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Newest designs for downtown Seattle Amazon campus focus on ‘sphere’ centerpieces

Aug 19, 2013, 7:38 AM | Updated: May 13, 2016, 10:55 pm

The architects are set to present their latest plans to the city Design Review Board on Tuesday. (I...

The architects are set to present their latest plans to the city Design Review Board on Tuesday. (Image/NBBJ, courtesy City of Seattle)

(Image/NBBJ, courtesy City of Seattle)

This image from the proposal for the new Amazon campus from the architects at NBBJ shows exterior canopies and materials from the dome structures that will be the centerpiece of the campus at the northern edge of Seattle's downtown. This image from the proposal for the new Amazon campus from the architects at NBBJ shows a view of the domes looking south from 7th between Blanchard and Lenora. This image from the proposal for the new Amazon campus from the architects at NBBJ shows a perspective view of the spheres looking west from 7th and Lenora, on Amazon's new campus on the northern edge of Seattle's downtown. This image from the proposal for the new Amazon campus from the architects at NBBJ shows a view of the interior of one of the spheres from an east-west perspective. The spheres will be the focal point of Amazon's campus on the northern edge of Seattle's downtown. This image from the proposal for the new Amazon campus from the architects at NBBJ shows an interior view of the spheres from the north-south section along Lenora Street. The spheres will be the centerpiece of Amazon's campus on the northern edge of downtown Seattle. This image from the proposal for the new Amazon campus from the architects at NBBJ shows the spheres adjusted for elevation. The design will serve as the centerpiece for Amazon's campus on the northern edge of downtown Seattle. This image from the proposal for the new Amazon campus from the architects at NBBJ shows the elevation of the spheres from Lenora to 7th. The spheres will be the centerpiece of the Amazon campus on the northern edge of downtown Seattle. The architects from NBBJ will present their updated design proposal for the Amazon campus on the northern edge of downtown Seattle on Tuesday. The architects at NBBJ made changes to the spheres their plans for the spheres that will be the centerpiece of the new Amazon campus. Architects show what they used as their inspiration from around the world when developing the unique pattern that will be the structure of the spheres. The spheres will be the centerpiece of Amazon's campus on the the northern edge of downtown Seattle. Since submitting their last design, seen above, the architects at NBBJ have made several updates to the spheres that will be the centerpiece of the Amazon campus at on the northern edge of downtown Seattle. This image from the proposal for the new Amazon campus from the architects at NBBJ shows an aerial view of the masterplan of the Amazon campus on the northern edge of downtown Seattle. This image from the proposal for the new Amazon campus from the architects at NBBJ shows an aerial view of the centerpiece of Amazon's new campus on the northern edge of downtown Seattle - spheres. The architects at NBBJ will present their latest design concepts Tuesday.

Architects for Amazon have updated their design for the futuristic centerpiece of the company’s new campus on the northern edge of downtown Seattle.

The architects advanced their plans for the outdoor public spaces and the lowrise office building, (or spheres) on Block 19 of the Rufus Project.

Architects say the want to the new design to create an alternative environment at the center of three block development. It will serve as a workplace and as a visual focus for the surrounding neighborhood.

“The generative idea is that a plant rich setting has restorative qualities that are not found in the typical office,” said architects from NBBJ in their proposal to the City of Seattle.

The architects are set to present their latest plans to the city Design Review Board on Tuesday.

Find more:
View the complete plans from the Amazon architects at NBBJ

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