3. At GGLO, we design distinct places where
communities of people connect and thrive.
We seek to bring the essence of community
alive in each of our projects – believing that
the fundamental desire to interact and feel
a part of something can be evoked through
design. This perspective runs deep through our
integrated practice, including research, planning,
urban design, architecture, interior design and
landscape architecture. Integrating our skills and
services allows a deep exploration for how design
can have the most positive impact in any context.
Creating places that inspire a sense of belonging.
VALUES
GGLO was founded on the premise that design is the
exploration and cultivation of relationships. Whether
between city and citizen, builder and inhabitant, surface
and light, or efficiencies and cost, each presents rich
opportunities for discovery, refinement, and growth. Our
role as designers is to embrace the myriad considerations
and interactions that make up our projects and to craft
solutions that are responsible, meaningful, and enduring.
HISTORY
Founded in Seattle in 1986, we are results-driven,
multidisciplinary experts approaching all scales of our
work with flexibility and inquisitiveness. Over decades of
practice GGLO has established a reputation in revitalizing
communities—building-by-building and block-by-block.
Our commitment to design that expands and enhances the
human experience extends across all boundaries and into
each and every one of our pursuits.
4. AMLI South Lake Union in Seattle, Washington
In the last 27 years, GGLO has
designed approximately 22% of the
multifamily units added to Seattle.
5. Year Founded:
1986
Office Location:
Seattle, Washington
Geographic Markets:
West of the Rockies with a focus on the Pacific Northwest
and California; International (East Asia)
Business Markets:
Hospitality, Campus Environments, Senior Living,
Multifamily Residential, Mixed-Use, Commercial and Retail,
Parks & Open Spaces
Services:
Architecture, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture,
Planning & Urban Design, Sustainable Design
Total Staff:
113
Leadership Team:
15 Principals
7 Senior Associates
19 Associates
Staff Breakdown:
45 Licensed Architects
13 Interior Designers
8 Landscape Architects
1 Urban Designers
25 Architects-in-Training
9 Landscape Designers
13 Administrative/Support Staff
LEED® Accredited Professionals: 67
Living Future Accredited Professionals: 2
GGLO At-A-Glance
6. Pierside Kitchen & Packers Oyster Bar at Semiahmoo Resort
INhospitality Award, IIDA Northern Pacific Chapter
Via6
2014 High-Rise Project of theYear, Merit Award, MFE
2014 Global Awards for Excellence - Finalist, Urban Land Institute
2013 INhome Award, IIDA Northern Pacific Chapter
2013 Multi-Family Development of theYear, NAIOP WA Night of the Stars
Allez
2014 Development of theYear - Finalist, NAIOP WA Night of the Stars
Greenbridge Master Plan
2014 Excellence Award, Center for Active Design
2013 10-Minute Neighborhoods Award, Int’l Making Cities Livable
Atria Valley View
2013 Merit Award, AIA Design for Aging Review
Bertschi Living Science Wing
2013 Best K-12 School, The Center for Green Schools USGBC
2013 Certified as the First Living Building on the West Coast
Awarding Design Excellence
Packers Oyster Bar at Semiahmoo Resort in Blaine, Washington
7. Cedarbrook Lodge in SeaTac, Washington
Hospitality
We design destinations
for unforgettable personal moments.
8. George F. Russell Jr. Hall, University of Washington in Seattle, Washington
Campus Environments
GGLO has
designed
1.5% of LEED
certified units
globally.
9. Emerald Heights in Redmond, Washington
Senior Living
We design spaces
that provide a sense of belonging.
10. AMLI South Lake Union in Seattle Washington
Multifamily Residential
12. Green Oasis Towers in Surabaya, Indonesia
Tall Buildings
We design buildings
that engage and delight.
13. 2014
Best in Building
Best Residential Design Firm, Large
Best Landscape Architecture Firm & Best Architecture Firm, Finalists
USGBC
100 Best Companies To Work For
Seattle Business Magazine
Corporate Philanthropist Award
#23 in Small Companies
Puget Sound Business Journal
2013
Green Washington Award
#1 Architecture Firm
Seattle Business Magazine
100 Best Companies To Work For
Seattle Business Magazine
Corporate Philanthropist Award
#21 in Small Companies
Puget Sound Business Journal
2012
100 Best Companies To Work For
Seattle Business Magazine
Work Hard to Play Hard
14. Enduring places grow from enduring
relationships. We pride ourselves on not only
being good at our work, but also good to work
with. Excellent design puts people first.
At GGLO, we can happily say the same.
