Inside and out, contemporary materials – stack bond brick masonry, finely textured fiber-cement panels, vertically oriented windows, heavy timber, and oxidized steel – unite to create this luxury apartment community located near the Space Needle.
The indoor-outdoor rooftop lounge provides sweeping views of Elliott Bay and the skyline. Additional amenities include a fitness center, club room, conference center, and private guest suite.
Collaborated with the architectural team to integrate essential structural components into design elements, expressed through exposed concrete shear walls on the exterior.
Blended multiple balconies, small canopies, and storefront systems into early design strategies. These elements define tenant areas and provide an attractive separation from the surrounding neighborhood. Three-dimensional modeling and close coordination with the architect and contractor provided efficient design and construction solutions.
Crafted cost-effective shoring, excavation, and foundation plans to protect an adjacent structure and to preserve existing public rights-of-way improvements. This zero lot line development shares an alley with a multi-unit residential project that had similar project milestones. As the engineer of record on both projects, our civil team was in a unique position to coordinate undergrounding of power and communication lines for equal benefit of the owners, communications providers, and Seattle City Light.
Carefully located large detention vaults for stormwater runoff below the foundation, coordinating their locations with other design team members to create adequate room for shoring elements.
Facilitated an easement and maintenance agreement between the adjacent property owners to address a shared side sewer. Our design solutions included relocation of piping, a detention vault, and the foundation of one building
