Matthias Olt | Architect
RIBA, Dipl.-Ing., LEED AP
My vision is to create places of sculptural lightness that inspire ideas, promote joy, and elevate sustainable systems.
Each design situation is unique because everyone I have ever worked with brings a unique perspective. I help my clients identify opportunities by generating ideas and developing value-driven solutions that solve complex architectural puzzles. I led the design of several high-profile mixed-use, corporate, commercial, and residential buildings, including towers of up to 275m. I am a resource for biophilic design, mass timber design and the recipient of a Seattle AIA Honor Award for an innovative mass timber high-rise building. I have built a competitive, sustainable design practice for a large, global architecture firm by spearheading a firm-wide sustainable design strategic plan. Today, I am the design director in architecture at B+H Architects in the USA.
I have a keen sense of market dynamics and realities and value the power of exploring new possibilities and imagining multiple alternatives. Successful projects emerge when we allow preconceived notions to fall away, making space for attitudes of curiosity, openness, and eagerness.
What I stand for:
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Collaboration and Commitment
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Innovation
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Inspiring Ideas
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Fun!
My Clients
non-exhaustive list
Alaska Airlines
Amazon
Boeing
China Resources Land
City of Linz
CtrlS
Dubai Sports City
Grays Harbor College
GS Retail
Her Majesty’s Treasury
Hines
India Bulls
Jon and Mary Shirley
Kaiser Permanente
Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nayan Foundation
Larsen & Toubro
Lincoln Properties
Lotte
McLaren
Microsoft
Nitesh
Omkar
Ping An
Sabey
Seattle Opera
Shanghai Kaisa
Seattle Colleges
Seattle Public Libraries
Tishman Speyer
Treuhand GmbH
Unico Properties
Unitech
University of Washington
Urban Visions
Vulcan
Washington Holdings
Washington State University
Xi’an Experimental School