A Pacific Northwest Tech hub's newest downtown office tower prioritizes public space, inside and out.
A key deliverable of Pickard Chilton’s master plan for the Takanawa Gateway City development was the Design Concept + Code book. Designed, authored, and illustrated by Pickard Chilton, the 200-page book outlines design intent and guiding principles for building composition, public realm space, lighting, landscape, and programming.
L'ARCA Monographs No. 9 is dedicated to the work and process of Pickard Chilton. World-renowned architectural critic, Mario Pisani, describes the 25-year old architectural design practice in an excerpt from his introductory essay:
The book focuses on the process that the firm uses to help their clients to define values, and to envision exceptional works of architecture.
Authored by architecture critic Dr Michael J. Crosbie, this highly visual book documents the collaboration between Eaton and the design team and the resulting dramatic transformation of the land into Eaton's new home on the North American plain.