about
Helen Hald’s experience covers thirty-five years of design and project management of a variety of private, public, and commercial projects of varying scale and complexity. Projects include private residences, offices, shops, schools, and a summer youth camp.
Helen Hald
founder
Helen is licensed in the states of Washington, California and Idaho. She is a native of Berkeley, California, and is a second-generation Architect. Artistically gifted, she has been handling pencils and paintbrushes ever since she can remember. A pre-College program at California College of the Arts was a joy during her High School years.
Chapelle de Notre-Dame du Haut, Ronchamp, France
Helen received her Bachelor of Architecture at California State University, Pomona. For her final year of this five-year immersion program, she was honored to be accepted into the Architecture department’s exclusive international year-long study program, in Florence Italy.
A journey to visit Le Corbusier’s chapel in Ronchamp, France, during a summer as an au-pair in Paris, led to a lasting love affair with modern architecture.
Remaining relevant comes naturally for Helen. Her passion drives her to seek knowledge of design, materials, building technology and alternative energy.
Helen is a long-time member of Historic Seattle and active with the local chapter of DoCoMoMo WeWa. She also leads a neighborhood group devoted to the preservation of a development of mid-century Paul Hayden Kirk designed homes.
Helen’s lifelong connection with nature continues to inspire every one of her designs.
recognition
- Llandover-by-the-Sound house, featured in The Seattle Times Pacific NW Magazine
- Helen Hald’s private home, featured in The Seattle Times Pacific NW Magazine
- In conjunction with the Western Washington chapter of the international organization DoCoMoMo WeWa, Helen organized a public tour of five Paul Hayden Kirk designed houses in her neighborhood. Occurring on DocoMoMo’s National Tour Day, a record breaking 307 people attend.
- An authority on Pacific Northwest Architecture, Helen contributed to Paul Hayden Kirk and the rise of Northwest Modernism (Dale Kutzera, 2021).
- Helen contributed to “Restoring Kirk: Lessons in Midcentury Maintenance” (Dale Kutzera). Arcade, volume 35.2.
- Prospect House receives a National Certificate of recognition from the American Institute of Steel Construction
- Prospect House featured: “Seattle Home’s Modern Design, Sustainability Goals met with Kolbe Windows and Doors”. Kolbe, Project Profile.
- Prospect House, featured in
Design for Decades (American Institute of Architects)
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