Studio + Us
A union of built and natural environments
SEOLA
A BACKDROP FOR LIFE
Seola Works was born at the edge of the Seola Greenbelt in Seattle, where wooded ravine meets the open waters of Puget Sound.
Our studio grew from living and creating alongside to this landscape and is where our approach to design took root: grounded, intentional, and always in dialogue with place.
We believe architecture + gardens should feel as natural and essential as the people + places that inspire them.
THE STUDIO
ABOUT US
Seola Works is a thoughtful + passionate multi-disciplinary design studio shaped by our combined experience across: art, architecture, design, horticulture, logistics, and fine gardening.
Our work spans a wide range of settings — each approached with a deep respect for history, place, and context.
We serve residential, small-scale commercial, and hospitality clients, offering the flexibility to engage our architectural + garden design services individually or as a fully integrated team.
Meet Us
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Jay Bills, AIA
Principal Architect/Owner
Seola Works: Architecture + Design
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Patrick Rich, APLD
Landscape Designer/Owner
Seola Works: Garden + Design
OUR ETHOS
WHAT WE CULTIVATE
Beauty, Simplicity, + Comfort
Sustainability redefined as the quiet longevity of thoughtful design.
Spaces grounded in comfort, softened by simplicity, and enriched by beauty. Architecture + gardens crafted to evolve with life’s shifting seasons.
Biographically Inspired Design
Every space is a unique story and a reflection of its inhabitants – a story told through the interplay of materials, light, and landscape.
Like portrait artists, we work to realize your story through our tools and collective vision.
A Living Composition
Like us, our projects embrace change, allowing materials and spaces to adapt, mature, and celebrate the deepening of character over time.
A Full-Sensory Experience
Every project is rooted in its surroundings, designed to heighten the sensory experience of place through thoughtful consideration of light, texture, sound, scent, taste, and movement.
A Union of Building + Garden
Rainscreens to raingardens.
We design spaces as one seamless whole, ensuring every space – indoors and out – feels intentional, connected, and harmonious at every scale.