Key Center Lobby Reposition Bellevue, Washington Interior Design Development, Architecture Images
Key Center Lobby Reposition, Bellevue
Contemporary Interior Architecture in WA, USA – design by SkB Architects
Apr 8, 2018
Key Center Lobby Reposition in Bellevue
Design: SkB Architects
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
Key Center Lobby Reposition, Bellevue, Washington
No longer merely pass-through spaces, lobbies have become destinations in their own right; hotelesque settings suitable for impromptu meetings and alternative work places for building tenants.

Photos: Spencer Lowell
Following the purchase of the 23-story Key Center, the new building owners quickly determined the need to update the common areas of the building which had grown tired since the building?s completion in 2000.
To stay competitive in the market for tenants, a redesign of the guest and tenant experience was initiated to entice potential tenants, give existing tenants a reason to stay, and to realign the building within the marketplace.

The existing lobby, a sprawling 8,100-square-foot series of contiguous spaces, lacked definition; seating was uncomfortable, and there was little reason to linger any longer than necessary. Transforming the space required reimagining how the space could be used. A survey of building tenants revealed an interest in alternative casual meeting and work spaces.

The design solution was to treat the lobby as a series of seven rooms, or stage sets?merging notions of ...