A large office development can bring more space to a city while giving very little back at ground level. Two high rise volumes are pulled apart, bringing daylight deeper into the site, preserving views, and reducing the scale of the podium below. Retail, performance and event space, wellness amenities, and places to gather extend the life of the project beyond its office floors.
The floorplates anticipate change over time. Their dimensions, planning, and building systems allow office floors to be converted to residential use in the future, giving the towers another way to remain useful as the city changes.
Bellevue, WA
Workplace
Highrise
800,00 SF
The amenity level brings together fitness, recreation, wellness, and event spaces to create a connected Class A workplace experience.
Strategic massing shifts maximize daylight, preserve views, and define the tower's skyline presence.
Physical massing studies explored setbacks, tower proportions, and view corridors across the site.
Model making became an integral part of the process.
The ground floor extends the Bellevue office development beyond its workplace floors, with retail, food, gathering, and event spaces bringing activity into the base of the high rise throughout the day.
A central collaborative spine organizes flexible workspaces, meeting areas, and shared amenities.
Concept models translated massing studies into a sculpted tower form shaped by light, views, and urban context.
Concept models translated massing studies into a sculpted tower form shaped by light, views, and urban context.
SkB Architects designed the lower levels as more than circulation, making room for events, informal meetings, performances, and time between destinations within the Bellevue mixed use development.
The project separates two high rise volumes to bring daylight deeper into the Bellevue site, preserve views, and reduce the scale of the podium below. The office floorplates are planned to accommodate conversion to residential use in the future, extending the useful life of the development as the city changes.
