The best way to see examples of my work on the Internet is to visit:

Instagram: I regularly post images of projects I’m designing and construction photos of work currently being built.

Houzz: I’m in the process of adding more and more projects to Houzz. There’s a combination of finished photography and renderings.

Pinterest: I’ve collected images from projects I’ve done that show up in blog posts and other firm’s websites.

If you have questions or want to see more, send me an e-mail or call:

Jared Banks, AIA
Shoegnome Architects
206.504.3075
jared@shoegnome.com

To learn more about Shoegnome Architects and Jared Banks, AIA, click here.

Other Work

When my family and I moved to Seattle, Washington in 2014, I began the slow process of evolving Shoegnome, LLC into Shoegnome Architects-from a consulting business that focuses on helping other architects to an architecture firm whose primary goal is working directly with homeowners. Many of the projects I worked on over the past decade are scattered across the internet on other firms’ websites. Much of it doesn’t even have my name on it because I so often collaborated in the background. Which is fine. The point was always to work with great people and do nice work.

From late 2007 through early 2012 I worked at SALA Architects in Minneapolis. During the four and a half years with the firm, I had the pleasure to work closely with a wide variety of talented architects. Together we created some amazing projects that cover just about any style you can think of. Here’s some links to a few of my favorites:

• Third Coast Beach House
• Rapson Redux
• Porch Cabin Two
• Brookside
• Zumbro Zen
• North St. Paul Public Works

In 2015, I collaborated with Westerbeck|Architecture to design a garage for a family living in Maple Leaf (the Seattle neighborhood where I live). Yes, sometimes even tiny projects are a good excuse to collaborate with friends. The garage will probably never have a car in it. The homeowners treat it more like a backyard cottage or detached family room. Instead of sharing photos of the finished project, I thought I’d show you a sun study I made of the computer model. It shows from sunrise to sunset on September 2nd.

I went to school down in Texas at Rice University. My good friend and frequent collaborator, David Jefferis of Grayform Architecture, never left Houston. As a result, we’ve done a lot of work together in Texas. In 2015 we tackled a remodel of a nondescript ranch home in the Houston suburbs. Our major design moves included removing a ton of walls and the ceiling. The entire space used to have eight foot ceilings. Here’s an article I wrote about sharing images of this project with some prospective clients. In that article you can see some before and after plans and 3D views.