David Foster Architects

David Foster Architects is an award winning architectural practice established in 1996. Our projects include both residential and commercial building types.

Some recent projects have included:

An innovative mixed-use building with artists’ live/work spaces, retail, and a penthouse residence
A beachfront cabin on a private island in the San Juan’s
An affordable 4-unit cottage development under Seattle’s Design Demonstration Program for Innovative Housing Design
A major reconstruction of a 5000 SF view home in Washington Park
A new 4000 SF view home in Medina
A bunkhouse sleeping six in a serene wooded location
A new 2100 SF environmentally sensitive home, employing sustainable building practices, set amidst an orchard and gardens

We are deeply committed to design excellence. We strive to produce buildings that possess propriety, timelessness, and beauty. This requires a disciplined approach that takes into account not just the necessities of the program and budget, but also the project’s physical context, its cultural setting, and the art of building. We believe that the best design transcends style and function to express the magic of making a place in the world.

David Foster AIA first studied architecture at the Polytechnic University of Frankfurt, Germany, taking a professional degree there in 1987. He completed a Masters degree in Architecture at the University of Washington in 1990. He also holds a Bachelors in Business and Management from the University of Maryland.

Our work has been featured in both local and national publications, and the firm recently received the American Institute of Architects/Seattle Times Home of the Year award.