ArtHouse, a 6-story building, operates as art on different scales: from building as art, to spaces that showcase art, to places to make art. The ground floor of ArtHouse includes spaces for building management, Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) Residence Life Office, and two retail stores including an art’s themed cafe with regular arts exhibits, poetry readings, and community events. The close proximity of a new arts-centered apartment building near PNCA provides not only a walkable, sustainable urban campus, but also revitalizes a currently underutilized site, activates the entire spine of the North Park Blocks, brings new residents and 24-7 life to this area, and highlights the arts as a unifying value of the community.