Location: Seattle
Space Type: Corporate
Completion Dates: 2020-2021
Manufacturing Partners: Ki, Teknion, Watson, Encore, Hi5, Humanscale, Bernhardt
Weber Thompson Watershed
Project Overview
Socially Just, Culturally Rich, Ecologically Restorative. That is the mission of the Living Building Challenge (LBC). No one took this challenge more seriously than Weber Thompson. In 2014 they launched their Watershed project, a 7-story commercial office building with over 65,000 square feet of office and retail space and part of the LBC. Workpointe provided more than 70 workstations with accesories, materials library storage, 6 meeting spaces, a break room, and casual seating through out the space.
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Watershed uses 25% less energy than a code-compliant building. An integrated rainwater system along with low-flow fixtures reduces potable water use by 75%. All materials were vetted to reduce ‘red list’ toxic chemicals as well as local sourcing, salvaging and recycling of materials to create “a healthier building”. Completed in 2020, Watershed has already won the NAIOP Night of Stars Award for the 2020 Sustainable Office Development of the Year award.
Designing for sustainability can be difficult when it comes to contract furniture and Weber Thompson had big goals, but the Workpointe team was up for the challenge
Workpointe partnered with Weber Thompson early on to collaborate on the design and layout of their office furniture..Workpointe worked diligently with Weber Thompson to understand their needs and desires and how to incorporate that with the overall holistic concept. Beyond our expertise as a furniture dealer, we also excel and understand project logistics. We worked with Weber Thompson to determine what was easiest for them. What would give them peace of mind
What would give their employees what they need to be the most efficient. We solved this by phasing the project into two stages. One focusing on the workstations; the vital component that allows an employee to be fully functional. We then focused secondarily on the ancillary furniture. This allowed us to devote full attention to the workstations first and the ancillary second, rather than trying to do it all at once, dividing attention and deadlines.