https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1225 en-us http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/18178 Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:21 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/18178-perkins-and-will-gets-artful-with-its-design-for-a-two-towered-residential-project-in-seattle http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17970 Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:12:50 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17970-in-californias-inland-empire-perkins-and-will-transforms-a-defunct-call-center-into-a-community-health-hub jim@jamesgauer.com (James Gauer) http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17633 Wed, 09 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17633-perkins-and-wills-damen-green-line-station-brings-elevated-design-to-a-transit-deprived-chicago-neighborhood http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17527 Wed, 07 May 2025 00:00:33 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17527-design-ed-podcast-robert-goodwin-and-scott-hansche Designed by Perkins&Will and the S/L/A/M Collaborative, the Saunders Center for Orthopaedics & Physical Performance breathes new life into a dying suburban shopping mall.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17378 Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:07:06 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17378-in-western-new-york-a-dormant-department-store-is-revived-as-a-regional-healthcare-hub goncharj@bnpmedia.com (Joann Gonchar, FAIA) http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16983 Mon, 01 Jul 2024 00:02:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16983-perkins-and-wills-no-nonsense-tennis-center-for-columbia-university-adapts-to-climate-challenges http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16666 Mon, 08 Jan 2024 06:40:53 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16666-mits-new-campus-gateway-doubles-as-a-subway-headhouse http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16566 Wed, 01 Nov 2023 00:04:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16566-perkins-and-will-breathes-new-life-into-a-brutalist-campus-landmark http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16317 Mon, 05 Jun 2023 22:03:43 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16317-perkins-and-will-tapped-to-design-the-smithsonians-bezos-learning-center Rounding out the five-team shortlist for the planned Washington, D.C., museum is Perkins&Will, DLR Group, and Quinn Evans. 

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16205 Wed, 19 Apr 2023 13:09:40 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16205-big-gehry-partners-and-others-reveal-finalist-design-ideas-for-new-us-navy-museum NavyMuseumBIGLead.jpg BIG's finalist concept—one of five shortlisted—in an ideas competition seeking proposals for a new U.S. Navy Museum in Washington, D.C. Image by BIG, courtesy NHHC NavyMuseumQuinnEvans.webp Exterior Rendering of Quinn Evan's finalist concept. Image by Quinn Evans, courtesy NHHC NavyMuseumPerkins_Will.webp Interior rendering of a "macro-artifact" on display at Perkins&Will's proposed vision for the U.S. Navy Museum. Image by Perkins&Will, courtesy NHHC http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16045 Wed, 01 Feb 2023 00:04:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16045-perkins-and-will-raises-expectations-at-former-san-francisco-shipbuilding-hub http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15764 Tue, 19 Jul 2022 17:26:52 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15764-extreme-green-building-guru-jason-mclennan-joins-perkins-and-will McLennan-Perkins&Will-1.jpg VanDusen Botanical Garden by Perkins&Will. Photo © Nic Lehoux, courtesy Perkins&Will McLennan-Perkins&Will-3_result.webp Jason McLennan, right, is joining forces with Perkins&Will to scale up the ultra-green building movement he created more than 15 years ago with his Living Building Challenge. Photo courtesy McLennan Design McLennan-Perkins&Will-6_result.webp ASHRAE World Headquarters designed by McLennan Design and Houser Walker Architecture, and Integral Group. Photo courtesy McLennan Design McLennan-Perkins&Will-2_result.webp Lucile Packard Children's Hospital by Perkins&Will. Photo © Emily Hagopian, courtesy Perkins&Will McLennan-Perkins&Will-10_result.webp Seattle Aquarium Concept Plan by McLennan Design. Photo courtesy McLennan Design The winners of the AIA’s 2022 Architecture Awards span from the modernization of Seattle’s Space Needle to a high school in suburban Massachusetts to the new U.S. embassy in London.