Market: Community Environments

Paso Robles

The Landing at Paso Robles is a unique location unifying various activities. From wineries and breweries to warehouse maker spaces, a blurred indoor-outdoor environment leverages the destination’s perfect climate to foster connections in a casual setting.

With elements influenced by the adjacent airport in wine country, Paso Robles is designed to offer a unique motif that fuses modern aesthetics with a rich local legacy. These themes can be found throughout the different building types, from grand sliding barn doors that reveal flattering glass walls to sweeping laminated timber beams that soar overhead.

A closer look at the site reveals the presence of existing oak trees, adding a natural charm and contributing to the spatial qualities with dappled light. To further enhance the story, a farm-to-table grape-growing demonstration garden was included to embrace the agricultural essence of the region.

The Landing at Paso Robles will boast diverse offerings, including resort hotels for a luxurious stay, a vibrant market hall, well-equipped office spaces, and retail establishments. Each detail weaves together seamlessly to create an enticing and memorable destination.

Top 120 Hotel Architecture Firms for 2023

We’re excited to be listed in BD+C’s Top 120 Hotel Architecture Firms for 2023.

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1661 Olive Way

Located in Seattle’s premier neighborhood of Capitol Hill, 1661 Olive Way promises to elevate the community’s unique character. The neighborhood’s restaurants, bars, small businesses, and civic history create a vibrant pedestrian experience that this new mixed-use development will enhance. The resulting mixed-use residential building will comprise retail on the ground floor, 170 residential units above, and amenity areas, including exercise, resident lounge, and rooftop.

1661 Olive Way Big photo

  • Project Details

  • Location Seattle, WA
  • Client Continental Properties, LLC
  • Market Sectors ,
  • Size 192,000 Total SF; 8,000 SF Amenity Space; 2,700 SF Commercial; 173 Units; 94 Parking Stalls
  • Services

Sears Six Corners Takes 28th Spot In Year-End Countdown

Snatching the 28th spot in our year-end countdown is the redevelopment of the former Sears store at 4712 W Irving Park Road in Portage Park. Sitting on the six-corner intersection with N Cicero Avenue and N Milwaukee Avenue, the project adds density to the intersection anchored by Clarendale Six Corners which took the 31st spot in our 2021 countdown. Finishing touches are currently being added by developer and general contractor Novak Construction.

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First Light

First Light penthouse

Clocking in at 47 stories, First Light is a multi-faceted mixed-use project in downtown Seattle. Currently, under development at the corner of 3rd and Virginia, the design boasts street-level retail—including three restaurants and a coffee shop—topped with six floors of office space, and 38 floors of residential condominiums.

MG2 has partnered with Vancouver-based designer James KM Cheng to make the vision for First Light a reality while preserving affordability for professionals working and living in the city. The design features an enclosed greenhouse-like rooftop garden with panoramic views, a swimming pool, and a lounge area. Gracing the exterior of floors two through seven, passers-by will encounter a massive art installation by local artist James Holden. Once complete, this tower will bring beauty and functionality to the city’s ever-growing downtown corridor.

(c) Bobby Erdt
(c) Bobby Erdt
First Light tower

Press Coverage

100 & Main

100 & Main is a collection of ten premier residential units combining classic luxury with modern architecture. Designed as a “Swiss watch built on a postage stamp,” the building, which balances making a statement with sitting lightly on a busy pedestrian-friendly corner, proved deceptively challenging. By artfully addressing a steep slope and condensed lot size with architectural detailing, 100 & Main is a unique treasure in Old Bellevue.

100 & Main was honored with NAIOP’s Night of the Stars Multi-Family Residential Development of the Year Award.

Awards

Mitch Smith’s Philosophy of Transparency and Authenticity

At 425 Business, Mitch Smith and John Stearns talk about why transparency is so important at the Costco Headquarters.

