“The clerestory windows become apparent, flooding light into the house from the west, so it undeniably creates this dynamic and exciting quality from the moment you arrive.”
-Jennifer Pinto of Seattle Magazine for the AIA Home of Distinction July 2019
“The house and studio respond to and echo the dramatic landscape in which they sit. A compact site strategy creates distinct spaces that are nestled together. All of this was achieved on a modest budget. It’s a beautiful house.”
-Deborah Berke, Gray Awards 2017 Judge alongside James Corner, Philippe Starck, & Commune Design
Seattle Design Center – Northwest Design Awards 2017, 1st Place
Interior design by Elizabeth Stretch
“This modest, contemporary home has been executed with great delicacy and spirit in its plan and details. The architect employed an interesting and innovative pallet of materials.”
AIA Jury: Peter Bohlin, Cameron Sinclair, Dean Sakamoto, Jean Hara, John Paul Jones
“An extraordinarily simple idea, simply executed, demonstrating good judgement and marvellous geometry. The pavilion establishes an identity for a “place” in a flat landscape. A fine piece of environmental furniture, beautiful both day and night”
AIA Jury: Julie Eizenberg, Ziva Frieman, Leonard Parker; Aaron Betsky
“An elemental economy of means leaves little to add or subtract without detracting from the whole. This sparse residence gives the primitive a modern voice”
AIA Jury: Stephen Ehrlich, Brian Mackay-Lyons, Maryanne Thompson; Doug Kelbaugh
“An interesting use of colliding typologies to resolve an extremely modest program. The economic use of limited resources provides a very rich spatial experience”
AIA Jury: Fumihiko Maki, Raphael Vinoly, Eva Jiricna
“We were unanimous in our praise for this house. The architect said he was letting go of the rules in this design, but we think he wrote some excellent new ones.”
AIA Jury: Lane Williams, Sian Roberts, Nancy Satterberg
“Coleman is a master of architectural detailing, and that fact is in full evidence on this project. The interior is like a piece of fine cabinetry housed within the shell of an old Seattle home, explored much like a dollhouse opened up to expose its lovingly crafted interior”
AIA/Seattle Jury
“The strength of this project lies in it’s site planning. Overriding is a theme: absolute simplicity”
AIA/Seattle Jury
Featured Home – View Ridge Residence
1st Place, Residential Architecture – Bear Run Cabin
1st Place, Inside Outside House
Interior Design by Elizabeth Stretch
Featured Home – Hill House
Broadmoor Residence
Elevation to Fellowship recognizes the achievements of the architect as an individual, and before the public and profession as a model architect who has made significant contibutions to architecture and society on a national level.
Honor Award, Zig Zag House, 2008
Jury: Peter Bohlin, Cameron Sinclair, Dean Sakamoto, Jean Hara, John Paul Jones
Presented by the Seattle Design Center and Seattle Homes & Lifestyles
Commendation, Zig Zag House, 2006
Jury: James Timberlake, Ed Feiner, Margaret Helfand; Moderator: Daniel Friedman
Nuler-Cudahy Residence, Seattle, Washington, 2003
Jury: Lane Williams, Sian Roberts, Nancy Satterberg
Nuler-Cudahy Residence, Seattle, Washington, 2002
Jury: AIA/Seattle
Finalist, “The Observatory”, 2001
Commendation, Collins-Thompson Retreat, 2001
Jury: Stephen Ehrlich, Brian MacKay-Lyons, Maryanne Thompson; Moderator: Doug Kelbaugh
Chee Residence, Seattle, Washington, 2001
Jury: AIA/Seattle
Buchter Residence, Orcas Island, Washington 2000
Jury: AIA/Seattle
Commendation, Queen Anne Hill Residence, 1999
Jury: Fumihiko Maki, Raphael Vinoly, Eva Jiricna; Moderator: Paul Schell
Queen Anne Hill Residence, Seattle, Washington, 1998
Jury: Stewart Silk, Thomas Bosworth, Patricia Brennan
Queen Anne Hill Residence, Seattle, Washington, 1997
Jury: AIA/Seattle
Design Award, Buffum Residence,1996
Merit Award, Seaside Pavilion 1996
Merit Award, Seaside Pavilion, 1995
Jury: Julie Eizenberg, Ziva Frieman, Leonard Parker; Moderator: Aaron Betsky
Named one of the 100 foremost residential architects, 1991
Design Awards, Blair House, 1988
Merit Award, National Home Design Competition, 1987
Design Arts Fellowship 1984-1985
Sponsored by the European Community (EU)
Merit Award, Herfolge Town Plan, 1983
Artist-in-Residence, 1982
Artist-in-Residence, 1981