High Performing Buildings - Spring 2008 - (Page 5) Environmental stewardship is a priority for Seattle. B U I L D I N G AT A G L A N C E It was the first city to require all city buildings to achieve USGBC LEED ® Silver rating or higher. The city’s urban village strategy seeks a high-quality environment for the downtown area by promoting mixed building use and concentrated, pedestrianfriendly and economically viable neighborhoods with enhanced public spaces to strengthen the sense of community. The new Seattle City Hall embodies these values. Building Name Seattle City Hall Location 600 4th Avenue, Seattle Size 201,650 ft2 Started 2001 Completed 2005 Use City hall with the mayor’s office, city council chamber, council offices and related departments, media studio and archive, public meeting rooms, retail space and gallery Cost $72 million (includes plaza) Distinctions LEED-NC Gold; AIA Washington Council’s 2006 Honor Award for Design; American Institute of Steel Construction’s 2006 Merit Award; AIA Seattle’s 2005 Commendation for Design; Northwest Construction’s 2003 Award of Excellence for Electrical Design BUILDING TEAM Owner City of Seattle Architect Bohlin Cywinski Jackson/Bassetti Architects, a Seattle-based joint venture Project Director Shiels Obletz Johnsen, Inc. General Contractor Hoffman Construction Company Structural Engineer KPFF Consulting Engineers Mechanical Engineer Wood Harbinger, Inc. Civil Engineer SvR Design Company Electrical Engineer Sparling Landscape Architect Gustafson Guthrie Nichol Ltd with Swift & Company Spring 2008 The terraced limestone base creates public plazas of varying scales and integrates the building H I G H P intoFits R M I Nsite.B U I L D I N G S E R O steep G 5
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