Graham Baba Architects

Building 115

Building 115
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BUILDING 115

Graham Baba Architects

CHANNEL GLASS MANUFACTURER
Tgp Pilkington Profilit

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER
Associated Earth Sciences

GENERAL CONTRACTOR
D. Boone Construction

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Swenson Say Faget

SURVEYOR
Geo Dimensions

AREA
2640.0 m2

PHOTOGRAPHS
Michael Matisse

PROJECT YEAR
2009

LOCATION
Seattle, United States

CATEGORY
Mixed Use Architecture, Houses

Text description provided by the architects.

The design goal of Graham Baba Architects of Building 115 was to acknowledge the unique site requirements, provide a unique solution to housing in an urban core, and to have a close collaboration with the client, contractor, and architect.

Building 115
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Building 115
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The resulting mixed-use building includes 1 retail space, 2 commercial offices, and 1 residential unit.

Building 115 recently received a 2010 AIA Seattle Honor Commendation Award.

Building 115
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Building 115
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Fulfilling the client’s requirements of a mixed-use live/work space, Building 115 preserves the neighborhood center of Fremont while addressing the historical uses of the industrial buffer zone, current commercial activity of the arterial street, and future integration of housing into the urban fabric.

The building offers both retail and office spaces that engage the street through transparent and translucent facades.

Building 115
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Building 115
© Michael Matisse

Site efficiency is achieved by maxing out the building footprint and building up with a 3-story structure.

The building allows the client to live comfortably in a space tailored to his needs within an efficiently open plan of 800 sqf.

Building 115
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Building 115
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Occupants have the option of various modes of transportation including walking/biking/boating/public bus routes.

The project uses materials in a visually distinctive composition while adding to neighborhood identity.


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Graham Baba Architects
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Graham Baba Architects
1507 Belmont Ave #200, Seattle, WA 98122, United States