 HISTORY
Alchemie was founded in 1981 by Landscape Architect Bruce D. Hinckley. Whether working on a six-thousand acre master plan or a tiny rooftop courtyard, the extension of architecture into landscape is a guiding principle. Hinckley travels regularly in wilderness areas for inspiration, and has design studios in Ketchum, Idaho, Seattle , Washington and Vancouver, British Columbia. Work by Alchemie has appeared in several books, including Beach Houses, Waterfront Retreats, and The New American House, Volumes III and IV, New American Interiors, and in magazines such as Western Interiors and Design, Garden Design, Trends, Northwest Home and Garden, Coastal Living, Metropolitan Home, and Newsweek.
Having developed a quiet reputation as a designer's designer, Bruce Hinckley has had the privilege of working with many of the finest architects in the region on their own homes, including AIA National Award winner Tom Kundig, AIA Citation Award winner Eric Cobb, and AIA Honor Award winner George Suyama. Hinckley received the first Design Achievement Award presented to a landscape architect by Seattle Homes & Lifestyles Magazine and the Seattle Design Center In October 2003, and was listed as one of the Seattle 100: the People, Places, and Things that define Seattle Design, in the February 2006 issue of that magazine.
During the 52nd. Annual AIA Seattle Honor Awards Program, architect Shigeru Ban of Tokyo and architect Brigette Shin of Toronto said of the Leschi Residence, with Eric Cobb, "Through an elegant landscape design by Bruce Hinckley, Alchemie, the street elevation of this surprising house generously presents itself to passerby while still retaining the privacy of life inside", and of the Fauntleroy residence with architects Suyama, Peterson, Deguchi, "The Fauntleroy Residence stands out as an instance of masterful design, an achievement of international stature... (it) engages its context and site at every level... a deeply, personal, world-class achievement."
In 2005, an AIA Jury for Washington Architecture, gave the Schuchart Residence its only honor award. Of this project, with George Suyama of Suyama Peterson Deguchi, the jury said ”we found everything to admire in this design, most specifically the integration of the interior and exterior spaces, the placement of house in the landscape, and the selection and detailing of materials. Each interior space relates directly to a dedicated private exterior space, while the house and gardens benefit from and add to the wider landscape beyond the site”.
IN THE PRESS
- SEATTLE TIMES 1 2
- AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS
- NEWSWEEK
- SEATTLE DESIGN CENTER
"Hinckley founded Alchemie in 1981 and has worked at extending architecture into landscape ever since. His work has been published nationwide and he is the top choice of architects and interior designers when they are planning the exterior space".
- SEATTLE WEEKLY - Cover story. July 2005
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