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1130 RAINIER AVENUE SOUTH, SEATTLE, WA 98144

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The Historic 1130 Rainier Building was built by the Black Manufacturing Company as a garment factory in 1914—at the time, it was the largest factory West of Chicago and was designed to maximize the comfort and health of factory employees. Since then, the building has been extensively restored and converted to modern office space. While paying homage to the building’s original design, its open-plan layout and modern amenities are perfectly suited to the requirements of today’s creative and technology tenants.

Total Area: First Floor | 15,496 Second Floor | 20,496

Building Characteristic

Exposed metal ducting with classic brick & beam design. Stunning high-ceiling space. Prominent building exterior signage. Large commercial kitchen. Exercise facility and showers

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Easy access to public transportation

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Street visibility

Building Characteristic

Good amount of natural light

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Easy access to public transportation

Internal staircase

150 parking stalls

Ample power and HVAC capacity Signage opportunity

AVENUE SOUTH, SEATTLE, WA 98144

1130 Rainier Building was built homage to the building’s design, its open-plan layout and amenities are perfectly suited to requirements of today’s creative and tenants.

Manufacturing Company as a factory in 1914—at the time, it was factory West of Chicago and to maximize the comfort and factory employees. Since then, has been extensively restored to modern office space.

Intertwine, Layering,

metal ducting with classic beam design high-ceiling space building exterior signage commercial kitchen facility and showers loading and freight area divisible to 2,000 RSF

Good connection to public outdoor space

High foot traffic

Commercial nearby Area needs community

Outdoor space

Private parking Street parking

Total Area: First Floor | 15,496 Second Floor | 20,496

1130 RAINIER AVENUE SOUTH, SEATTLE, WA 98144

Exposed metal ducting with classic brick & beam design. Stunning high-ceiling space. Prominent building exterior signage. Large commercial kitchen. Exercise facility and showers

Internal staircase

150 parking stalls

Ample power and HVAC capacity

Signage opportunity

Intertwine, Layering, Ephemeral Project Program

Street visibility

Good amount of natural light

Good connection to public outdoor space

High foot traffic

Commercial nearby

Area needs community

Outdoor space

Private parking Street parking

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BUILDING HISTORY

The Historic 1130 Rainier Building was built by the Black Manufacturing Company as a garment factory in 1914—at the time, it was the largest factory west of Chicago and was designed to maximize the comfort and health of factory employees. Since then, the building has been extensively restored and converted to modern office space. While paying homage to the building’s original design, its open-plan layout and modern amenities are perfectly suited to the requirements of today’s creative and technology tenants.

BUILDING FEATURES

• Exposed metal ducting with classic brick & beam design

• Stunning high-ceiling space building exterior signage

Design Details

6’ 4” 4’ 11” 4’ 8” 2’ 6” 3’ 0” Secondary Materials My goal of using these materials is to bring characteristics of the natural world into built spaces, such as water, greenery, and natural light, or elements like wood and stone. Where encouraging the use of natural systems and processes in design allows for exposure to nature, and in turn, these design approaches improve health and wellbeing

Perspective Drawings

Reception Area Reception Area From programmatic perspective, the community center’s main lobby generally affords space for some key functions that express or support the facility’s purpose. First and foremost, they are the main point of entry, providing welcome and

reception. The space is warm and inviting, have adequate light, and be informative.

This was approached through the selection of finishes that are esthetically pleasing.

Gathering Space

Private Gathering Space

These gathering spaces serve to extend small living spaces and providing areas for social interaction and economic activities with all the different seating languages, which improves the development and desirability of community.

The spaces where designed in way to create public open spaces as well as some private quite ones. The private spaces can be rented for private gatherings.

Indoor Cafe Space

Outdoor Cafe Space

Having an indoor and outdoor seating area in the community center is a main attraction for bringing users where establishments that serve food and drink draw people, especially in pleasant areas where they can set out tables on a sidewalk or square in good weather. The acoustic ceiling design draw people attention to visit the space which offers lots of different seating areas

20” 30” Screen height 2’ 9”

Exterior Marketplace

Perspective Drawings 10” 1’ 11” 2’ 7’ 6” 1’ 9” 3”

Shared Office Space

One of the things that makes space more recognized for immigrants is having Marketplace that offers what immigrants are looking for.

The space have an intertwining ceiling canvas that provide shelter from rain and sun, used for decorative purpose

A shared Office is place to discuss creative ideas, the space is designed to have lounge spaces and meeting room, as well as private one on one meeting area.

