September 18, 2006

Community Center at Mercer View

Photos by Nic Lehoux [enlarge]

Mercer Island’s $13.1 million Community Center at Mercer View, completed in December, offers residents 43,000 square feet of conference and recreation space.

The building, at 8236 S.E. 24th St., was built on the site of the former Mercer View Elementary School.

The center includes a gym, galleries, a dance and fitness room, senior program room, full commercial kitchen and meeting space for 200 people.

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The building is sited to take advantage of Lake Washington views.

The main entrance has a large glass, steel and wood canopy to welcome visitors. Inside, large operable windows allow natural light in each room.

The exterior is covered with brick veneer, colored concrete block and cast-in-place concrete and metal siding.

Owner: City of Mercer Island

Architect: Miller/Hull Partnership, Seattle

General contractor: Swinerton Builders, Bellevue

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Civil engineer: SvR Design, Seattle

Structural engineer: Armour Unsderfer Engineering, Bellevue

Mechanical engineer: Greenbusch Group, Seattle

Electrical engineer: Sparling, Seattle

Geotechnical engineer: Hart Crowser, Seattle

Cost estimator: Robinson Associates, Seattle

Landscape architect: The Portico Group, Seattle

Interior design: Allbee Romein, Seattle

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• Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, 09-11-2006
• Spokane Convention Center, 09-05-2006
• Project of the Week: O’Asian, 08-28-2006
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• Project of the Week: Ross Shelterhouse, 07-31-2006
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