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15517 Tue, 15 Feb 2022 15:43:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15517-aia-announces-winners-of-2022-architecture-awards US-Embassy-London U.S. Embassy in London (2017) by KieranTimberlake. Photo © Richard Bryant Shed-AIA-Award-2022 The Shed (2019) by Diller Scofido + Renfro, Lead Architect, in collaboration with Rockwell Group. Photo © Iwan Baan Courtesy of DS+R Olmstead-AIA-Award-2022 Richardson Olmsted Campus (2017) by Deborah Berke Partners with Flynn Battaglia and Goody Clancy. Photo © Christopher Payne Courtesy of Deborah Berke Partners Billerica-AIA-Award-2022 Billerica Memorial High School (2020) by Perkins&Will. Photo © Chuck Cloi Owsley-AIA-Award-2022 The Owsley Brown II History Center (2017) by de Leon & Primmer Architecture Workshop. Photo © Roberto de Leon Jr. Menil-AIA-Award-2022 Menil Drawing Institute (2018) by Johnston Marklee. Photo © Richard Barnes Courtesy of the Menil Collection Marine-AIA-Award-2022 Marine Education Center at the University of Southern Mississippi (2018) by Lake|Flato Architects with Unabridged Architecture. Photo © Casey Dunn Thaden-AIA-Award-2022 Home Building at the Thaden School (2019) by EskewDumezRipple. Photo © Tim Hursley Kendeda-AIA-Award-2022 Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design (2019) by Miller Hull Partnership. Photo © Jonathan Hillyer Century-AIA-Award-2022 The Century Project at the Space Needle (2018) by Olson Kundig. Photo Courtesy of Hufton + Crow Adlinger-AIA-Award Adlinger Center for Energy & the Environment (2016) by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects | Partners. Photo © Michael Moran With tensions rising between the world’s two largest economies, some American architects working there face new challenges.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15495 Mon, 31 Jan 2022 10:50:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15495-us-design-firms-in-china-feel-the-chill China-US-Architects_archrecord_1170_ss_1.jpg Tencent Net City by NBBJ. Image courtesy of NBBJ goncharj@bnpmedia.com (Joann Gonchar, FAIA) http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15367 Mon, 01 Nov 2021 00:05:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15367-mit-site-4-by-nadaaa-with-perkinswill MIT-Site-4-01-B.jpg Its distinctive copper skin, and its height, make the Site 4 tower stand out on the Kendall Square skyline. Photo © John Horner http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14937 Sat, 02 Jan 2021 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14937-billerica-memorial-high-school-by-perkinswill Billerica-Memorial-High-School-01-B.jpg Billerica Memorial High School. Photo © Chuck Choi http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14700 Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:02:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14700-hospital-expansion-at-the-university-of-virginia-by-perkins-and-will University-of-Virginia-Emergency-Department-01-B.jpg Visitors to the expanded hospital are welcomed into a 28-foot-tall atrium, where extensive glazing and 10-foot-diameter circular skylights flood the dramatic space with daylight. Photo © Todd Mason goncharj@bnpmedia.com (Joann Gonchar, FAIA) http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14640 Wed, 20 May 2020 16:33:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14640-new-report-questions-antimicrobial-treatments-in-building-products http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14552 Fri, 03 Apr 2020 10:07:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14552-university-of-virginia-accelerates-hospital-project-to-meet-covid-19-demand http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14520 Wed, 25 Mar 2020 10:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14520-planned-for-a-pandemic-rush-university-medical-center-tower-by-perkins-and-will Rush-Hospital-Perkins-Will-01.jpg Perkins and Will designed the Robert R. McCormick Foundation Center for Advanced Emergency Response to handle an unexpected surge of patients. Photo © James Steinkamp Rush-Hospital-Perkins-Will-02.jpg A corridor that is part of the lobby can accommodate beds in an emergency, served by utilities running within building columns. Photo © James Steinkamp Rush-Hospital-Perkins-Will-03.jpg Patient rooms in the emergency department can be isolated with sliding glass doors. Photo © James Steinkamp A facility for neurological disorders gives the University of Cincinnati's medical campus a fresh face.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14164 Tue, 02 Jul 2019 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14164-uc-health-gardner-neuroscience-institute-by-perkins-and-will The Gardner Neuroscience Institute, which sits next to Frank Gehry’s Vontz Center for Molecular Studies, stands out with its lustrous white scrim. A new gateway for UC Health, the building sets the tone for the future medical-campus master plan. Photo © Mark Herboth A drop-off area at the main entrance facilitates a smooth transition into the building. Photo © Mark Herboth In lieu of a large atrium, the architects broke down the scale of the lobby to create a more soothing environment with small, movable check-in desks. Photo © Mark Herboth Treatment rooms along the perimeter are bathed in natural light. Photo © Mark Herboth Treatment rooms along the perimeter are bathed in natural light. Photo © Mark Herboth Image courtesy Perkins+Will Image courtesy Perkins+Will Image courtesy Perkins+Will goncharj@bnpmedia.com (Joann Gonchar, FAIA) Architects and their clients turn to the next frontier in building operations—garbage.