Arc’teryx 5th Avenue has been named a finalist in the 2026 NYCxDESIGN Awards.
The project explores retail as landscape — a sequence of atmospheres shaped by tension, elevation, exposure, and refuge. Inspired by alpine terrain, the flagship transforms the act of shopping into an immersive spatial journey grounded in material, light, and movement.
We’re grateful to @nycxdesign and @interiordesignmag for the recognition, and proud of the collaborators, makers, and craftspeople who helped bring the project to life.
Congratulations to all of this year’s finalists. Winners will be announced May 18 in New York City.
@arcteryx@arcteryxnewyork
📷 : @jesseliaw
#NYCxDESIGN #InteriorDesign #RetailDesign #Arcteryx #ExperientialDesign FlagshipStore RetailArchitecture
We design in the mountains because we choose to be in them.
Snowpack, wind, elevation, seasonality—these aren’t constraints. They’re collaborators.
From alpine villages to remote lodges, our work begins with first-hand experience and ends in places built to endure.
1-2: Humbird, Sandpoint, ID
3-4: A-frame Club, Winter Park, CO
5-6: Snow Park Village, Deer Valley, UT
7-8: Tordrillo Mountain Lodge, Judd Lake, AK
#MountainDesign #AlpineArchitecture #ResilientDesign #BuiltForAltitude
World Book Day, but make it spatial.
Skylab: The Nature of Buildings is more than a monograph—it’s a living archive of ideas, tracing over two decades of work shaped by narrative, strategy, and regeneration. Conceived as a double vinyl album, the book unfolds in “tracks” and “sides,” inviting you to experience architecture as something you move through, not just look at.
From crafted residences to cultural landmarks, each project is part of a larger story—one that asks how design can rebalance our relationship with land, time, and people.
Today, we’re celebrating books that don’t just sit on shelves—they build worlds.
What books have shaped the way you see the built world?
The ones you return to, not for answers, but for orientation.
Book Design: @omnivoreland
Publisher: @thamesandhudson
📷 : @aaronwessling
Purchase The Nature of Buildings at the link in our bio.
#WorldBookDay #TheNatureOfBuildings #ArchitectureMonograph #DesignThinking
Built with Nature. Guided by Place.
We believe the built environment should deepen our connection to the living world around us. On Earth Day—and every day—we design as an act of listening: to site, to material, to climate, to community.
Our work is shaped by intention and restraint—where every choice carries weight, and every detail is an opportunity to honor the land it touches.
Not separate from nature, but in dialogue with it.
1-3: Gates Residence / Gates, OR / 📷: @jeremybittermann
4-6: YARD / Portland, OR / 📷: @126_east
7: Owl Creek Residence / Snowmass Village, CO / 📷: @robertreck
8-9: Skylodge / Eden, UT / 📷: @boonespeed
10-12: Nike WHQ Serena Williams Building / Beaverton, OR / 📷: @jeremybittermann
13: Columbia Building / Portland, OR / 📷: @jeremybittermann
14: Arboretum Residence / Portland, OR / 📷: @jeremybittermann
#EarthDay #BuiltWithNature #RegenerativeDesign #DesignWithPurpose #ArchitectureForChange SustainableDesign MaterialMatters ClimateResponsive PlaceBasedDesign
Tucked into a forested hillside, this residential renovation carries the original structure’s angular language through every detail.
That expression extends into the kitchen and bathrooms—folded tile surfaces, shifting marble patterns, and finely beveled edges create a sense of movement and precision. Faucets and fixtures follow suit: clean, deliberate, and quietly expressive.
A continuation of form, material, and intent at every scale.
📷 : @jeremybittermann
#Residential #DesignInspiration #Modern #DetailsMatter
@hastingsbathcollection@vola.denmark@chownhardware
A line drawn through loss—reimagined as resilience.
We’re honored that The Gates Residence (a.k.a. The Line Hole Project) has received a Green GOOD DESIGN® Award.
Set in Gates, Oregon, the home replaces a family cabin lost in the Santiam Canyon Fire—transforming a moment of devastation into a forward-looking model for living with the realities of climate. Rather than rebuild what was, the project asks what’s next.
Built from locally sourced Mass Ply Panels (MPP), the design merges structure, finish, and performance into a single, efficient system—reducing embodied carbon while supporting forest health and long-term resilience.
It’s a home, a prototype, and a quiet argument: that architecture can be regenerative, fire-aware, and deeply rooted in place.
Grateful to our collaborators, partners, and clients for trusting in a different way forward.
@freresengineeredwood@kaufmanhomesinc@carpentryplusinc@themarvinbrand
📷 : @jeremybittermann
#GoodDesignAwards #GreenDesign #MassTimber #ResilientDesign #SustainableArchitecture
Every project begins long before the first line is drawn. With curiosity. With perspective. With people who see the world a little differently. Swipe through for a glimpse of the personalities shaping Skylab’s work—and where it all began.
#thisiswho #architecture #designteam #studiolife
Skylab’s Spring 2026 Playlist has arrived! Press play, and follow where it leads. Listen at the link in our bio
Spring, softly now.
The light lingers a little longer—drawing us upward, outward.
A moment of emergence. A quiet invitation to step into something new.
Curated by @anddexall
Photo: @bodeckerfound by @jeremybittermann
#SpringPlaylist #SkylabSounds #NowPlaying #DesignInspiration #StudioVibes
A look at progress on the Friends of the Children Duncan and Cindy Campbell National Center of Excellence.
The new timber addition is beginning to take shape at the Albina Campus, expanding the existing center and connecting to the historic masonry building.
#DesignForImpact #CommunityInFocus #ArchitectureForYouth
@friendspdx@friendsnational@walshbuilds
Meet the creative force behind Skylab’s branded environments.
Reiko Igarashi is an Associate Principal at Skylab Architecture, where she leads the firm’s branded retail environments sector.
Drawing from a background in fashion, industrial design, and architecture, Reiko brings an expansive and curious approach to shaping immersive environments. Her work considers every layer of experience—from form and space to materiality, detail, furnishings, and digital integration—creating cohesive environments where brand, story, and design move seamlessly together.
#meettheminds #skylabinteriors #interiordesign #BrandedEnvironments
