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June 3, 2024

760 Aloha

By JOURNAL STAFF

Photos by Doug Scott Photographer [enlarge]


760 Aloha is a mid-rise office building in South Lake Union created via the adaptive reuse of an existing one-and-a-half-story concrete warehouse, built in the 1940s as a paint manufacturing facility.

Four new office levels, wrought with glass and steel, now top the historic structure. Those floors are wrapped in a contemporary glass curtainwall with three different types of glass: clear, 50% transparent, and opaque. The patterning of the three glass types animates the facade and allows the appearance of the building to change with the light.

Column lines and steel braced frames connect the new addition to the original concrete structure, visually knitting the old and the new.

The building has a central feature stairwell with a brightly colored yellow steel braced frame which is visible from the street.

The architect for 760 Aloha says by preserving and reusing an existing building, the project diverted over 1,550 tons of concrete from landfill.

Owner: Nitze-Stagen

Architect: BuildingWork

General contractor: R Miller

Geotechnical:GeoEngineers

Structural engineer: Swenson Say Faget

Civil engineer: Decker Consulting Engineers

Landscape architect: Karen Kiest Landscape Architects

Photos by Doug Scott Photographer









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