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13734 Thu, 01 Nov 2018 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13734-continuing-education-zero-waste Recyclables from New York households, including plastic, metal, and glass, arrive at a facility in Brooklyn for sorting. Photo © Michael Anton, courtesy DSNY One way New York could meet its 2030 goals is by cutting the current amount of trash (above) produced by 80 percent, reducing the quantity of recyclables generated by 50 percent, and ramping up diversion of recyclables to 90 percent. Image courtesy The Center for Architecture One way New York could meet its 2030 goals (above) is by cutting the current amount of trash produced by 80 percent, reducing the quantity of recyclables generated by 50 percent, and ramping up diversion of recyclables to 90 percent. Image courtesy The Center for Architecture As part of San Francisco International Airport’s zero-waste by 2021 initiative, Gensler designed new receptacles and graphics to be used throughout the facility to help increase sorting accuracy and diversion. Image courtesy Gensler MENILMONTANT HOUSING – SECTION Paris plans to have a bulk waste facility, or espace tri, in every arrondissement by 2020. Vincente Lavergne Architecture has included one below a sports field in an 85-unit social-housing complex it has designed for the 11th arrondissement. Image courtesy Vincent Lavergne Architecture Urbanisme Paris plans to have a bulk waste facility, or espace tri, in every arrondissement by 2020. Vincente Lavergne Architecture has included one below a sports field in an 85-unit social-housing complex it has designed for the 11th arrondissement. Image courtesy Vincent Lavergne Architecture Urbanisme Perkins+Will’s Chou Hall at the University of California, Berkeley, a classroom facility for the business school, is on track to be the first academic building to earn LEED, WELL, and TRUE certifications. Photo © Blake Marvin Perkins+Will’s Chou Hall at the University of California, Berkeley, a classroom facility for the business school, is on track to be the first academic building to earn LEED, WELL, and TRUE certifications. Photo © Blake Marvin New guidelines and rating systems help architects design buildings that can respond to a broad range of threats.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13660 Mon, 01 Oct 2018 08:30:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13660-continuing-education-resilience-rating-systems FSY’s Silver Star Apartments, housing for formerly homeless veterans in Los Angeles, incorporates a variety of strategies that should help it weather disruptive events. The measures include orientation-specific window shading, rooftop PVs with battery storage, and a configuration that promotes natural ventilation. Photo © Natalia Knezevic Photography Silver Star Apartments—Sustainability Measures Image courtesy FSY The buckling-restrained braced frame structure at the Mahlum-designed middle school for Oregon’s Beaverton School District should enhance its seismic performance. Photo © Josh Partee The middle school’s commons has a backup power supply so that it can serve as an emergency shelter for local residents. Photo © Josh Partee Perkins+Will’s schemes for a pair of hospitals, one in Corpus Christi, Texas (shown), and another in Oklahoma City, respond to threats specific to their locations, including hurricanes and tornadoes. Photo courtesy Perkins+Will Perkins+Will’s schemes for a pair of hospitals, one in Corpus Christi, Texas, and another in Oklahoma City (shown), respond to threats specific to their locations, including hurricanes and tornadoes. Photo courtesy Perkins+Will Image courtesy Perkins+Will The Bell Museum of Natural History, in St. Paul, Minnesota, by Perkins+Will, has features aimed at preserving biodiversity, including bird-safe glass incorporating a subtle horizontal frit, and a pond that fosters wildlife habitat. Photo © Corey Gaffer The Bell Museum of Natural History, in St. Paul, Minnesota, by Perkins+Will, has features aimed at preserving biodiversity, including bird-safe glass incorporating a subtle horizontal frit, and a pond that fosters wildlife habitat. Photo © Corey Gaffer In Atlanta, a landscape project decades in the works opens an old-growth forest to a new generation of museumgoers. Watch our video for a virtual tour.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13579 Wed, 01 Aug 2018 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13579-wildwoods-at-fernbank-museum-of-natural-history-by-sylvatica-studio Minimal lighting along the elevated path reduces disturbances to wildlife at night. Photo © Timothy Hursley The simple screened-in classroom provides an educational venue for summer camps and field trips. Photo © Timothy Hursley The doubling of cedar louvers on a large seating pod recalls the colorful corona found around the base of tulip poplar flower petals. Photo © Timothy Hursley The architects limited signage on the gently sloping WildWoods path. Photo © Timothy Hursley Image courtesy Sylvatica Studio A historic junior high school in Iowa is adapted for use as a boutique hotel.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13334 Sun, 01 Apr 2018 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13334-hotel-grinnell-by-perkinswill Perkins+Will endowed Hotel Grinnell with inviting public areas, including the revamped gym, to keep the school-turned-boutique tied to its community. Photo © Jim Kruger Architects converted the corridors behind the old cafeteria into bunkrooms, ideal for accommodating sports teams visiting the local college. Photo © Jim Kruger Common-area bathrooms recall old school lavatories and feature classic checkered floors. Photo © Jim Kruger School buildings can encourage children to be more physically active, helping develop their bodies and their brains.