Profile
Interior Designer Theresa Benny has an ongoing successful career in the exciting profession of Interior Design and Project Management. She has completed numerous successful projects in both the commercial and residential sectors.
Her varied experience has enabled Theresa Benny to offer her expertise to numerous Seattle, Pacific Northwest, national and international projects. Versed in all aspects of the Design process, Theresa’s portfolio of award-winning projects includes corporate, commercial, hospitality, healthcare, multi-family and exclusive residential design.
Benefiting from a history of employment as Senior Designer with renowned local Seattle, national and international architectural and design firms, Theresa appreciates collaborative opportunities between architects, designers, consultants, contractors and clients.
As Principal Interior Designer and business owner, she welcomes similar opportunities to share her well-honed skills in management, planning, and furnishings, fixtures and materials selection in the creation of holistic, responsibly designed projects.
Education
Theresa graduated from Washington State University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Interior Design. She acquired further exposure to design by participating in a study abroad program through WSU, studying design, architecture and history in London, England.
Select Project History
Corporate:
- Sazan Group (Seattle, WA)
Corporate Office Design Enhancement
(Tenant build-out and planning - Gensler) - The Gallatin Group (Seattle, WA)
NB Design Group with David McDaniel Architects - Suzhou “Modern Administration Building”
(Shanghai, China)
Interior Architects - 428 Westlake Building Lobby (Seattle, WA)
Collins Woerman - Washington State Employees Credit Union
Branch Prototype (Tumwater, WA)
EHS Design - Amazon.com World Headquarters
Pac Med Building Historic Renovation and Tenant Improvements (Seattle, WA)
SPACE LLC - Go2net/Infospace Corporate Headquarters
(Seattle, WA)
SPACE LLC - ImmunexMultiple project descriptions and locations
(Seattle, WA; Bothell, WA)
SPACE LLC - RR Donnelley & Sons Financial
(Palo Alto, CA; New York City, NY)
SPACE LLC - Microsoft DUSC Offices & Design Concepts (Nationwide)
SPACE LLC - Sullivan & Curtis (Seattle, WA)
SPACE LLC - Quintessent Communications (Seattle, WA)
SPACE LLC - Boeing Commercial Airplane Group
Headquarters Office Building (Renton, WA)
LMN Architects - Benaroya Concert Hall (Seattle, WA)
LMN Architects - Frank Russell Company (Tacoma, WA)
LMN Architects
Retail/Hospitality:
- Vida Wellness Spa, Pan Pacific Hotel – Seattle
Recipient of the Northwest Design Awards
First Place honor for Commercial Projects, 2008 (Seattle, WA)
Recipient of Honorable Mention for Hospitality Design, IIDA IN Awards, 2009 (Northern Pacific Chapter)
NB Design Group with DeForest Architects - Redmond Town Center
LMN Architects - Nordstrom
“Garden State Plaza” (Paramus, NJ)
“Menlo Park” (Edison, NJ)
Callison Architects
Institutional:
University of Washington, Housing and Food Services Facilities and Planning Dept.
Student residence refurbishment projects to include:
Hansee Hall, Hagget Hall, McCarty Hall, Stevens Court Apartments and Community Center, Laurel and Blakely off campus residences.While employed as Designer with UW
Seattle Public Library - various branch and Central Library improvements
On-going, currently serving as the on call Interior Design consultant for SPL
- Seattle Public Library Madrona Sally Goldmark Branch Remodel
NB Design Group with Heliotrope Architects - Magnolia Branch Remodel -
Recipient of AIA Washington “Civic Design Citation Award”, 2009
Recipient of the Association of King County Historical Organizations “Stewardship of Public Buildings Award”, 2009
NB Design Group with SHKS Architects - King County Public Library System
North Bend Branch (North Bend, WA)
Design Factor with Bassetti Architects - Shoreline Branch (Shoreline, WA)
Design Factor with Portico Group - Everett Homeport Naval Station
Fleet Recreation Center (Everett, WA)
LMN Architects - Western Washington University
Viking Commons Union Addition and Renovation (Bellingham, WA)
LMN Architects - Eden’s Residence Hall Renovation
(Bellingham, WA)
LMN Architects - Seattle University
Pigott School of Business Renovation and Addition (Seattle, WA)
Design Factor with Duarte Bryant Architects - Garrand School of Nursing Renovation
(Seattle, WA)
Design Factor with Duarte Bryant Architects - Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Outpatient Department (Seattle, WA)
Mahlum Architects - Evergreen Hospital (Bellevue, WA)
Mahlum Architects - Westside Presbyterian Church (Seattle, WA)
NB Design Group with Weinstien AU
Multi-Family:
- The Vue / Orix Corporation, Condominium Retrofit
(Bellvue, WA)
NB Design Group with Hummel Architects - John Court Apartments
Lakeshore Investment Corporation
(Seattle, WA)
NB Design Group with Studio Meng Strazzara
Residential:
- North Lake Wenatchee Cabin, (Leavenworth, WA)
TBiD with DeForest Architects - North Beach Residence (Seattle, WA)
Recipient of the 2011 NW Master Builder’s Award for Remodel Construction,First Place
TBiD with Christopher Keyser, AIA and Anderson Construction - Carkeek Park Master Bath Remodel (Seattle, WA)
TBiD with Mike Gooden, General Contractor - Carkeek Park Remodel (Seattle, WA)
TBiD with Mike Gooden, General Contractor - Newcastle Income Suite (Newcastle, WA)
TBiD with Mike Gooden, General Contractor - Four Seasons Hotel and Residences
Private Custom Unit (Penthouse) – Seattle, WA
NB Design Group - Four Seasons Hotel and Residences
Private Custom Unit – Seattle, WA
Recipient of 2nd Place honors at the Northwest Design Awards 2009
NB Design Group - 1521 Condominiums
Private Custom Unit – Seattle, WA
NB Design Group - 1 Hotel and Residences
Custom Penthouse Design Concept – Seattle, WA
NB Design Group - Wood/LeBlanc Residence
AIA “Home of the Month” January 2008
Private Residence - Seattle, WA
NB Design Group with Workshop A/D