Holland America Group Headquarters in Seattle Building, Washington Architecture Photos
Holland America Group Headquarters in Seattle
Contemporary Office Building in Seattle, USA – design by SkB Architects
Aug 25, 2018
Holland America Group Headquarters in Seattle
Design: SkB Architects
Location: 450 3rd Ave West, Seattle, Washington, USA
Holland America Group Headquarters in Seattle
To bring Holland America Group?s brands?Holland America, Princess, and Seabourn?into closer alignment and increase operational efficiencies, the company sought to consolidate operations within a single facility. Securing a five-story, 150,000-square-foot building near Seattle?s waterfront (a building that was still in design), provided the opportunity to realize their vision in built form.
Photos by Jeremy Bittermann
Holland America Group, originally founded in 1873 as a Dutch shipping line carrying both freight and passengers?and instrumental in transporting hundreds of thousands of immigrants to North America?is the embodiment of global travel. The spirit of adventure, an important part of the company?s DNA, is reflected in the design of its headquarters; a setting that embraces creativity and the cross-pollination of ideas.

This sense of exploration and discovery begins in the reception area, which captures the spirit of a ticket office or a hotel?s concierge desk. Adjacent waiting areas provide comfortable seating decorated with subtle cues to travel, including a compass rose etch...