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Ben Coffman

Ben is based in Portland and shot two Seattle projects for us in one day, on the ground and from the air.

Portland, OR

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Seattle, WA

Harbor Steps

Arthur Erickson’s stair from First Avenue down to the waterfront, renovated by GGLO with tiered planters, wood-wrapped seating and weathering steel framing the planters, benches and fountains.

Weathering steel planters and a long wood bench below the steps
Weathering steel planters and a long wood bench below the steps
A curved wood bench in a steel planter, sun on the steps
A curved wood bench in a steel planter, sun on the steps
The steps climbing between steel planters toward the street
The steps climbing between steel planters toward the street
Wood seating in a steel frame, planted terraces and towers behind
Wood seating in a steel frame, planted terraces and towers behind
Terraced wood benches stepping up between steel planters
Terraced wood benches stepping up between steel planters
People climbing the steps past steel planters and grasses
People climbing the steps past steel planters and grasses
A wide flight of granite steps with steel-edged landings
A wide flight of granite steps with steel-edged landings
The Harbor Steps sign tower at the foot of the plaza
The Harbor Steps sign tower at the foot of the plaza
Close on steel risers under granite treads
Close on steel risers under granite treads
A steel planter above a black granite fountain wall
A steel planter above a black granite fountain wall
Grasses spilling from a steel planter along a handrail
Grasses spilling from a steel planter along a handrail
Ivy and grasses over a long steel planter
Ivy and grasses over a long steel planter
Ivy trailing over the rusted face of a planter
Ivy trailing over the rusted face of a planter
Tall grasses in a steel planter against a blue wall
Tall grasses in a steel planter against a blue wall
Steel planters stepping up beside a railing
Steel planters stepping up beside a railing
Terraced planters running up the steps
Terraced planters running up the steps
Steel planters and granite steps in late light
Steel planters and granite steps in late light
Wood and steel benches stacked up the stair
Wood and steel benches stacked up the stair
The steps at night, lit treads and steel risers
The steps at night, lit treads and steel risers
A lit steel planter and fountain at night
A lit steel planter and fountain at night
The plaza at night under strings of lights
The plaza at night under strings of lights

Seattle, WA

701 Dexter

An 11-story life science building in South Lake Union by ZGF Architects, clad in preweathered steel panels, with steel landscape walls.

From above: the glass and steel tower at the corner of Dexter and Roy
From above: the glass and steel tower at the corner of Dexter and Roy
The building’s stacked glass volumes above the neighborhood
The building’s stacked glass volumes above the neighborhood
Glass boxes and steel panels from above, Lake Union streets beyond
Glass boxes and steel panels from above, Lake Union streets beyond
The Space Needle beyond a cantilevered corner at sunset
The Space Needle beyond a cantilevered corner at sunset
The building at dusk, car lights streaking past
The building at dusk, car lights streaking past
The tower’s stacked glass boxes from the street
The tower’s stacked glass boxes from the street
Steel-clad bays and a glass lobby across Dexter Avenue
Steel-clad bays and a glass lobby across Dexter Avenue
The corner at night, steel panels lit from below
The corner at night, steel panels lit from below
A steel planter wall along a black-ribbed façade
A steel planter wall along a black-ribbed façade
Stairs and planters in weathering steel at the entrance
Stairs and planters in weathering steel at the entrance
A sidewalk lined with steel planters
A sidewalk lined with steel planters
Shadow lines across flush steel panels
Shadow lines across flush steel panels
The glass entry framed in steel panels
The glass entry framed in steel panels
A pedestrian passing the steel-clad lobby
A pedestrian passing the steel-clad lobby

Portland, OR

Pearl Marriott

A Residence Inn in Portland’s Pearl District by SERA Architects, its white brick wrapped in yellow perforated aluminum screens that shade the rooms and glow at night.

The hotel’s corner at dusk across a wet intersection, the yellow screen tower lit beside the white brick
The hotel’s corner at dusk across a wet intersection, the yellow screen tower lit beside the white brick
The white brick façade and glowing yellow screen against a deep blue night sky
The white brick façade and glowing yellow screen against a deep blue night sky
The yellow screen wall over the lit ground floor, a silver car passing on the street
The yellow screen wall over the lit ground floor, a silver car passing on the street
Straight on to the yellow screen and the lit lobby behind it, a passerby blurred in motion
Straight on to the yellow screen and the lit lobby behind it, a passerby blurred in motion
The street at night, the hotel’s brick and yellow screen running along the right
The street at night, the hotel’s brick and yellow screen running along the right
Along the sidewalk at dusk, lobby windows giving way to the perforated yellow screen
Along the sidewalk at dusk, lobby windows giving way to the perforated yellow screen
Close on the perforated screen’s corner, the wet sidewalk and streetlights beyond
Close on the perforated screen’s corner, the wet sidewalk and streetlights beyond
Round perforations in the yellow screen, a pedestrian blurred on the sidewalk behind
Round perforations in the yellow screen, a pedestrian blurred on the sidewalk behind

Ben Coffman has their own practice and their own work. See more of it at bencoffmanphotography.com (opens in a new tab) and @bencoffmanphoto (opens in a new tab).

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