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13176 Thu, 04 Jan 2018 06:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13176-continuing-education-active-design At Discovery Elementary in Arlington, Virginia, a “hedge” includes child-size cubbyholes that can be occupied in numerous ways. Photo © Alan Karchmer Discovery Elementary. Photo © Alan Karchmer Students can travel between floors on a slide. Photo © Lincoln Barbour Instead of relying on solid walls and partitions, designers differentiated spaces at the SAGE school in Missouri, with bright hues and changes in floor finishes. Photo © Alistair Tutton Instead of relying on solid walls and partitions, designers differentiated spaces at the SAGE school in Missouri, with bright hues and changes in floor finishes. Photo © Alistair Tutton At St. Hilda’s & St. Hugh’s in New York, the architects designed a variety of outdoor environments to suit vigorous and quiet play. Photo © Frank Oudeman Inside, they created a small gym with a climbing wall in space reclaimed from mechanical services. Photo © Peter Aaron / Esto Stairs are made inviting with the inclusion of daylight and a quote from the Declaration of Independence. Photo © Frank Oudeman When the American Society of Interior Designers needed a workplace that would allow for various acoustic levels, architecture and design firm Perkins+Will came up with an interesting plan.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13088 Fri, 01 Dec 2017 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13088-perkinswill-crafts-noise-control-spaces-for-asid-headquarters ASID huddle rooms are soundproofed thanks to floor and ceiling treatments. Photo © Eric Laignel A central materials gallery had to be more open. Photo © Eric Laignel   They also needed communal work areas. Photo © Eric Laignel goncharj@bnpmedia.com (Joann Gonchar, FAIA) The firm and its partners aim to make the revamped Precautionary List more widely accessible.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13102 Fri, 10 Nov 2017 08:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13102-perkinswill-relaunches-its-building-product-transparency-website PERKINSWILL-Precautionary-List-01.jpg Perkins+Will held a reception and panel discussion about the revamped Precautionary List and website at the firm’s Boston offices during Greenbuild. Image © Jason Thornton/Perkins+Will The new site includes examples of typical applications for chemicals, including hospital rooms, with call outs that help users understand where in the built environment the chemicals of concern are commonly found and identify more benign alternatives. Image courtesy Perkins+Will The new site includes examples of typical applications for chemicals, including hospital rooms, with call outs that help users understand where in the built environment the chemicals of concern are commonly found and identify more benign alternatives. Image courtesy Perkins+Will The new site includes examples of typical applications for chemicals, including hospital rooms, with call outs that help users understand where in the built environment the chemicals of concern are commonly found and identify more benign alternatives. Image courtesy Perkins+Will A well established nonprofit expands its LGBTQ health care and social services in Washington, D.C.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12499 Sat, 01 Apr 2017 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12499-whitman-walker-health-by-perkinswill Photo © Eric Laignel Photo © Eric Laignel Photo © Eric Laignel For a global firm like Perkins+Will, each year offers the chance to rethink spaces as leases expire and real-estate needs change.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12471 Sat, 01 Apr 2017 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12471-perkinswill-offices-by-perkinswill 1704-Good-Design-is-Good-Business-Perkins-Will-Chicago-Minneapolis-New-York-Seattle-Perkins-Will-Offices-01.jpg Chicago The design of the new Wrigley Building office was based on staff preferences for an environment that is conducive to being more active, where they could choose where they work. The streamlined space includes a daylit multipurpose area on the top floor, reached by a stair near reception, height-adjustable desks, small conference rooms, and comfortable furnishings. Photo © Michelle Litvin Chicago The design of the new Wrigley Building office was based on staff preferences for an environment that is conducive to being more active, where they could choose where they work. The streamlined space includes a daylit multipurpose area on the top floor, reached by a stair near reception, height-adjustable desks, small conference rooms, and comfortable furnishings. Photo © Steve Hall / Hedrich Blessing Chicago The design of the new Wrigley Building office was based on staff preferences for an environment that is conducive to being more active, where they could choose where they work. The streamlined space includes a daylit multipurpose area on the top floor, reached by a stair near reception, height-adjustable desks, small conference rooms, and comfortable furnishings. Photo © Steve Hall / Hedrich Blessing Chicago The design of the new Wrigley Building office was based on staff preferences for an environment that is conducive to being more active, where they could choose where they work. The streamlined space includes a daylit multipurpose area on the top floor, reached by a stair near reception, height-adjustable desks, small conference rooms, and comfortable furnishings. Photo © Steve Hall / Hedrich Blessing Chicago The design of the new