W Hotel Bellevue | HKS Architects Bellevue, Washington, USA The Challenge Create a unique identity for a new W Hotel in Bellevue, which sits just across Lake Washington from Seattle. Bellevue, the home of Microsoft, is often seen as a community living in the shadow of its more famous and celebrated neighbor. To create an experience unique to Bellevue, the design team had to seek out the threads of local history as well as contemporary influences to weave together the narrative that became the backbone and driver for all design decisions. The Design Solution The design narrative is drawn from the multifaceted history of Bellevue. The hotel’s location on Lake Washington was the genesis, beginning with the concept of a “virtual lake house”; a modernist’s club house for a creative culture fill

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