligence guru. We built a team with a parametric designer to inlay a complex mathematical tiling pattern into the second dome.
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Greenwood Concept House
A prefab concept house utilizing timber floor slabs, roof panels, and box-modules.
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A-Frame Hobbit House
Our first adaptation of an “A-frame” house reinvents it with a sloped ridge, resulting in a trapezoidal plan.
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Modular Prefab House
One of our most successful modular projects, this home used prefab box modules and site-installed roof panels to give it a northwest modern look.
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Vashon Dingle
An elegant solution for a narrow and complex forested site, this project was designed with a peek-a-boo view of the Puget Sound.
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Seattle Craftsman
Our first major remodel project of an urban dwelling created a powerful structure of glulam beams to allow high-reaching windows to capture southern sunlight.
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Greenlake Cottage
After the code changes in Seattle allowed larger backyard units, we designed a modular-option cottage with attached garage and roof deck.
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Burien Gardens
A complex of three units surrounding a garden courtyard with masonry walls, and our first use of the “flexhouse” design concept for an ADU.
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Japanese House
Our first design to blend traditional Japanese carpentry with Western needs, we explored traditional joinery and built a team with a local timber framer.
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Scandinavian Farmhouse
Our first Scandinavian-style house.
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Kingston House
This modular spec house design was our first L-shaped home and created a lovely rear-facing courtyard.
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Ranier Valley Cottage
A simple, Scandinavian backyard cottage was modular built and utilized mass timber floor panels.
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Sunset Hill Cottage
A high-performing backyard cottage filled with natural light.