May 28, 2013

King Street Station’s Main Waiting Room

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The city of Seattle has reopened the 8,000-square-foot main waiting room and the 1,000-square-foot entrance room at King Street Station after completing a four-phase, $55 million renovation.

The last phase focused on seismic upgrades, and restoring the ornate granite walls, plaster ceiling, terrazzo tile floor and grand chandelier.

The Seattle Department of Transportation rehabilitated the public spaces while also repairing and improving the main building, clock tower and all building systems. Rail passengers will have modern amenities while enjoying the station’s historic beauty.

A number of sustainable features were incorporated into the station, such as ground-source heat pumps for heating and cooling, and solar panels for renewable energy. Original materials were salvaged for reuse and 98 percent of waste was recycled.

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The station is set to receive LEED platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council later this year.

King Street Station serves more than 4 million passengers a year using Amtrak trains, Amtrak Thruway Motorcoaches and Sounder commuter rail.

Owner: Seattle Department of Transportation

Architect: ZGF Architects

General contractor: Sellen Construction

Project manager: Shiels Obletz Johnsen,

Seismic and MEP design: Arup

Preservation consultant: Artifacts Consulting

Clock tower structural engineer: Coughlin Porter Lundeen

Steel provider: Metals Fabrication Co.

Steel erection: The Erection Co.

Lighting, electrical: Valley Electric

Historic lighting design, fabrication: Eleek

Plaster restoration: Performance Contracting, Inc. / EverGreene Architectural

Marble installation: Synergism Stone

Terrazzo floor: North American Terrazzo

Sheet metal, roofing, copper facia: McKinstry

MEP subcontractor: Holmberg

Wood window restoration: Bear Wood Windows

Tile: Skyline Tile and Marble

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