coop (kp)
n. shelter, shed, or enclosure, as for small animals.

v. Idiom: fly / blow the coop

to make a getaway; escape.

co-op (kp, k-p)

n : a jointly owned commercial enterprise that produces and distributes goods and services and is run for the benefit of its owners

co·op·er·a·tive (k - p r- -t v, - -r t v, - p r -)
adj. done in cooperation with others.

adj . marked by willingness to cooperate.

COOP 15 began in 1992 as Lane Williams Architects. Jill Lewis joined the firm in 1997 and became a Principal in 2004. The firm opened a new studio in 2006, with the new name. To contact us, please call 206 284-8355, or email Lane Williams or Jill Lewis by clicking their photographs. We can arrange a visit to our studio on top of Seattle’s Queen Anne Hill, or a meeting at your site.

Lane Williams, AIA , received his Master of Architecture degree from the University of Washington in 1984. Lane’s work has received more than a dozen design awards from the Seattle Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and can be regularly found in regional and national publications.

Jill Lewis, AIA , received her first professional degree from Washington State University. She followed with a Master of Architecture degree from Syracuse University at their campus in Florence, Italy, and remained to work for internationally acclaimed architect Massimo Carmassi. Jill’s latest works have been published in Seattle Homes & Lifestyles and Remodeling Trends. Jill is currently on sabbatical in Hong Kong!

Our team also includes architect Anna Mihkels, intern architects Zeke Busch, Steve Click, Lindsey Cunningham, and Trevor Dykstra.
Custom home design is the exclusive focus of COOP 15. Recent projects include waterfront homes on Lake Washington, Lake Sammamish, and San Juan Island; rural retreats in Sequim, Preston, and Salem, Oregon; new homes in Seattle, Yarrow Point, and Portland; and major remodels in Mercer Island, Seattle’s Queen Anne and Hawthorne Hills neighborhoods, Olympia, and La Jolla, California.