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Modern glass office tower with terraced green spaces and an exposed structural frame, architectural rendering by Pickard Chilton
 
Street view of a contemporary glass office building with stacked outdoor terraces, ground-level retail, and tree-lined pedestrian walkway
 
Dusk view of a glass office building with exposed diagonal steel structure, illuminated interiors, and an open ground-level plaza with pedestrians.
 
Sunny ground-level plaza of a modern office complex with V-shaped columns, lush landscaped gardens, and an exposed structural frame rising above.
 
Bright office atrium interior with exposed white geometric structure, living trees, a yellow staircase, and open collaborative workspaces across multiple levels.
 
Aerial view of a glass office tower with orange exposed structure and green terraces, overlooking a waterfront city skyline.
 
Sectional diagram of an office tower showing ventilation airflow patterns, structural systems, and integrated green terraces at multiple levels.
 
Modern glass office tower with terraced green spaces and an exposed structural frame, architectural rendering by Pickard Chilton
Street view of a contemporary glass office building with stacked outdoor terraces, ground-level retail, and tree-lined pedestrian walkway
Dusk view of a glass office building with exposed diagonal steel structure, illuminated interiors, and an open ground-level plaza with pedestrians.
Sunny ground-level plaza of a modern office complex with V-shaped columns, lush landscaped gardens, and an exposed structural frame rising above.
Bright office atrium interior with exposed white geometric structure, living trees, a yellow staircase, and open collaborative workspaces across multiple levels.
Aerial view of a glass office tower with orange exposed structure and green terraces, overlooking a waterfront city skyline.
Sectional diagram of an office tower showing ventilation airflow patterns, structural systems, and integrated green terraces at multiple levels.
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The Office Building of the Future

A team of multidisciplined professionals led by Pickard Chilton stepped into this stream of futuristic imaginings and discussed and identified trends, advances and opportunities for potential incorporation into the design of an Office Building of the Future for the year 2030 as part of a national competition sponsored by NAIOP. 

The team’s award-winning submission is grounded in the pragmatic realities of the most accurate and latest data of building science available, the design nearly limitless in its potential configurations and bound only by the imagination.

Visionary Design

Data Summary

Gross Area
1,000,000 ft2 (92,900 m2)

Project Type

Mixed-Use + Commercial

Status

Exploration

Location

Seattle, Washington

Team Members

Structural Engineer
Magnusson Klemencic Associates
MEP Engineer
Cosentini Associates
Sustainability
Atelier Ten
Interiors
Interior Architects
Contractor
Gilbane Building Company

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