HEWITT Promotes Julia Nagele to Senior Principal
6/15/22
SEATTLE, June 15, 2022 – Seattle-based design firm HEWITT today announced the promotion of Julia Nagele to senior principal. She also serves as dire...
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Designing the urban experience: An architectural tour of Bellevue’s 888 building
The Bellevue Reporter 8/17/21
Episode #52: Give Yourself Permission to Choose Your Own Path
Layers of Design 3/20/21
Join Layers of Design’s Sketch it out Podcast as they have a conversation with Julia Nagele, principal and the director of design at HEWITT. She...
A Conversation With Julia Nagele, The Architect Behind Seattle’s Newest Luxury Residential Tower The Emerald
Forbes 3/4/21
In celebration of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month and to discuss this exciting tower, Nagele spoke exclusively with Forbes o...
Episode #42: Leading by Example at the Top of Your Career + Connecting the Dots w/ Julia Nagele
Studio Chats Podcast 3/11/21
What is it like to be a Director of Design, a Principal of an Architecture firm & teaching a studio at a major university? We were so curious too!...
Episode #358: Leadership Lessons with Julia Nagele
Business of Architecture Podcast 3/3/21
The Business of Architecture podcast continue honoring the women in architecture in today’s interview with architect Julia Nagele. Nagele is making ...
Episode #11: Seattle Growth Podcast
Seattle Growth Podcast 2/22/21
King County Executive Dow Constantine discusses navigating the pandemic and the future of King County. Julia Nagele, Principal and Director of Design ...
Episode #47: Design Leadership with Julia Nagele
Design Voice Podcast 1/20/21
In this episode, Julia tells the story of how a chance encounter in Rome led to her moving to Seattle. Julia shares how her career transitioned from a...
A Seattle Skyscraper’s Rise Helps Shatter a Glass Ceiling
Seattle Met 12/21/20
A new 40-story condo building owes much of its design to Julia Nagele, one of few women in the world to shape such a tall tower. ...
richmond centre
Richmond Centre is a master planned TOD development that will transform a 11-acre portion of existing mall property into a mixed-use urban district of high-rise residential, retail, entertainment and public open space.
ABOUT the project
A master plan development that will transform 11 acres of the existing mall property into a dense, urban, open-air environment for shopping, entertainment, and high-rise living. This multi-phase project is a collaboration between the retail ownership, high-rise residential developer and the City of Richmond to create a welcoming new civic center that connects directly with high capacity public transit and newly upgraded public streets.
Essential to project success is creating linked open spaces that are appropriately scaled for pedestrian activities. This is a key challenge in brand new, large scaled developments. Iterative studies were undertaken to explore streetscape sections, of which several different types were deployed in the design, and gathering spaces, that sought to bring variety and accommodation to the pedestrian experiences throughout the project.
The central plaza is intentional in its location and size, creating a huge, civic intersection of community members, visitors, shoppers and residents. It forms the activity hub of the project with gathering spaces, for both daily and event activities, and a mobility hub with shopper access to subsurface parking and a transit/ride-share station.