Project Information
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LOCATION: Seattle, WA
CLIENT: Seattle Public Library
SCALE: L 356,000 SF
COLLABORATORS:
ARCHITECT: OMA | LMN, a Joint Venture, Robert Zimmer, Project Director for LMN
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: Magnusson Klemencic Associates with Arup
CIVIL ENGINEER: Jay Talor for Magnusson Klemencic Associates
LANDSCAPE CONCEPT: Inside Outside
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT: Jones & Jones
MPE ENGINEER: Arup
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER: Sparling
PLUMBING ENGINEER: Arup
ACCESSIBILITY: McGuire Associates
ACOUSTICAL: Michael Yantis Associates
COST CONSULTING: Davis Langdon Adamson
ENVIRON GRAPHICS: Bruce Mau Design
FAÇADE: Dewhurst Macfarlane & Partners
FIRE SAFETY: Arup
HARDWARE: Gordon Adams Consulting
INTERIOR CONCEPTS: Inside Outside
INTERIOR DESIGN: LMN
LIGHTING DESIGN: Kugler Tillotson Associates
VERTICAL TRANSPORT: HKA Elevator Consulting
CONSTRUCTION: Hoffman Construction Washington
Issue
This unique library project demanded a commitment to collaboration and the coordination of many different entities and contributing organizations. Robert Zimmer was asked by Rem Koolhaas, OMA to assist in this capacity.
Discovery
A coordinated and collaborative process profoundly changed the city of Seattle’s relationship with architecture.
Emerged
A new paradigm for the public library building type. An important contribution to architecture of the past 100 years.
