Structural design for a renovation and tenant improvement of a Seattle Landmark, to convert space for retail and office use and add an 85,000-sf new space and open-air parking garage
Materials
Heavy timber beams and trusses
Challenge
Extensive demolition involving all the interior and exterior walls
Retaining the original timber and roof structure and modifying trusses for office use
Maintaining the vertical and lateral load resistance
Solution
Modify existing trusses and use of unique shoring techniques
Architect
Gensler Architects, Tenant Improvement, and Fuller Sears Architects, Renovation
Award
2001 Redevelopment Renovation of the Year, National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP), Washington Chapter
