Miller Hayashi Architects
Miller Hayashi Architects/YouthCare
Miller Hayashi Architects:
Miller Hayashi Architects is committed to a vision of architecture as an inclusive social art. We find the substance of architecture in the experience of a site, in the patterns of life and in the craft of construction. Our projects range in scale from the civic to the personal. We practice a hands-on approach of principal involvement in all phases of a project. We listen carefully to owners, building users and the community, and respond energetically with design proposals. We strive to implement sustainable building practices in our work. Our firm is founded on our belief in the potential of architecture to enrich both function and site in an act of imagination.
YouthCare:
YouthCare builds confidence and self-sufficiency for homeless youth by providing a continuum of care that includes outreach, basic services, emergency shelter, housing, counseling, education, and employment training. For 40 years, YouthCare has been a leader in providing effective services to Seattle’s homeless youth. In 1974, a group of concerned citizens started a three-bed shelter for homeless and runaway youth, the first in the Western United States. Since then, we have grown to become a community-based agency with six sites serving the greater Seattle area. During that time, we have led the way in creating effective, innovative programs for homeless young people: