ArchitectureWeek Notes No. 437

Fri Jul 31 10:09:01 PDT 2009

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SEATTLE LOFTS
    by The Miller Hull Partnership and J.M. Cava
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	At the edge of the Pike Street and Pine Street corridor
	in downtown Seattle is a public transit-oriented
	neighborhood populated by mixed-use developments. The
	40-by-80-foot (12.2-by-24.4-meter) site for the 1310 E.
	Union Lofts was an infill (midblock) plot, smaller than
	a typical single-family residential lot in Seattle.

	This reality made program fulfillment and construction a
	unique challenge. However, both the client and design
	team felt strongly about creating a livable,
	well-located example of urban housing in an already
	walkable transit-linked area, setting the precedent for
	urban housing as a contributing force behind a
	successful neighborhood.

	Seattle's multifamily urban housing is almost entirely
	designed with one-story bases of concrete enclosing
	retail and parking, and upper-story wood-frame
	residential units expressed as boxes with "punched"
	smaller-scale windows. While this was a viable way to
	organize the program, it also rendered the residential
	aspect of the building somewhat invisible.

	As a reinvention of the urban housing model, the Miller
	Hull team envisioned a simpler unified form that came
	down and engaged the street with substantial glazing.
	This would allow the lifestyles of the occupants to
	create the project's sense of style. To accomplish this,
	the building became an image of structural architecture,
	conveying a sense of economy, efficiency, discipline,
	and order.

	Given the small site, with essentially no lay-down area,
	a steel structure provided the contractor with a rapid
	erection sequence. The primary gravity-load system is
	coated with fire-retardant, intumescent paint, and the
	diagonal bracing and mezzanine structure is exposed
	steel. Glass and aluminum-frame garage doors roll up,
	converting the living and dining spaces to exterior
	balconies.
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Preservation in Portland
    by Brian Libby
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	The recent threat of demolition to Memorial Coliseum in
	Portland, Oregon, one of the city's most visible
	architectural landmarks, galvanized local architects and
	historic preservation advocates. But the city's record
	on historic preservation, in terms of both involvement
	and actually preserving buildings, is spotty.
        ... full story continues online (20 images, four free):
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People and Places
    by Nancy Novitski
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	Perkins + Will in Chicago, Illinois - KTGY Group in
	Irvine, California - RTKL in Baltimore, Maryland -
	Shelley Poticha in Washington, D.C., USA - SHW Group in
	Wichita Falls, Texas - Rafael Vinoly Architects in
	Cleveland, Ohio...
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