Architectural insight.
Clear next steps.
Independent architectural consulting for owners, developers, and architecture firms, primarily serving the greater Seattle area.
C7 helps you review project documents, work through architectural code questions, and evaluate the decisions that shape your project. Work directly with Brendan Bakey, a Washington-licensed architect with experience in architectural practice and owner-side development.
Experienced support for a specific need
Whether you’re preparing a drawing set for review, working through a code question, or weighing recommendations from your project team, C7 helps you understand what needs attention and how to move forward.
Drawing & specification review
An independent look at project documents to identify coordination questions, clarify requirements, and organize issues for your team to address.
Architectural code review
Understand the requirements affecting your project, with findings that explain relevant provisions, open questions, and next steps.
Focused owner advisory
Work through a project decision or coordination issue with an architect who understands the owner’s perspective.
Experience behind the advice
I’m Brendan Bakey, founder of C7 Architecture and Consulting. My experience spans architectural project work and owner-side development. I bring those perspectives together to help you understand the questions in front of you and make informed decisions about your project.
My work spans a wide variety of project types and sizes. The selected developments below highlight some of the larger projects I contributed to while working with previous firms.
Blu Bellevue Apartments (now The Margot) | Bellevue, Washington. Project Manager at Continental Properties. Photographed before the name change.
Vela Apartments | Kirkland, Washington. Project Manager at Continental Properties.
West Edge Tower during construction | Seattle, Washington. Project Architect at Ankrom Moisan Architects.