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HELLO.

upward is a Seattle-based Architecture
and Interior Design collaborative.

We're creative problem solvers and
strategic thinkers who contribute
design, business acumen, and technical
proficiency in equal measure.

 

XIN CHÀO. BONJOUR.


We create buildings and spaces
that tell authentic stories.

Stories about where businesses
and organizations have come from
and where they’re going.

 

CIAO. KON'NICHIWA.

We apply our skill and creativity to serve
our clients' endeavors and ambitions.

Our role is to reveal and give form
and order to their ideas,
not simply to look for opportunities
to impose our own.

 

HEJ. NAMASTE.

We love what we do, and our
enthusiasm and tenacity drive us.

We want that excitement to be
contagious, to spread through the
team and community to help
foster better built environments.

OUR PRACTICE AREAS

INDUSTRIAL & MANUFACTURING

Places for Making & Logistics.

RETAIL & HOSPITALITY

Selling & Conviviality.

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE

DSPs, Wineries & Breweries.

OFFICE & WORKPLACE

Places for Working.

ADAPTIVE REUSE

Renovations, Retrofits, & Alterations.

CUSTOM RESIDENTIAL

Homes & Retreats.

AUTOMOTIVE

Dealerships & Service Facilities.

HEALTH & RECREATION

Places to be Active.

SERVICES

We offer a comprehensive range of architecture, planning, and interior design services, carefully tailored to meet each client’s unique needs, aspirational goals, and project budgets. For certain projects, we also provide various levels of project management ranging from strategic planning and owner representation to contract negotiations and entitlements.

Architectural Design

•  Programming & Space Planning
•  Conceptual Design & Feasibility Studies
•  Site Analysis & Planning
•  Adaptive Reuse & Asset Repositioning
•  Schematic Design & Design Development
•  Consultant Coordination & Equipment Planning
•  Construction Documentation & AHJ Permitting

Interior Design

•  Commercial Tenant Improvements
•  Interior Space Planning
•  FF&E Design, Selection, & Coordination
•  Materials, Finishes & Lighting Design
•  Renderings and 3D Visualizations
•  Universal & Accessible Design
•  Post Occupancy Evaluations

Project Management

•  Owner Representation
•  Construction Observation
•  Entitlements & Permitting
•  Project Delivery Method Analysis
•  General Contractor Selection
•  Bid Process Management
•  Cost Modeling & Budget Control
•  Project Scheduling

GIVING BACK

While great design work with our clients and builders is paramount, community involvement and philanthropic efforts are essential parts of our recipe for running a successful, meaningful business. Doing good work – with good people. Throughout the year, we engage and support organizations working for issues we’re passionate about: Rotary International, Food Lifeline, Alzheimer’s Association, the Seattle Design Festival, and the Downtown Seattle Association, to name a few. We always invite our clients, contractors, consultants, and other industry colleagues, and we hope you too will consider joining us sometime!

Here are a few recent outings: