Marine Technology Facility
Seattle, Washington
Awards
1991 Honor Award, AIA NW
& Pacific Region
1987 Honor Award, AIA
Washington Chapter
Publications
2/89 Architectural Record
This single story building houses 6,000 square feet of classrooms, a student cafeteria/lounge and a library area. The concept for the project was to develop a modular, industrial building which reflects Ballard's industrial community. Each classroom/shop module has typical industrial steel structural elements, exposed ductwork, multipane industrial windows and corrugated metal siding. All spaces are accessed from a covered open air circulation deck along the south elevation. The project is based on the comprehensive master plan for the site, prepared in 1980 by The Miller|Hull Partnership. That document recommended a new building and established site development goals including two new piers, a new main bulkhead, and utility and parking improvements. A principal concept of the master plan was the preservation of an existing lagoon within the site. Site development improvements were completed in 1982 as Phase One.

Completion Date
February 1988