Olson Kundig

100 Stewart Hotel and Apartments

100 Stewart Hotel and Apartments
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100 Stewart Hotel and Apartments
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100 STEWART HOTEL AND APARTMENTS

Olson Kundig

ARCHITECTS
Olson Kundig

LANDSCAPE
Swift Company

MECHANICAL DESIGN
Glumac

CATEGORY
Hotels, Restaurant, Apartments

LOCATION
Seattle, United States

ACOUSTICAL ENGINEER
Brc Acoustics

GEOTECHNICAL
Associated Earth Sciences

YEAR
2016

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Magnusson Klemencic Associates

CIVIL
Magnusson Klemencic Associates

MANUFACTURERS
AutoDesk, Swisspearl, PPG Paints, Newforma, Schuco, Trimble, Walters and Wolf

AREA
248644 ft²

GENERAL CONTRACTOR
Turner Construction

ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
Holmes Electric

INTERIOR ARCHITECT
Jensey Fey Architecture

DESIGN TEAM
Tom Kundig, Kirsten R. Murray, Jeff Ocampo, Brian Walters, Hayden Robinson, Edward Lalonde, Evan Harlan, Lori Kirsis

MECHANICAL ENGINEER AND ENERGY ANALYSIS CONSULTANT
Holaday-Parks

PHOTOGRAPHS
Nic Lehoux

CIVIL AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Magnusson Klemencic Associates

PLUMBING ENGINEER
Hawk Mechanical

ELEVATOR
Lerch Bates

BUILDING ENVELOPE
RDH Building Science

MECHANICAL ENGINEER
Holaday-Parks

CLADDING INSTALLATION
Raymond

MECHANICAL DESIGN
BRC Acoustics

ARCHITECT IN CHARGE
Olson Kundig

ENERGY ANALYSIS CONSULTANT
Holaday-Parks

100 Stewart Hotel and Apartments
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100 Stewart Hotel and Apartments
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“It was an honor to work on such an important corner and intersection in Seattle. The project is adjacent to one of the city’s most important cultural institutions – Pike Place Market – and so even today with all the changes Seattle has experienced, the area still carries a little of the Seattle I recall when I moved here in 1974.” ―Tom Kundig, FAIA, RIBA, Design Principal.

Located in the heart of downtown Seattle, 100 Stewart Hotel & Apartments serves as a contemporary landmark that visually and physically responds to the surrounding urban context.

100 Stewart Hotel and Apartments
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100 Stewart Hotel and Apartments
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100 Stewart Hotel and Apartments
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The site is situated adjacent to the historic Pike Place Market District and is neighbored by a range of buildings that represent Seattle’s rich history.

For that reason, one of the primary architectural considerations of the project was the scale of the new structure and its relationship to smaller, older buildings in the surrounding area.

The site’s position at a major axial grid shift also presented a unique opportunity to mark this significant intersection and act as a gateway between neighborhoods.

100 Stewart Hotel and Apartments
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100 Stewart Hotel and Apartments
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100 Stewart Hotel and Apartments
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The building is composed of two primary elements that break the expression of the structure: a focal point “glass lantern” with geometric shifts that physically mimic the street grid alignment; and the adjoining frame of solid façades that provides a visual counterpoint.

“The site, which is located at an important intersection, is really at the heart of Seattle.

100 Stewart Hotel and Apartments
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100 Stewart Hotel and Apartments
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The shifted axis of First Avenue―where it curves to meet the city’s typography―offered us an opportunity to really mark that place, an important intersection that joins the surrounding districts.” ― Kirsten R. Murray, FAIA, Principal.

Drawing from its surrounding context the building features an interior courtyard that offers a quiet, protected area as an entry point to the hotel.

The Pike Place Market District has a pattern of existing pedestrian circulation through courtyards and alleys that evoke a sense of wander and exploration.

100 Stewart Hotel and Apartments
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100 Stewart Hotel and Apartments
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The 100 Stewart courtyard endeavors to connect the building to these pedestrian pathways in addition to serving to bring in natural light, air and ventilation.

Punched openings higher up in the structure also allow people to see into the building, invoking a sense of visual accessibility.

100 Stewart Hotel and Apartments
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100 Stewart Hotel and Apartments
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Aside from the glass lantern element, the building’s street facing structure is an integrally colored cement panel façade system that fits with the surrounding historic brick buildings.

Finishes within the courtyard are light and white to create more reflectivity.

Conceptually, the building is denoted by both introverted and extroverted spaces, while the iconic glass lantern is symbolic of the hotel’s relationship with Seattle, the Pacific Rim and wider world―it serves as an inviting and luminous entity.

100 Stewart Hotel and Apartments
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100 Stewart Hotel and Apartments
Site plan
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Site plan
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Ground floor plan
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Fifth floor plan
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Sixth floor plan
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Roof plan


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Olson Kundig
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Olson Kundig
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