Gradient is a place for makers, coders, and writers to get away from their daily lives and focus on creative work.
Gradient is perched on an island hillside meadow, surrounded by forest, overlooking the Salish Sea at the border of Washington state and British Columbia.
There is no cost to attend, other than covering your own travel and food.
We can currently accommodate up to 6 residents at any one time.
We are particularly interested in hosting work on:
writing of any kind
open source tools and novel programming environments
scientific computing and bayesian inference
mapping, GIS, and UAVs
computer music and generative art
CAD/CAM and small-scale fabrication
most especially, any intersections between these things
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Work
Gradient has many quiet nooks and corners for focused work, but there’s always the opportunity to show your progress or talk through a thorny problem with one of the other residents.
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Think
There’s nothing like going for a walk when mulling something over. The property backs right onto a huge parkland with forest trails, beautiful views, and a sandy beach.
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Recharge
Take some time in the evening in your private room, or come together with the other residents to cook a communal meal.
The main house has three guest bedrooms for residents, a superb kitchen, huge decks for sunny mornings and a cosy wood stove for cool evenings.
The studio provides an airy, open-plan co-working and presentation space along with a quiet upstairs loft.
The shop has a laser-cutter, large-format CNC, 3D printer, and electronics workbench.
At the bottom of the meadow is a covered outdoor stage for talks and performances.