I like the impossible because there is less competition.
Walt Disney

We live and work in the Pacific Northwest and commute and create inside Maxon studio, a one-of-a-kind kinetic rail car on our privately built railway on 41 acres of second-growth forestland.

Designed with Olson Kundig, the studio features inspired work spaces including a second story library and study with a comprehensive artifacts and book collection accessible only by ladder. Our town is named after the original Carnation Milk Company which is more than fitting for us living in a place named after a historic and iconic brand.

Featured in designboom, dezeen, Fast Company, The New York Times, Treehugger and Trains magazine, this original and custom invention and feat of engineering provides a daily journey coupled with adventure and curiosity, the same attributes we search for in client partners we collaborate with.

I really appreciate the level of care that Lou brought to the studio. As architects, we’re always visualizing what the building will look like, its materiality and proportions, but experiencing the finishing touches and personal details that he added are so impressive. For someone to take this on as their first management project and bring this level of creativity and rigor to the process is pretty spectacular.
Olson Kundig architects on Maxon Studio

Great stories happen to those who can tell them
Ira Glass

Our Studio

lou@maxonhouse.com
206-288-9649

Carnation, Washington