Our client, a principal partner and owner of a law practice specializing in real-estate desired to move his firm from a leased office suite in a downtown Albuquerque high-rise to an office of his own. Tucked between the Plaza Inn Hotel and the neighboring Medical Arts Complex, the owner purchased a sloping site prior to commissioning JAA. The unassuming location for a former full-service gas station; the property seemed at first to be an unlikely site. Upon closer inspection, the locations true potential revealed great opportunities to experience dramatic urban views of downtown Albuquerque to the southwest and views of the Sandia Mountains to the northeast. A pre-existing retaining wall along the western edge of the property provided a parallel datum to which the building and required parking layout, synthesized with street and view orientations. Master planning for the site accommodated room for a future expansion that will match the existing buildings footprint in size, with utilities and site infrastructure sized and put in place to accommodate the future expansion.