Seattle's Upcoming Nexus Tower Takes Form As Series of Stacked Cubes

Seattle's Upcoming Nexus Tower Takes Form As Series of Stacked Cubes

Seattle, United States – 05 July 2017

Nexus is an upcoming residential tower planned for the northern edge of downtown Seattle as the city experiences a shortage of for-sale housing amid a thriving rental market. Designed by local practice Weber Thompson and commissioned by Vancouver-based Burrard Development, the tower includes 367 residential units and 3,200 square feet (300 square meters) of retail across a 440-foot (134-meter) stack of twisting cubes.

“Designed with Millennials and urban-loving empty nesters in mind, the entire project is conceived as a celebration of technology, with a focus on sustainable principles and a new way to live,” explains the design team.

Formally, the twists of the stacked cubes differ by a margin of four degrees for each box, combining to create an eight-degree separation between the two. The design aims to achieve a level of perceived dynamism, enhanced as users circulate through the building and its programs. The space between rotations serves as rooftop gardens, adding greenery to the architecture and fragmenting the overall mass.

This condition of these “sky terraces” allows for a number of penthouse levels and wraparound outdoor decks, as opposed to a single penthouse floor at the top. “Sculpted erosions” at the corners of these floors create two-story townhouse units, adding diversity to the floor plan and offering private balconies and transparent living rooms, capturing the cityscape.

Parking is available above grade at the base of the tower, also activating corners with micro-units. A backlit interactive façade responds to the movement of vehicular and pedestrian traffic, complimenting the street level retail opportunities, including a major restaurant that opens up onto the street, weather permitting. Currently under construction, the tower is set for completion by mid-2019.

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