Nazim Nice
Founding Partner
Architect, LEED AP, City of Mercer Island Planning Commissioner (2025-2029)
Joined Year ―
2006
Responsibility ―
Leading design vision, client relationships, team management, and business development
Hometown ―
Mercer Island, WA
Education + Registration ―
1997 BArch – Carnegie Mellon University
Registered Architect in Washington State since 2004
Hobbies ―
Hiking, gardening, cooking
Interests ―
Cars, landscape / graphic / product design, and of course, architecture
Jack Bader
Partner
Joined Year ―
2012
Responsibility ―
Design, project management, business development. Junior staff supervision and development, office standards + Revit processes. As-built measurements with point cloud scanner
Hometown ―
Burien, WA
Education + Registration ―
2007 BArch – Carnegie Mellon University
Registered Architect in Washington State since 2011
Hobbies + Interests ―
Playing baseball, snowboarding, and biking and camping with my wife and two kids. Reading, music, and home projects
Maia Bell
Project Manager
2014
Responsibility ―
Project management, team management, office management, lead on permits, project specifications (including smart-home technologies), contractor coordination, and CAD / Revit management. Office IT manager
Hometown ―
Los Angeles, CA
Education ―
1994 BArch – University of Oregon
Hobbies + Interests ―
Cooking, writing, music, movies + TV, and technology. Loves dogs and animals of all kinds
Che-Han Yang
Architect
Joined Year ―
2019
Responsibility ―
Design, project management, junior staff supervision, client + consultant coordination, technical details development, as-built measurements
Hometown ―
Taipei, Taiwan
Education + Registration ―
2011 BSc Occupational Therapy – National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taiwan
2018 MArch – Virginia Tech
Registered Architect in Washington State since 2021
Hobbies ―
Reading, Writing, Drawings, Model-making, Cooking, Photography and Traveling
Interests ―
Medicine, Philosophy, Psychology, History, Classical Music, Furniture Design
Shotaro Kume
Architect
Joined Year ―
2021
Responsibility ―
Drawing and building information model (BIM) production
Hometown ―
Nara, Japan
Education ―
2017 BArch – California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Registered Architect in Washington State since 2024
Hobbies + Interests ―
Watching movies, going to museums, photography and traveling
Laura Ye
Project Designer
2024
Responsibility ―
Drawing and building information model (BIM) production
Hometown ―
Toronto, Canada
Education ―
2020 BArch – Carleton University, Canada
2023 MArch – University of Toronto, Canada
Hobbies ―
Running and swimming, pilates, 2D and 3D drawing, travelling, street photography, dog sitting, 3D printing
Interests ―
Architecture, space design, fashion, retail, product prototypes, Japanese culture, languages, AI
Gella Tong
Project Designer
Joined Year ―
2024
Responsibility ―
Drawing and building information model (BIM) production
Hometown ―
Liaoning, China
Education ―
2017 BArch – Shenyang University of Technology, China
2019 MArch – Washington State University
Hobbies ―
Photography, plants, workout, reading, hiking, traveling, cat person (I have 4 cats!)
Interests ―
Interior design, furniture design, UX design, AI design, movies, photography