Project Profile

Seattle, WA

Project Details

New Construction: Yes

Date Renovated: November 2002

Building Type: Exhibition buildings, Multipurpose buildings

City: Seattle

State: Washington

Country: USA

Project Team

Architect: The Miller|Hull Partnership, LLP

Description

The Fisher Pavilion at Seattle Center is a multi-purpose exhibition hall nestled into the heart of the 74-acre Seattle Center campus. It replaces the old Flag Pavilion that was constructed on the same site 40 years ago as a temporary building for the Seattle World's Fair.

Environmental Aspects

Fisher Pavilion is one of the first buildings in Seattle to be designed and constructed under the city policy requiring all public facilities over 5,000 square feet to achieve a LEED Silver rating.

Burying the building and using a high-mass (10" total concrete) roof decreases envelope loads on the building, resulting in a heating savings of over 13,000 Btus per square foot per year.

Lighting-energy use is reduced to 52% of allowable lighting energy per Seattle Energy Code, which additionally reduces cooling load within the building, and total consumption by over 22,000 Btus per square foot per year.

Potable water use is greatly reduced from existing conditions. It is projected that the client will save 479,000 gallons per year in the building, and 65,000 gallons per year in irrigation water.

(Photographer: Steve Keating)