Mercer Island sits at the intersection of natural beauty and urban accessibility—a rare place where wooded lots, lake views, and a tight-knit community create an exceptional setting for residential architecture. As home architects serving Mercer Island, Refine Design Architecture brings deep knowledge of the island's terrain, its city permitting process, and the design sensibilities that allow a home to feel both rooted in its landscape and refined in every detail.
Our approach begins long before a floor plan takes shape. We study your site—its grades, its trees, its solar orientation, its views toward Lake Washington or the Cascades—and we listen closely to how you live. From there, our team of licensed Washington architects develops design options that are specific to you and to your place on the island. We explore massing and materiality, daylight and circulation, indoor-outdoor connection and privacy—crafting homes that feel inevitable, as though they could exist nowhere else.
Whether you are building a new custom home, adding onto an existing residence, or reimagining a space that no longer serves your family, Refine Design Architecture is the home architects team that Mercer Island homeowners trust. Our process is transparent, collaborative, and built around open communication at every phase. From your first conversation with Stone Faison or Julia Atkins through the final walk-through of your completed home, we are your partners in creating a residence that reflects who you are and how you live on this remarkable island.