“It’s incredibly important to our organization that we are very open about what we’re doing, why we’re doing it, what our strategy is, our finances, how we’re performing, and really promoting a mindset of radical transparency. What I’ve found is that it builds a tremendous amount of trust with our employees in the organization. It’s when they don’t know that there are issues.” Mitch Smith said to John Stearns of 425 Business.


Read more in 425 Business

100 & Main Wins NAIOP Night of the Stars Award

We’re excited to win NAIOP’s Night of the Stars Multi-Family Residential Development of the Year Award (fewer than 100 units) for 100 & Main Bellevue.


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Seattle Suburb Gets Some Love at NAIOP’s Night of the Stars

Multifamily Development of the Year (fewer than 100 units) is 100 & Main in Bellevue, by Paramount Hotels. It was designed by MG2 and Compton Design, built by JTM Construction and engineered by Coughlin Porter Lundeen.


Read more at The Puget Sound Business Journal

MG2 Listed in BD+C’s Top 190 Multifamily Architecture Firms for 2023

We’re excited to be listed in BD+C’s Top 190 Multifamily Architecture Firms for 2023.

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Westbank Tops Off 48-Story Mixed-Use First Light Project in Downtown Seattle

Westbank, a global real estate development company dedicated to city building and the creation of beauty in all forms, will top off their Seattle project, First Light, on October 18.


Read more in The Registry

Check Out Costco’s New HQ Addition — Contours, Cafeterias, Cubicles, and Cardio

This is about pictures — a visual tour in and around the finished product, which 3,700-plus employees moved into over the summer. 


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MG2 Listed in the Top 50 of BD+C’s Top 130 Hospitality Facility Architecture Firms for 2023

The Olympic Bar Seattle WA

We’re excited to be listed as number 47 in BD+C’s Top 130 Hospitality Facility Architecture Firms for 2023.

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MG2 Listed in the Top 10 of BD+C’s Top 140 Retail Sector Architecture and Architecture Engineering (AE) Firms for 2023

We’re excited to be listed as number 8 in BD+C’s Top 140 Retail Sector Architecture and Architecture Engineering (AE) Firms for 2023.

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Top 175 Architecture Firms for 2023

We’re excited to be included among the top 25 in Building Design + Construction’s 2023 Top 175 Architecture Firms.

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Curiosity with the MG2 Interns

Joining the Seattle Design Festival this year are Trevor Gunderson and the MG2 Summer Interns with The Garden of Ideas! In this Pop-Up Experience, the team asks you to question the Now in order to generate new ideas that can be incorporated into our shared spaces and places.

In anticipation, the Seattle Design Festival sat with the interns to learn more about what inspires them.

Read more on the Seattle Design Festival Blog

ENR 2023 Top 225 International Design Firms

We’re excited to be listed in ENR’s Top 225 International Design Firms of 2023.

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The Top 45 Architecture Firms in the US 2023

We’re excited to be named one of The Top 45 Architecture Firms in the US 2023 by Green Building and Design.


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MG2 Wins Best Event at SMPS Seattle’s 2023 Reign Awards

SMPS Seattle’s annual Reign Awards gala recognizes excellence in marketing communications and outstanding achievements of top marketing professionals.

MG2 won Best Event for “Costco’s 40th Anniversary Event & Exhibit”.

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Puget Sound Business Journal Announces Corporate Philanthropists List

We’re honored to be included in the Puget Sound Business Journal’s annual list of Corporate Philanthropists.


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The Historic Details of Seattle’s Fairmont Olympic Hotel Are Restored while Seamlessly Integrating Current-day Criteria

Recognizing the importance of preserving the hotel’s rich heritage while updating its timeless charm, Fairmont Olympic Hotel leaders embarked on a restoration project. To achieve their goal, the hotel’s representatives needed a team that could blend modern elegance with classic sophistication while paying attention to every intricate detail in preserving the property’s legacy. Renovating this historic gem wasn’t just an enormous hospitality project, it was an honor and a privilege for the team at MG2, a local architect with a dedicated interest in community and culture.


Read more at Retrofit Magazine