Great design gives purpose.
Thoughtful, enduring, and planned with intention—Seahaus creates spaces for the way you live.
Design for every day
Each Seahaus project reflects the owner. We apply expertise, adaptability, and creativity to each design, ensuring that every detail—from materials to layout—enhances both beauty and practicality.
Empowering every client
We listen first, communicate often, and provide guidance that emboldens your decisions. Balancing creativity with function, Seahaus designs meet your specifications with our skill and experience.
Seahaus believes in intentional design. That means creating spaces that are beautiful, yet functional. Current, yet enduring. And using materials and methods that cause minimal stress to land and water over time.
Our People
Emily Robertson
With a background in both home and furniture design, Emily Robertson brings intention and artistry to every Seahaus project. A graduate of the University of Washington’s architecture program, she honed her skills at acclaimed Seattle firms like Heliotrope and Olson Kundig. She and her husband Chad co-founded Seahaus to offer highly personal, design-forward homes—drawing on their shared experience leading Chadhaus, a custom furniture studio serving clients around the world. Emily’s approach blends creativity with practicality, grounded in a love for thoughtful design and everyday life.
Chad Robertson
Chad Robertson is a designer, builder, and educator who is at home both behind the desk and in the field. With a Master of Architecture from the University of Washington and a background in fine art, carpentry, and fabrication, he brings deep technical knowledge and a love of craft to each Seahaus project. He co-founded both Seahaus and Chadhaus with his wife Emily, designing thousands of custom pieces and several homes over the past two decades. Chad has taught design-build and architecture courses at UW and will return as a lecturer in furniture fabrication and design. His work is shaped by values of simplicity, utility, and care.