400 Fairview Seattle Building, Washington Offices, US Commercial Property Photos
400 Fairview Building Seattle
New Office Development in Washington, USA – design by SkB Architects
Nov 4, 2017
400 Fairview Building in Seattle
Design: SkB Architects with Kendall/Heaton Associates
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
400 Fairview Building, Seattle
The nature of development in the urban realm is changing from buildings that are predominantly single-purpose structures into multi-use destinations and connected communities?and 400 Fairview embodies this change.
Photos below by Magda Biernat

At thirteen stories and 337,000-square-feet, this mixed-use building was conceived as a catalyst for urban engagement.

Designed to knit into its neighborhood and foster a sense of community and connection, the building resets development expectations for commercial design in terms of public/private engagement and functional design.
Programmatically, the building is divided into two components. The podium is a richly-toned and textured, sinuously-curving three-story element notable for its porous ground plane that merges its prominent market hall with outdoor spaces to create a hub of activity. A contrasting, narrow, ten-story office tower featuring dynamically patterned windows rises above the podium.

The tower is hinged slightly at mid-block to enhance views. Both podium and tower are formed with integrally-colored precast concrete panels; a sandblasted pattern of circles at street l...