Depot Design - Natural Movement

The Northern Pacific Railroad Depot in Pullman, WA. was an adaptive reuse project that was designed for Tom Degroot, who is a painter from Seattle, WA., and his wife, who is legally blind. The residential space needed to be <800SF that allowed universal design and accessibility.

The inspiration of the design was a flagpole holder that was attached to one of the windows at the historic depot. Degroot's philosophy statement was combined with the elements of the inspiration. The luminous, silkiness and richness of his paintings were applied to the design through the lighting and color on the walls; his abstract compositions of color and naturalistic patterns were applied to the organic and asymmetrical movement.