ENR Northwest 2024 Best Projects
Award of Merit - Interior/Tenant Improvement: Bellevue Tech Office TI
Photo courtesy Boulder Associates
BELLEVUE TECH OFFICE TI
Bellevue, Wash.
Award of Merit
Submitted by: Turner Construction Co.
OWNER: Amazon.com
LEAD DESIGN FIRM: Boulder Associates
GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Turner Construction Co.
CONSTRUCTION MANAGER: Seneca Group
With 13 office and six amenity floors, this new 19-level office space spans a total of 500,000 sq ft. Amenity floors feature three furnished terrace spaces, a separate pet relief terrace, interconnecting stairways, independent working spaces, training rooms and collaborative meeting spaces.
Completed on time and within budget in September 2023, the project’s design takes into account the redefined post-pandemic work and office relationship. The team chose a phased construction approach, with the first deliverable being these 19 floors out of the tower’s overall 42.
A TAKT schedule, where construction activities follow a weekly jump to the next floor, allowed for a steady and consistent workflow. Completing work on one floor before moving on to the next also helped set workers up for success to begin each new week.
Electrical and mechanical layouts were coordinated and verified before hanging drywall with scheduled rough-in and layout walks. Strategies such as vacuum only to reduce dust and debris, all material on wheels for mobility and safety, and just-in-time deliveries helped keep the site clean and uncluttered.
Extensive communication and coordination allowed the team to stay ahead of any design modifications during site reviews. Individual distribution frame (IDF) rooms required an added level of scrutiny and timely handover to ensure all programming and security tasks could be completed before the client moved in.
