- Year: 2017
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Professionals: Wittman Estes, Treebird Construction, PCS
Seattle: The Latest Architecture and News
Helen Street House / mw|works architecture + design
Helen Street / mw|works architecture + design
- Year: 2017
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Professionals: Wittman Estes, Treebird Construction, PCS
Seattle's Upcoming 134 Meter Residential Tower Takes Form As Series of Stacked Cubes
A 440 feet (134 meters) tall stack of twisting cubes, Nexus is an upcoming residential tower planned for the northern edge of downtown Seattle, as the city experiences a shortage of for-sale housing amidst a thriving rental market. Designed by local practice Weber Thompson and commissioned by Vancouver-based Burrard Development, the tower includes 367 residential units and 3200 square feet of retail, aiming to offer one of few residential opportunities in Seattle’s downtown core.
Seattle's Space Needle to Undergo $100 Million Minimalist Renovation by Olson Kundig
One of the world’s most recognizable landmarks, the Seattle Space Needle, is set to undergo a $100 million renovation project focused on the structure’s preservation and the enhancement of the visitor experience by opening up spaces to dramatically improved views.
Designed by Olson Kundig with interiors by Tihany Design, the scheme will intensify the Observation Deck experience through the addition of floor-to-ceiling glass on both the interior and exterior spaces, creating unobstructed 360 degree views of the Puget Sound and Seattle skyline . The renovation will also reimagine the Needle’s restaurant level by featuring a “first-of-its-kind” rotating glass floor to offer never-before-seen downward views of the structure.
Tectonic / Graham Baba Architects
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Architects: Graham Baba Architects
- Area: 2738 ft²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: Assa Abloy, Juno, Juno Lighting, Lithonia Lighting, Lynden Door, +1
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Professionals: MRJ Constructors
The Junsei House / Suyama Peterson Deguchi
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Architects: Suyama Peterson Deguchi
- Area: 2047 ft²
- Year: 2016
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Professionals: Crocker Construction Company, Earth Solutions NW
HBO Seattle Workspace / Rapt Studio
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Architects: Rapt Studio
- Area: 72000 ft²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Bendheim, Buzzispace, Interface, Vode, Aculux, +56
The Studios / Graham Baba Architects
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Architects: Graham Baba Architects
- Area: 10000 ft²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: B&O, BANG & OLUFSEN, Bellingham, Edge, Ligne Roset, +3
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Professionals: Arup
Copine / Olson Kundig
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Architects: Olson Kundig
- Area: 3289 ft²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Sherwin-Williams, Daltile, NWWI, Polysorb, Richlite
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Professionals: Smith and Greene
Cowiche Canyon Kitchen and Icehouse Bar / Graham Baba Architects
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Architects: Graham Baba Architects
- Area: 4650 ft²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: ELEVATE, Amarr, Crystalite, Kawneer, Redbuilt
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Professionals: RH2 Engineering, Allworth Design, Ohm Light
Artist Residence / Heliotrope Architects
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Architects: Heliotrope Architects
- Area: 3953 ft²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Daltile, Loewen, Malm Zircon, Quantum Windows & Doors, Statements Tile
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Professionals: Dovetail General Contractors, Swenson Say Faget, 360 Analytics, Pan Geo Inc
5 Monuments to Progress
Buildings, perhaps unlike any other art form or edifice, have a capacity to influence or become part of a place's cultural identity and history. Defining an architectural monument is, however, an ambiguous exercise – most of their ilk only reach this status years after completion. AD Classics are ArchDaily's continually updated collection of longer-form building studies of the world's most significant architectural projects. Here we've assembled five structures and buildings which, often aside from original intentions, embody that most ephemeral feeling: a sense of progress.
NorthEdge / Perkins and Will
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Architects: Perkins&Will
- Area: 210 ft²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Kingspan Insulated Panels, Cascadia, EFCO
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Professionals: Associated Earth Sciences, Bellevue Mechanical, Glumac, Lease Crutcher Lewis, PFS Studio, +2
AD Classics: Space Needle / John Graham & Company
The opening of the Century 21 Exposition on April 21, 1962 transformed the image of Seattle and the American Northwest in the eyes of the world. The region, which had been known until that point more for its natural resources than as a cultural capital, established a new reputation as a center of emergent technologies and aerospace design. This new identity was embodied by the centerpiece of the exposition: the Space Needle, a slender assemblage of steel and reinforced concrete which became—and remains—Seattle’s most iconic landmark.[1]
San Antonio Tobin Center for the Performing Arts Wins Global Award for Excellence
Seattle-based firm LMN Architects have won an Urban Land Institute (ULI) Global Award for Excellence for its Tobin Center for the Performing Arts in San Antonio, Texas.
“Designed by LMN Architects in partnership with executive architects Marmon Mok Architecture, the $150 million expansion and renovation project embrace the multi-faceted cultural identity of the city with a distinctive tapestry of form, materiality, light, and landscape" stated Mark Reddington, FAIA, lead designer and partner at LMN Architects.
Completed in 2014, the project incorporates a metallic veil that wraps program elements in programmable LED lighting, in order to create a variable play of light on the city’s skyline.
KEXP Headquarters / SkB Architects
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Architects: SkB Architects
- Area: 25000 ft²
- Year: 2016
LMN Architects Reveal Expansion Design for the Seattle Asian Art Museum
The Seattle Art Museum (SAM) has unveiled initial designs by 2016 AIA Architecture Firm of the Year LMN Architects for the upcoming renovation and expansion of the Asian Art Museum. The plans comprise an expansion containing a 2650 square foot art gallery and event space, as well as preserving the museum’s historic Art Deco façade and bringing the museum to modern standards of climate control, fire safety and seismic system upgrades. The historic building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in July 2016.
Palatine Passive House / Malboeuf Bowie Architecture
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Architects: Malboeuf Bowie Architecture
- Area: 2700 ft²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Abodian, Kirio, Zehnder
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Professionals: Hammer & Hand