Yoga Room

Having relaxation spaces in the center is a reason for users to spend more time in the center. The center have a yoga studio offers yoga classes and instruction take place.

Pet Spa offers grooming needs, as well as providing relaxation therapies and even veterinarian care and rehab for pets

Pet Spa

Beacon Hill Art Gallery Project

Beacon Hill neighborhood is layered with different zoning spaces, residential and commercial. I choose the design qualifier for this project to be “layering” because the concept of layering is a key ingredient to make the space stand out from the others. A space that is developed by layering individual design elements together to form a cohesive look, the look can be achieved by layering, materials, ceiling elements, lighting, artworks, etc. As well as layering programs in the space. The city is rich with different businesses and cultural spaces that are layered and interchanged to create the diversity that is now the story of the people who live in the neighborhood.

Kai , Art Agent

(Visitor Experience Representative)

Description: A 26 years old creative individual majored in Fine and Studio Arts Management.

Graduated from Indiana University-Bloomington

Backstory: Kai moved to the United states when he was 7 years old from Nigeria. He loves family and he have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and enjoy engaging with new people.

Resources his biggest joy is to help people. He knows how to Engage in dialogue with visitors and answer questions about the exhibitions while working in the gallery spaces. He has been working as an art agent for the last 3 years and he is very good at reminding visitors of museum policies and make sure followed in the galleries and other museum spaces.

Emotions:

Energetic, positive, bright

Goal & Scenario Have worked as part of a team and understand what it means to share responsibility for a common goal. His goal is to create every day and spread the Joy of Creative Play. Whether through educating art gallery visitors or on social media.

Design Concept Layering

Programs used:

Revit , Enscape, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Illustralor, Adobe Photoshop

Mona , Artist

Description: A 60 years old talented artist who graduated from School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Backstory: Born and raised in Seattle, Washington. Mona went through 6 years of chronic pain and breast cancer. Now she is cancer free, and she love to express her joy of living and likes to discover new art styles and try new trends.

Resources: she loves to be around people. Nature inspires her dramatic and exuberant art. She thinks that art and music bring new ways of creative thinking, renew your interest, and even increase your overall enjoyment.

Emotions: Emotional, Fun, Creative

Goal & Scenario

Mona have been working in art for the last 35 years. Her goal is to continue collaboration with other local artists to teach young people in our community. She is always thinking about bringing effective changes in the education system so that art is given as much importance as science and math.

Sienna & Alder

Art Gallery visitors)

Description: Lovely family of a 35 years old mom, with her 8 years old boy.

Backstory Sienna and Alder are frequent visitors to the gallery. Sienna have moved to the United states 10 years ago from Venezuela. Alder was born in Seattle, Washington. They both have an artistic eye and enjoy visiting art galleries.

Resources: Sienna’s biggest joy is to see Alder as a grown talented artist. She has a degree in Childhood education and knows how children build their social skills, language skills, and self-control. Alder is a kid who feels good while creating art, art helps him boost self-confidence.

Emotions: Happy, Vibrant, Friendly

Goal & Scenario

Sienna’s goal is to teach kids to experiment and make mistakes, so they can feel free to invent new ways of thinking, which extends well beyond the craft room. Her goal is to support her child who loves art and drawing. Alder’s goal is to be a famous artist. He also wishes to adopt a dog one day, to play with dog who have high energy as him.

Based on the site analysis study I have done about Beacon Hill neighborhood, I found that the neighborhood needs more spaces that support local artists, space for artist to do their work and showcase their work. An Art Gallery/Art Studio is the space that will support local artist in the area. The neighborhood is layered with different zoning spaces that can give the project a rich mix of residential and commercial visitors. Based on the analysis I found that the space needs more greenery, so with the design concept layering, I will be layering the spaces with more vegetation.

Beacon Hill has a rich history of being the home to many different people from different backgrounds all over the world. It’s also a city that have lots of different cultural activities which brings visitors from all over the area. Based on the site analysis I have come with the decision of deigning an art Gallery and an Art Studio in the space. The gallery space can be used as a spece for hosting events, critique space for schools when students presenting projects, and show case the work of the local artists. There will be a seasonal open studio tour events, where the gallery and art studios are opened to public. Artist open their studios to public and have opportunity to showcase their art and teach people about what they do. The space will be layered with different programs to create community and bring people together.

Window film to provide privacy and heat or solar control