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Renovation 2001




"For architect and engineer alike, the greatest challenge is to integrate the required structural and seismic upgrades in a way that is sensitive to the building's age and beauty."

-- Jill Jago,
Coughlin Porter Lundeen

Renovations bring
boom times back to Pioneer Square
Seattle’s Historic Pioneer Square District is reclaiming the buzz of its turn of the century heyday.

Not imitating can be sincere flattery, too
Rather than be nostalgic and imitate the existing building, Pier 56 architects at Mithun designed elements of the office space to be clearly new and contrast with the 1900 timber structure.

New research can help building owners
who are shaken up by quake hazards
The Seattle community has become increasingly aware that the Puget Sound is earthquake country. The challenge facing us is not how to retrofit existing facilities to improve life safety, but rather how to minimize its impact on operations and maximize the value received for this investment.

Building moves to head of its class
'Smart renovation' of a former Boeing complex in Kent kept costs down and lease rates competitive with newly built Class A competition.



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