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Matthew G. Coates
Born (1970-12-22) December 22, 1970 (age 54)
Flint, Michigan, U.S.
OccupationArchitect
Known forFounder of Coates Design Architects + Interiors
Websitehttps://coatesdesign.com

Matthew G. Coates (born December 22, 1970) is an American architect and the founder of Coates Design Architects + Interiors, an architecture firm based on Bainbridge Island, Washington.[1][2]

Career

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Coates is the president of Coates Design, Inc., established in 2005. His work and the firm’s projects have been covered by independent architecture and design publications, including Western Art & Architecture, Gray Magazine, The New York Times, ArchDaily, Amazing Architecture, Architect Magazine, Contemporist, and American Luxury.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Independent reporting has highlighted several of the firm’s projects, including Island Retreat, Escalante Escape, Olympia Prairie Home, and Hansen Road House.[4][5][8][6]

Coates’s work also includes the design of the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, a 20,000-square-foot facility that opened in 2013. According to the museum, the building achieved LEED Gold certification and incorporates daylighting systems, automated louvers, and recycled materials.[9]

Selected coverage

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  • Western Art & Architecture – “Ones to Watch: Matthew Coates” (2013)[1]
  • Gray Magazine – Profile interview (2023)[2]
  • The New York Times – Coverage of design competition work (2005)[3]
  • The Daily World – Civic project reporting (2021)[10]
  • ArchDaily – Island Retreat feature (2021)[4]
  • Amazing Architecture – Escalante Escape feature (2021)[5]
  • Architect Magazine – Project features (2020–2021)[6]
  • Contemporist – Multiple features (2019–2020)[7]
  • American Luxury – Olympia Prairie Home feature (2020)[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Ones to Watch: Matthew Coates". Western Art & Architecture. Aug–Sept 2013. Retrieved 2025-10-30. {{cite magazine}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ a b c "Architect Matthew Coates on AI, Smartest Decision of All Time, and His Idol". Gray Magazine. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 2025-10-30.
  3. ^ a b Treffinger, Stephen (20 January 2005). "Cradle to Cradle Design Competition Winners". The New York Times. Retrieved 2025-10-30.
  4. ^ a b c "Island Retreat / Coates Design: Architecture + Interiors". ArchDaily. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 2025-10-30.
  5. ^ a b c "Escalante Escape in Utah, United States by Coates Design". Amazing Architecture. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 2025-10-30.
  6. ^ a b c "Week in Projects: Hansen Road House; Musician's House". Architect Magazine. 2020–2021. Retrieved 2025-10-30.
  7. ^ a b "The Island Retreat; Sunken Bathtub Feature". Contemporist. 2019–2020. Retrieved 2025-10-30.
  8. ^ a b c "Olympia Prairie Home in Washington by Coates Design". American Luxury. 26 May 2020. Retrieved 2025-10-30.
  9. ^ "About the Building". Bainbridge Island Museum of Art. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 2025-10-30.
  10. ^ "Aberdeen council reviews latest Gateway Center design". The Daily World. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 2025-10-30.