Bellevue Offices

Bellevue-Connection Exterior Cleary 2022-20-1200x800 — Outside Bungie's building, the Bellevue Connection.

Bungie's Bellevue Office is located in Bellevue, Washington, near the downtown area. The studio has undergone two renovations since Bungie moved into the office in the summer of 2010.

History[]

2010-2020[]

After Bungie gained its independence from Microsoft in 2007, they needed to move out of the Microsoft-owned building, unofficially titled the "Bungie Towers," and find a new space.

Throughout development of Halo: Reach, Bungie slowly began moving to their new studio. As each team finished their portion of the game, they would move over to the studio. At the end of development, only a skeleton crew remained to complete the game.

Prior to Bungie's move, the building was a multiplex movie theater. As a result, the studio was characterized by spacious hallways, large open work areas, and at least one theater where games or films could be viewed in high definition on a theater-sized silver screen.

Other notable features included:

The Laboratorium, the Bungie playtest lab on the lobby floor
The Spandex Palace, Bungie's fully loaded motion capture studio
The Ivory Tower, a secluded music and sound studio where Marty O'Donnell frequently worked
A climbing rock wall
A visitor's area that contained memorabilia, trophies, and awards from prior Bungie games

2020-Present[]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, while all employees worked from home, Bungie decided to completely renovate the studio, including the outside of the building.

A ground floor was added with a new lobby, and each floor was heavily extended. The updated space also includes "neighborhoods" with multiple meeting spaces, a large wooden staircase, and more.