Salish Sea Tours | Seattle, WA

Jackson | Main Architecture, P.S. (JMA) served as the design architect for a distinctive waterfront experience offering cultural and wildlife tours throughout Elliott Bay. The project centered on the design of two custom catamarans - Orca One and Orca Two - conceived as floating storytellers that honor Pacific Northwest Native American heritage.

JMA led a highly collaborative design process, integrating traditional Coast Salish artistic elements into modern commercial vessels. Working closely with the owner, Native American artists, the boat manufacturer, and the naval architect, JMA developed detailed 3D models that allowed the team to thoughtfully translate carved masks, paddles, and wood elements into bold black-and-red exterior graphics inspired by ancestral canoe forms.