SEATTLE, Washington—Populus Resorts, a group of carbon-positive lodges, introduced the debut of Populus Seattle, opening late spring 2025. Previously generally known as the Westland Constructing, the adaptive reuse property displays the constructing’s 1907 historical past and has been modernized to provide it a brand new life. The 120-room boutique lodge will embrace Pioneer Sq.’s first rooftop bar, a signature restaurant, and design that evokes the sensation of a Pacific Northwest rainforest.
Situated within the coronary heart of Seattle’s Pioneer Sq., Populus Seattle is about to have one of many nation’s most vital adaptive reuse developments. It follows the autumn 2024 opening of Populus Denver. Populus Resorts was created by City Villages and managed by Aparium Lodge Group.
“We’re extremely proud to introduce Populus Seattle because the second carbon-positive lodge in our portfolio and within the nation,” says Jon Buerge, president of City Villages. “The greenest constructing is the one you don’t should construct from the bottom up. With adaptive reuse, we’ve preserved the character of this historic constructing whereas prioritizing the well being of the planet. Populus Seattle represents Populus Resorts’ dedication to accountable hospitality and significant visitor experiences that replicate town’s wealthy tradition, arts, and vibrant native ecosystems.”
“Populus Seattle brings to life a imaginative and prescient of hospitality that’s rooted in place and goal,” says Mario Tricoci, CEO and founding father of Aparium Lodge Group. “This isn’t only a lodge with a powerful sustainability story. It’s a dwelling, respiratory area that displays the character of Pioneer Sq. and the individuals who convey it to life. Whether or not you’re visiting or a neighborhood, the design, the culinary perspective, and the spirit of the place really feel distinctly impartial, thoughtfully elevated, and deeply private.”
Pacific Northwest—Pushed Design and Artwork
Populus Seattle highlights the neighborhood’s inventive spirit and heritage by means of structure by The Miller Hull Partnership, inside design by Curioso, and panorama design by Seattle-based Website Workshop. Company arrive by means of a biophilic entryway right into a foyer the place native vegetation, nature-inspired artwork, and preserved Douglas Fir beams converse to the constructing’s historical past and layered design story.
From the foyer, a wood staircase guides friends to the second-floor restaurant, the place greenery highlights the glass-wrapped Solarium. Above, the rooftop bar affords landscaping and panoramic views of the skyline.
Populus Seattle additional pays homage to its environment by means of an artwork assortment curated by international artwork manufacturing home ARTXIV. The gathering, which incorporates over 300 unique commissions by 35 native and worldwide artists, celebrates the area’s landscapes, heritage, and artistic vitality.
Impressed Visitor Rooms and Gathering Areas
Populus Seattle’s guestrooms present lodging that embrace the Lupine King Room, with curated décor and artwork alongside architectural particulars like uncovered brick and enormous home windows. The Noble Fir Studio King provides a lounge space and fashionable toilet with double vanities and a soaking tub, whereas the Summit Suite affords a eating space, kitchenette, soaking tub, and personal terrace overlooking town.
Moreover, Populus Seattle will debut Salt Harvest, a signature restaurant that features the Chef’s Counter, two non-public eating rooms, and The Solarium. The rooftop bar will supply golden-hour cocktails, late-night bites, or post-game gatherings after a sporting occasion on the close by Stadium District. The Café at Salt Harvest will serve Monorail Espresso as properly.
On the bottom flooring, The Library and The Artwork Room present venues for enterprise conferences, social gatherings, and celebrations of as much as 70 friends, and can recurrently host group occasions and programming.
Environmentally Ahead Hospitality
Populus Seattle shall be carbon constructive — which means it’ll sequester extra carbon in biomass and soil than it emits by means of each embodied and operational actions over its full lifecycle. The lodge’s sustainability technique consists of preserving and revitalizing a historic construction, lowering its embodied carbon footprint by 36 % — the equal of two.2 million miles pushed or 492 tons of coal burned. Moderately than developing a brand new constructing or an onsite parking storage, the challenge encourages a pedestrian-friendly way of life and avoids further carbon-intensive growth. Design decisions like including new home windows and growing pure mild assist decrease vitality use, whereas licensed carbon credit are acquired to offset remaining emissions.
Because the nation’s second carbon-positive lodge, Populus Seattle follows a rigorous Life Cycle Evaluation (LCA) to guage the environmental affect of each materials, system, and course of from building to decommissioning. The crew identifies alternatives to cut back embodied and operational carbon by means of low-impact means and strategies, renewable vitality, and waste discount methods. After each potential discount has been applied, the property offsets the remaining footprint with U.S. nature-based carbon credit to make sure a web detrimental carbon end result.
Persevering with a program launched at Populus Denver, a tree shall be planted for each evening stayed on the lodge. Extra efforts embrace partnering with native farms for regenerative practices, utilizing one hundred pc renewable electrical energy, and deploying BioGreen360 “Meals Biking” expertise to divert all meals waste into compost whereas monitoring real-time diversion information.
A Nature—Impressed City Escape
Situated in Seattle’s oldest neighborhood, Populus Seattle affords proximity to town’s prime locations; it’s quarter-hour from Pike Place Market and the cruise port. Moreover, the lodge is located on the epicenter of a number of the nation’s largest inventive and tech corporations.