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17. BizCycle Certification
Awarded Gold
by Cascade Bicycle Club
In the spring of 2013, GGLO purchased four
Bianchi Milano bicycles. These bikes are
available for all GGLO staff to reserve and
take out for rides. Each bike comes with one
helmet, one U-lock, one cable lock and a
GGLO pannier bag.
Bike Enthusiasts
18. The Living Building Challenge TM
is the built environment's most rigorous performance
standard.
The Bertschi Living Building Science Classroom, which
GGLO's Landscape Architecture provided pro-bono services, is:
• the 1st
building on the West Coast to achieve full Living Building
Challenge certification; the world's 4th
Living Building;
• the 1st
in the world constructed to meet the Living Building
Challenge v2.0, including urban agriculture; and
• the world's 1st
Living Building constructed on an urban site.
Rain water from roof makes its way towards the underground cistern though the classroom runnel.
Bertschi Living Building Science Classroom
We design for experiences that inspire.
19. GGLO is committed to the advocacy and practice of
Sustainable Design across the spectrum of our work, in
the environments we design and the operations of our
workplace. We strive to“Enhance environment, economy
and social equity.”
Sustainable GGLO design projects range from new market
rate and affordable housing to mixed-use developments
and from the renovation of historic buildings to the
expansion of recreational environments.
In addition to our built work, we are continuously
expanding our technical knowledge base and
understanding of the social and natural environments
through research and design projects. In an effort to
improve the building industry’s environmental and health
performance, we have requested product manufactures
provide transparency of building product content and
associated health information through the use of a Health
Product Declaration.
GGLO’s design teams are not only skilled at integrating
sustainability into designs, our architects, landscape
architects and interior designers are experienced with
leading the certification efforts to streamline the process.
GGLO has been recognized as a LEED® Proven Provider™ for
the Building Design and Construction rating system family
by the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI).
Organizations that demonstrate and maintain high-quality
project submissions through LEED Proven Provider receive
significant benefits, such as greater access to a LEED
reviewer and the opportunity to deliver LEED projects to
clients faster.
Sustainability
20. Employee Benefits
• Medical, Dental, Vision
Insurance
• 401K, with matching
• Annual Bonus Opportunity
• Work/Life Balance
(Personal Time
Management Program)
• Licensure Reimbursement
• Professional Development
Programs
• Health Savings
Account with Employer
Contribution
• Flexible Spending Account
• Long Term Disability
Insurance
• Aflac
The Spa at Cedarbrook Lodge
21. Sweet Perks
This is how we show our appreciation and
sweeten the work week, with these perks:
• Located in the heart of Downtown: Across
from SAM, Blocks from Pike’s Place Market
and Waterfront - endless lunch options!
• Formal and Informal Mentorship
• On-site Amenities: gym, spa, sports court,
pool
• Lunch‘n’Learns for Continuing Education
Credits
• Emerging Professionals Group
• Thursday Crit’s
• Company Happy Hours
• Company Bike Use
• Unbelieveable Holiday Parties
• Summer Events
• Locally roasted, delicious coffee!
GGLO’s Park(ing) Day installation, 2014
22. billion dollars, the total construction
cost for projects underconstruction
(Development and Construction Projects, Downtown Seattle Association, Feb 2015)
construction cranes helping
to change Seattle’s Skyline
(Rider Levett Bucknall’s Crane Index, Nov 2014)
projects currently under
construction in downtown Seattle
(Development and Construction Projects Map, Downtown Seattle Association)
residential units completed in 2014
and 3,089 to be completed in 2015
(2015 State of Downtown Report, Downtown Seattle Association)
51
$
3.2
55
3,394
Seattle Development Statistics
23. Seattle is nicknamed the Emerald City because it rains 140 days
annually, keeping our city lush and green.
Foodies love Seattle! New restaurants pop-up and opening every
month means you could never have to eat the same thing twice!
Get outdoors in the Pacific Northwest! Beautiful hikes, waterfalls and
rivers are all within driving distance.
Home to more than 200 vendors, farmers and specialty shops. Pike
Place Market is Seattle’s #1 tourist destination, just blocks from GGLO!
Why we love Seattle!
24. /company/gglo
@GGLO
/GGLOcommunity
/ggloseattle
For employment and internship opportunities:
Lindsay Pearsall, Talent Development Specialist
(206) 902-5624 | employment@gglo.com
1301 First Avenue, Suite 301
Seattle, Washington 98101
tel 206.467.5828
www.gglo.com
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Space at the Steps is a public event venue in GGLO’s office that we make available to non-profits and other groups that share our core values of community and sustainable urbanism.
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