Wrigley Building office was based on staff preferences for an environment that is conducive to being more active, where they could choose where they work. The streamlined space includes a daylit multipurpose area on the top floor, reached by a stair near reception, height-adjustable desks, small conference rooms, and comfortable furnishings. Photo © Steve Hall / Hedrich Blessing Chicago The design of the new Wrigley Building office was based on staff preferences for an environment that is conducive to being more active, where they could choose where they work. The streamlined space includes a daylit multipurpose area on the top floor, reached by a stair near reception, height-adjustable desks, small conference rooms, and comfortable furnishings. Photo © Steve Hall / Hedrich Blessing Chicago The design of the new Wrigley Building office was based on staff preferences for an environment that is conducive to being more active, where they could choose where they work. The streamlined space includes a daylit multipurpose area on the top floor, reached by a stair near reception, height-adjustable desks, small conference rooms, and comfortable furnishings. Photo © Steve Hall / Hedrich Blessing Minneapolis The single-floor Minneapolis office did away with assigned seating, providing 190 options for its 65 employees. The furniture, none of which is fixed, for flexibility, is largely repurposed, made out of materials from the previous location, like the harvest table in the café/meeting/event space, or from rapidly renewable Aspen plywood. Photo © Corey Gaffer Minneapolis The single-floor Minneapolis office did away with assigned seating, providing 190 options for its 65 employees. The furniture, none of which is fixed, for flexibility, is largely repurposed, made out of materials from the previous location, like the harvest table in the café/meeting/event space, or from rapidly renewable Aspen plywood. Photo © Corey Gaffer Minneapolis The single-floor Minneapolis office did away with assigned seating, providing 190 options for its 65 employees. The furniture, none of which is fixed, for flexibility, is largely repurposed, made out of materials from the previous location, like the harvest table in the café/meeting/event space, or from rapidly renewable Aspen plywood. Photo © Corey Gaffer Minneapolis The single-floor Minneapolis office did away with assigned seating, providing 190 options for its 65 employees. The furniture, none of which is fixed, for flexibility, is largely repurposed, made out of materials from the previous location, like the harvest table in the café/meeting/event space, or from rapidly renewable Aspen plywood. Photo © Corey Gaffer Minneapolis The single-floor Minneapolis office did away with assigned seating, providing 190 options for its 65 employees. The furniture, none of which is fixed, for flexibility, is largely repurposed, made out of materials from the previous location, like the harvest table in the café/meeting/event space, or from rapidly renewable Aspen plywood. Photo © Corey Gaffer New York Less formal than its previous iteration, the New York location has fewer private offices and more open and/or flexible team and meeting areas outfitted with comfortable lounge furniture and sit/stand desk options. The palette consists of more natural hues, with outdoor imagery and an emphasis on healthy materials. Photo © Eduard Hueber New York Less formal than its previous iteration, the New York location has fewer private offices and more open and/or flexible team and meeting areas outfitted with comfortable lounge furniture and sit/stand desk options. The palette consists of more natural hues, with outdoor imagery and an emphasis on healthy materials. Photo © Eduard Hueber New York Less formal than its previous iteration, the New York location has fewer private offices and more open and/or flexible team and meeting areas outfitted with comfortable lounge furniture and sit/stand desk options. The palette consists of more natural hues, with outdoor imagery and an emphasis on healthy materials. Photo © Eduard Hueber New York Less formal than its previous iteration, the New York location has fewer private offices and more open and/or flexible team and meeting areas outfitted with comfortable lounge furniture and sit/stand desk options. The palette consists of more natural hues, with outdoor imagery and an emphasis on healthy materials. Photo © Eduard Hueber Seattle A variety of places to meet, have coffee, and chat enhance the open and democratic layout in Seattle. Healthy materials were used throughout a design that incorporates height-adjustable desks, as well as soft seating and collaborative spaces for planned and impromptu meetings and alternate work environments. Photo © YE-H Photography Seattle A variety of places to meet, have coffee, and chat enhance the open and democratic layout in Seattle. Healthy materials were used throughout a design that incorporates height-adjustable desks, as well as soft seating and collaborative spaces for planned and impromptu meetings and alternate work environments. Photo © YE-H Photography Seattle A variety of places to meet, have coffee, and chat enhance the open and democratic layout in Seattle. Healthy materials were used throughout a design that incorporates height-adjustable desks, as well as soft seating and collaborative spaces for planned and impromptu meetings and alternate work environments. Photo © YE-H Photography