Hillclimb Court, a mixed-use project, is conceived as a visual and physical link between two historic and popular downtown Seattle places, the waterfront and Pike Place Market. Physically bounded by the heavily traveled Alaskan Way Viaduct to the west and a busy city street to the east, this urban infill building faces inward to create an urban oasis. Taking advantage of water views was difficult due to the viaduct’s noisy, dominating presence and its concrete structural piers, which are visually and physically overwhelming.