The Nature Conservancy Headquarters

The Nature Conservancy Headquarters

A Landmark Building, Reimagined for Modern Work

PROJECT OVERVIEW

A New Home in a Historic Landmark

After a decade in a warren of disconnected rooms that could no longer support its flexible work culture, The Nature Conservancy's Washington State office found its new home in the former Skyway Luggage building — a 1920s landmark under renovation in Seattle's Belltown neighborhood. The available space was significantly smaller than their previous office, requiring TNC to rethink the types of spaces the workplace would provide in order to maximize efficiency.

SPACE PLANNING

On both floors, the interior was planned in three concentric layers. Workstations occupy the outermost ring, giving staff maximum access to natural light and views. Meeting rooms sit at the center, wrapped in glazing that carries daylight deep into the compact floorplate. The innermost layer houses the building's support functions. This planning strategy lets the office run efficiently within a much smaller footprint, while preserving the openness and connectivity a larger office would typically require.

MEETING SPACES

Glazing That Opens Up a Compact Floorplate

Meeting rooms were outfitted with wide expanses of glass to bring daylight into the center of the floor and reinforce a sense of openness, even within a highly efficient footprint. Custom map artwork carries the region's identity into every gathering space.

GATHERING SPACES

Rooms That Flex With the Organization

A large, combinable break room and boardroom on the second floor captures views of Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains, supporting both everyday collaboration and larger organizational gatherings. A sunny break area and rooftop deck round out the shared amenities available across the two floors.

WELLNESS

Comfortable Spaces to Recharge

Social and wellness-oriented spaces are woven throughout the office, giving staff a range of settings to gather, relax, or step away for a private conversation.

RESULT

A Headquarters Built to Last

The completed headquarters provides a comfortable, functional, and inspiring environment that supports The Nature Conservancy's mission while fostering collaboration, flexibility, and employee wellbeing. By pairing workplace modernization with adaptive reuse, the project delivers a highly efficient office that respects the history of the building while supporting the organization's current and future ways of working.