October 12, 2022

Wittman Estes

Crain

Hagen

Wittman Estes has welcomed two new employees. Emily Hagen joined the firm as an architect. Hagen is a licensed architect and has lectured nationally and internationally on innovative building technologies including advancements to the world of mass timber. Her award-winning conceptual design for a cross-laminated timber high-rise building were published in the book “Timber in the City.”

Hagen received her Bachelor of Architecture from Virginia Tech and attended the University of Oulu's Modern Nordic Architecture program. Her design experience spans a diverse scale of work including houses on Bainbridge and Camano Islands, a midcentury renovation in West Seattle, commercial projects across Seattle and San Diego, prefabricated mass timber projects across Washington state, and healthcare developments in rural Haiti and Guatemala.

Her current projects include Studio Nebraska, new mixed-use building in Georgetown with CLT construction; Hideaway, a custom home in Coeur d'Alene and Montlake Renovation, a home remodel and backyard redesign in Montlake.

Heather Crain joined the firm as an architect. Crain holds a Master of Architecture and a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies with a minor in Construction Management from Washington State University, where her thesis focused on design through the lens of spatial memory. She is a licensed architect in Washington State and enjoys returning to her alma mater as a guest critic or participation in Mentor Days at WSU's School of Design and Construction. She has nearly 10 years of experience leading residential and commercial projects from conception to construction.

Her current projects include, Mercer Grove, a new custom home on Mercer Island; Highland Park Improvement Club, a rebuilding of community center in West Seattle and The Overstory a new custom home on Marrowstone Island.