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Seattle-based SkB Architects defines commercial creative office lounges and mixed-use podium lobbies through disciplined tectonic contrasts, balancing raw board-formed concrete and exposed ceiling grids against soft, curving timber millwork. This portfolio serves as a strong reference when detailing integrated study alcoves, hanging greenery screens, or woven lighting fixtures that introduce tactile warmth into multi-level tenant corridors and high-volume public zones.

Detailed architectural section drawing of a double-height public interior with tiled walls and large windows by SkB Architects.

U.S. Bank Center

An architectural section drawing by SkB Architects illustrating a multi-story public interior with tall glazed openings and custom tile detailing.

What we like about this project
A sweeping curved tile partition transitions the tall hall into lower stacked service zones.

Materials

  • ceramic-tile
  • glass
  • timber
  • plaster

Visual identifiers

  • architectural-section
  • tiled-piers
  • double-height-hall
  • watercolor-elevation

Style tags

  • illustrative
  • hand-drawn
  • architectural-drawing

Visual tags

  • section-drawing
  • mixed-use
  • interior-elevation
  • watercolor
  • public-realm
Geometry
Multi-story building section showing a tall central volume with tiled piers flanked by multi-level lateral spaces and a pitched roof lantern.
Structural guess
Steel or concrete frame with infill slab construction
Spatial scale
Multi-story section with human figures and furniture annotations providing clear human scale across three vertical levels.
Lighting
Rendered with soft watercolor washes simulating daylight entering through large upper grid windows and central skylight elements.
Atmosphere
Warm, luminous, and detailed, emphasizing human activity across public and service levels.
Environmental context
Interior urban section showing relationship between multiple internal levels, furniture, and human scale figures.
Spatial experience
A grand, multi-story gathering hall anchors the composition, visually connected to adjacent dining, lounge, and back-of-house program areas.
Composition rhythm
Vertical structural piers divide the main hall into a measured grid cadence.
Style reading
Hand-rendered architectural section with watercolor and ink
Program
Public gathering hall, restaurant, and commercial spaces
Perspective
Drawing / Diagram
Discipline
architecture
Materials
ceramic-tile, glass, timber, plaster
Visual identifiers
architectural-section, tiled-piers, double-height-hall, watercolor-elevation
Style tags
illustrative, hand-drawn, architectural-drawing
Visual tags
section-drawing, mixed-use, interior-elevation, watercolor, public-realm
Geometry
Multi-story building section showing a tall central volume with tiled piers flanked by multi-level lateral spaces and a pitched roof lantern.
Structural guess
Steel or concrete frame with infill slab construction
Spatial scale
Multi-story section with human figures and furniture annotations providing clear human scale across three vertical levels.
Lighting
Rendered with soft watercolor washes simulating daylight entering through large upper grid windows and central skylight elements.
Atmosphere
Warm, luminous, and detailed, emphasizing human activity across public and service levels.
Environmental context
Interior urban section showing relationship between multiple internal levels, furniture, and human scale figures.
Spatial experience
A grand, multi-story gathering hall anchors the composition, visually connected to adjacent dining, lounge, and back-of-house program areas.
Composition rhythm
Vertical structural piers divide the main hall into a measured grid cadence.
Style reading
Hand-rendered architectural section with watercolor and ink
Program
Public gathering hall, restaurant, and commercial spaces
Perspective
Drawing / Diagram
Discipline
architecture

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Detailed architectural section drawing of a double-height public interior with tiled walls and large windows by SkB Architects.

U.S. Bank Center

An architectural section drawing by SkB Architects illustrating a multi-story public interior with tall glazed openings and custom tile detailing.

What we like about this project
A sweeping curved tile partition transitions the tall hall into lower stacked service zones.

Materials

  • ceramic-tile
  • glass
  • timber
  • plaster

Visual identifiers

  • architectural-section
  • tiled-piers
  • double-height-hall
  • watercolor-elevation

Style tags

  • illustrative
  • hand-drawn
  • architectural-drawing

Visual tags

  • section-drawing
  • mixed-use
  • interior-elevation
  • watercolor
  • public-realm
Geometry
Multi-story building section showing a tall central volume with tiled piers flanked by multi-level lateral spaces and a pitched roof lantern.
Structural guess
Steel or concrete frame with infill slab construction
Spatial scale
Multi-story section with human figures and furniture annotations providing clear human scale across three vertical levels.
Lighting
Rendered with soft watercolor washes simulating daylight entering through large upper grid windows and central skylight elements.
Atmosphere
Warm, luminous, and detailed, emphasizing human activity across public and service levels.
Environmental context
Interior urban section showing relationship between multiple internal levels, furniture, and human scale figures.
Spatial experience
A grand, multi-story gathering hall anchors the composition, visually connected to adjacent dining, lounge, and back-of-house program areas.
Composition rhythm
Vertical structural piers divide the main hall into a measured grid cadence.
Style reading
Hand-rendered architectural section with watercolor and ink
Program
Public gathering hall, restaurant, and commercial spaces
Perspective
Drawing / Diagram
Discipline
architecture
Materials
ceramic-tile, glass, timber, plaster
Visual identifiers
architectural-section, tiled-piers, double-height-hall, watercolor-elevation
Style tags
illustrative, hand-drawn, architectural-drawing
Visual tags
section-drawing, mixed-use, interior-elevation, watercolor, public-realm
Geometry
Multi-story building section showing a tall central volume with tiled piers flanked by multi-level lateral spaces and a pitched roof lantern.
Structural guess
Steel or concrete frame with infill slab construction
Spatial scale
Multi-story section with human figures and furniture annotations providing clear human scale across three vertical levels.
Lighting
Rendered with soft watercolor washes simulating daylight entering through large upper grid windows and central skylight elements.
Atmosphere
Warm, luminous, and detailed, emphasizing human activity across public and service levels.
Environmental context
Interior urban section showing relationship between multiple internal levels, furniture, and human scale figures.
Spatial experience
A grand, multi-story gathering hall anchors the composition, visually connected to adjacent dining, lounge, and back-of-house program areas.
Composition rhythm
Vertical structural piers divide the main hall into a measured grid cadence.
Style reading
Hand-rendered architectural section with watercolor and ink
Program
Public gathering hall, restaurant, and commercial spaces
Perspective
Drawing / Diagram
Discipline
architecture

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