Lakeview Office Building

Location

Kirkland, Washington

Owner

Mt. Baker Holdings

Collaborators +

Project Size

46,000 square feet

Project Status

Completed

Services

Architecture

Situated on a triangular, prominent site at the gateway to Kirkland, the Lakeview Office Building is the first mass timber office development east of Greater Seattle. The redevelopment includes two levels of office space and two levels of underground parking, matching the civic scale of the neighborhood while minimizing impact on the views of the surrounding buildings. Two first-floor outdoor spaces take advantage of the expansive west-facing vista of Lake Washington and the Olympic Mountains, providing welcoming spaces to congregate.

The project sets a new precedent on the Eastside for the use of renewable and sustainable construction methods. Utilizing mass timber construction, the building features Dowel Laminated Timber (DLT) from Pacific Northwest forests. The use of DLT reduced the project’s embodied carbon by replacing steel and concrete, and the prefabricated timbers shorten construction duration with a building erection time of six weeks for the wood structure. Additional environmental design features include a living roof and on-site water treatment.

The project engages the streetscape with a contemporary building design that provides much needed office space to the rapidly expanding region. Utilizing a cost-effective, versatile construction method with a lighter environmental footprint, the Lakeview Office Building benefits the growing Kirkland community while minimizing its ecological impact.