该项目主要负责人Brian Collins-Friedrichs说：”该建筑的设计是为了利用这个小而突出的场地的独特属性。”对行人规模、质地、材料、透明度和公共设施的敏感度驱动了设计。我们的目标是创造一个让人感觉是其社区的一部分的建筑，同时也为WSECU提供一个标志性的身份。

The building is designed to take advantage of the unique properties of the small, yet prominent site,” according to Brian Collins-Friedrichs, principal-in-charge for the project. “Sensitivity to pedestrians—scale, texture, materials, transparency, and public amenities—drove the design. The goal was to create a building that feels a part of its neighborhood and that also provides a signature identity for WSECU.”

该建筑简单而富有表现力的形式与附近现有的砖制学术建筑相关联，并加强了与之的联系。建筑物的西北角有一个六层楼高的雕刻玻璃外墙，是十字路口的锚。在45号大街东北侧的主干道上，一个社区活动室被其斜面砖窗框所突出。旁边的店面使用了桃花心木，作为行人体验的一部分，提供温暖和触感。大多数建筑的办公大厅都在主要街道上，这是很常见的。

The building’s simple, yet expressive form relates to and strengthens ties with existing brick academic buildings in the neighborhood. The northwest corner of the building features a six-story, sculpted glass facade that anchors the intersection. On the main 45th Ave NE side, a community room is highlighted by its beveled brick window frame. Next to that, mahogany is used on the storefront to provide warmth and tactility as part of the pedestrian experience. It is common for most office lobbies in buildings to be on the primary street for visibility.

尽管如此，大多数办公室大厅只是通往电梯的流通路径。WSECU选择将他们的办公大厅设在12大道的次要街道上，在45大道的主要街道上提供一个社区客厅和会议室。这种深思熟虑的城市和社区驱动的方法鼓励连接和激活，并为该场地创造了新的活力。

With that said, most office lobbies are merely circulation paths to the elevators. WSECU chose to locate their office lobby on the secondary side street of 12th Avenue to provide a community living room and meeting room on the primary street of 45th Avenue. This thoughtful urban and community-driven approach encourages connection, and activation, and creates a new vibrancy to the site.

车库入口和装载设施通过小巷进入，以保持临街面的行人导向。一楼和二楼的一部分从物业边缘拉回来，沿着东北45街创造了一个两层的透明外墙，可以通往零售和社区的休闲空间。

The garage entry and loading facilities are accessed via the alley to preserve the pedestrian orientation of the street frontage. Portions of the first and second floors are pulled back from the property edge to create a two-story transparent façade along NE 45th Street with access to retail and community-focused amenity spaces.

在内部，通过创建一个共享的大厅或 “客厅”，零售和WSECU分行之间的界限被模糊了。该建筑采用了一个偏移的核心，允许更多的开放和充满日光的楼板。该建筑的设计是通过平衡围护结构设计策略和机械系统来最大限度地提高能源性能。

Inside, the line between retail and the WSECU branch is blurred through the creation of a shared lobby or ‘living room.’ The building employs an offset core which allows for more open- and daylight-filled floor plates. The building is designed to maximize energy performance through a balance of envelope design strategies and mechanical systems.

“当涉及到像这样的商业建筑时，重要的是要考虑在其特定环境下的发展。我们想创造一个18小时体验的环境；在地面上创造一种活力是必须的。WSECU也看到了这一愿景，”SkB建筑事务所联合创始人兼项目设计师Kyle Gaffney说。该项目在其小而突出的场地上，成功地创造了一栋建筑，它的行为和感觉就像其社区的一部分，同时也为WSECU提供了一个标志性的身份。

“When it comes to commercial buildings like this, it’s important to consider development in its specific context. We wanted to create an environment that was an 18-hour experience; it’s imperative to create a vibrancy at the ground plane. WSECU saw that vision as well,” said Kyle Gaffney, SkB Architects co-founder, and project designer. The project, on its small but prominent site, succeeds in creating a building that acts and feels like a part of its neighborhood and that also provides a signature identity for WSECU.

Architects: SkB Architects
Area : 66470 m²
Year : 2017
Photographs :Nicholas Worley, Hannah Rankin
Manufacturers : Guardian Glass, Mutual Materials, Oldcastle APG, APS, Mitek, Quantum Windows, Thomas Benjamin
Structural Engineer Team : KPFF
Mechanical Engineers : Coffman Engineers
Landscape Designers : GCH Planning & Landscape Architecture
Project Manager : Brian Collins-Friedrichs
Co Designer : Kyle Gaffney
Interior Designer : Deb Wolf
Project Architect : Nathan Brantley
General Contractor : Howard S. Wright
City : Seattle
Country : United States