|| ULI Hines || Nexus 24 Seattle

Design Intent

At an intersection of Seattle’s history and global diversity is the Nexus24. It is a new vision for the development of Seattle, developed for the people. Set on the highest standards of sustainability, the mixed-use, mixed-income neighborhood is designed on the guidelines of LEED and WELL. It connects and transforms, facilitating a thriving community. Nexus24, a 24-hour neighborhood, is an ecosystem of residential, retail, health, art, and innovation developed as an amalgamation of holistic new development and historically preserved and repurposed architecture. The new development responds to the deficit in the community and attempts to enable a more prosperous civic life. It is designed to be a transformative beacon in downtown Seattle. The project is stitched together with streets as spines of social justice, community engagement, and everyday life, based on the history of the finer grain of the site and the intersection of dramatically distinct neighborhoods. The street network is punctuated with nodes of art, culture, local businesses, markets, everyday activities, and public infrastructure. Corresponding programs emerge from the street spines, creating a holistic neighborhood for converging diverse people and lifestyles.