Hinge – a device that with a simple push can transform space – from a slight crack that allows air and light to pass through to a great shifting that opens and transforms. Like a hinge, we believe that the best design solutions are simple, connected  and transformative. 

We collaborate with our clients to marry their dreams with the potential and beauty of what already exists. We strive to create lasting, timeless places that improve the lives of all those who encounter them. 

Hinge Studio was started out of a passion for adaptation and reuse. As we have grown, we have had the opportunity to work on a broad array of project types. Because we apply lessons learned from every project we work on, this diversity has resulted in work that is innovative and adaptive. We love buildings that are functional and beautiful; buildings that take their language from their context and environment. But as much as we love buildings, it’s the people that use them that truly fuels our work. Whether it’s an office, a residence, a maintenance facility, an animal shelter, a beverage production facility, or an urban gathering space, we strive to create spaces that are more about the people that coexist within them than the architect who worked on them.

Hinge Studio is part of Side Rail Collective. Side Rail is a creative collective dedicated to cultivating a supportive inclusive space for creative ideas and pursuits. Side Rail offers members and the community a no-commission / low fee environment to gather, create, collaborate, educate and share their ideas and work. Side Rail was founded 5 years ago by Hinge Founder, Kate Cudney.  Hinge and Side Rail share a physical space in historic Bertholdi Hall above Georgetown Pizza and Arcade in the heart of Seattle’s Georgetown Neighborhood.