Washington Fruit & Produce Headquarters

Washington Fruit & Produce Company

Yakima, WA

The Washington Fruit & Produce Company headquarters celebrates the natural and cultural history of the Yakima River Valley by demonstrating that natural and man made systems can coexist in design and function. The resulting project provides a calming work environment serving as a symbol of the company and their connection to the land.

A square shaped, earthen landform embraces the structure, choreographs the arrival experience and establishes the boundaries of the large central courtyard propagated with native plants demonstrating their adaptability in a managed landscape for habitat and ecological awareness. The height and slope of the berm provides shelter for the building and creates a structured microcosm of the nearby riparian corridor within the courtyard. An opening in the berm establishes an intuitive entry and looks back through the aperture to distant hills and the gap through which the Yakima River passes.

The entire interior office space looks onto the large courtyard allowing everyone visual access to the restorative space. A green roof stretches from the berm to cover the lunchroom providing a literal and symbolic connection to the land while a long, wooden entry walk, slightly elevated above the adjacent landscape, gives the impression of a boardwalk to strengthen the site’s connection to the nearby river.

Awards:

ASLA Honor Award, 2019
Architizer A+ Popular Choice Award, 2017
The Chicago Athenaeum named it among 79 winners of the 2017 American Architecture Awards
ASLA, Washington Chapter, Merit Award for Design, 2016
AIA Northwest & Pacific Region Honor Award, 2016
AIA Seattle Merit Award, 2016
The Architects Newspaper, Honorable Mention for Building of the Year – West, 2016

Washington Fruit & Produce Headquarters
Washington Fruit Headquarters
Washington Fruit and Produce Headquarters
Washington Fruit and Produce Headquarters
Washington Fruit and Produce Headquarters
Washington Fruit and Produce Headquarters
Washington Fruit and Produce
Washington Fruit and Produce Headquarters

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