Principal at CAST architecture, urbanist and Planning Commission Co-Chair advocating for housing options, 15-minute cities and sustainable construction. Passivhaus proponent. Former AIA Seattle President
Matt Hutchins AIA
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‘South Rainier Drive Highway South’ is too dangerous to support this kind of density!
Our studio's work is pretty diverse. Here on Bluesky, I'm really focused on urban and affordable housing, but we're doing some other very cool work like this off-grid cabin! Enjoy!
www.mountainliving.com/offgrid/
Enjoying Junction FC home match! USL2!
First ever $100 plus fill up. Usually it is like 65.
Good thing we are mostly EV!
SSHD will focus on creating 2, 3 and some 4 bedroom homes. These larger family-sized units are rarely built by private market developers as they aren’t “profitable” or often by affordable housing sector due to financing constraints.
www.fox13seattle.com/news/seattle...
Haven’t shared this in a while, but just added a few people to my building codes, standards, and technology starter pack go.bsky.app/KgW22UZ
Matt Hutchins AIA
Seattle #1 🚲
Thanks to all the people who continue to make Seattle a great biking city!
@seattlebikeblog.com @streetsalliance.bsky.social
@seattledot.bsky.social
and a shoutout to @rvgreenways.bsky.social for delivering the LWB weekends mentioned
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/t...
It does not bode well for Patrick Condon's academic talk about Seattle's land use code when he is using AI GENERATED SLOP AS MAPS FOR HIS TALK, and doesn't understand that the whole city's base height is 3-4 stories, not just the fantasy realm colored in here.
This talk is going to be great.
3-0 Junction FC! Goalllll!!!!
Harrell’s narrowly drawn EIS was a Trojan Horse all but guaranteeing SEPA appeals and delay, now Tree Action Seattle does not want CM Lin to close the loophole, or let Mayor Wilson scope a broader SEIS to avoid future pitfalls.
A Seattle City Council committee approved a measure giving the city's social housing developer more flexibility to finance future housing projects.
It does not bode well for Patrick Condon's academic talk about Seattle's land use code when he is using AI GENERATED SLOP AS MAPS FOR HIS TALK, and doesn't understand that the whole city's base height is 3-4 stories, not just the fantasy realm colored in here.
This talk is going to be great.
NEW STORY// Court Ruling Against Seattle Growth Plan Undercuts State Housing Reforms
By Ryan Packer via @theurbanist.org
The Urbanist
www.theurbanist.org
Ruling in favor of two groups trying to reopen environmental review of Seattle's Comprehensive Plan, a state Court of Appeals has affirmed a major loophole in recent state laws intended to reduce barriers to urban housing development. The decision could have big impacts statewide.
