May 17, 2000

Design Detailings: Public hearing on Sea-Tac flight tracks

The Port of Seattle is holding a public hearing on Thursday, May 18 about staffers' recommendations on flight track changes at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The flight track changes are being proposed to mitigate aircraft noise.

The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. in the large auditorium at the airport.

Copies of the staff recommendations will be available at the meeting or may be obtained prior to the meeting by calling (206) 248-4805.

The Port Commission will not take any formal action at this meeting.

Interior designers go green

The Greenworld 2000 Environmental Forum, organized by the Washington chapter of the International Interior Design Association, will be held Thursday, May 18.

The forum, which aims to bring together designers, architects, manufacturers and suppliers, will take place from 3 to 9 p.m. in the Dome Room of the Arctic Building, 700 Third Ave.

Paul Hawken will be the keynote speaker. Other presenters include David Gottfried, founder of the U.S. Green Building Council, Judith Heerwagen, an environmental psychologist who focuses on the interplay of workplace productivity and building design, and Joyce Lavelle, senior Vice President of marketing for Interface.

Pre-paid admission at the door is $10 for students, $20 for IIDA members and $30 for nonmembers. Call (206) 223-5114 for more information.

Technical presentation on Fauntleroy Fish Passage

Tom MacBriar, engineering manager for RoseWater Engineering, on Tuesday, May 23 will present a technical presentation about the $1.3 million project to construct a new culvert and fish ladder at Fauntleroy Creek, across from the Vashon Ferry in West Seattle.

The presentation will be held at 11:30 a.m. at the Rock Salt Steakhouse, 1232 Westlake Ave. N., Seattle. The cost, which includes lunch, ranges from $15 to $25. Fax reservations to the Consulting Engineers Council of Washington, the event sponsor, at (206) 224-0815.

In October 1998, after the project was completed, cutthroat trout returned to spawn in the creek for the first time in more than 80 years. The city of Seattle undertook the culvert and fish passage project as part of its urban creek drainage and restoration efforts.

The project was a merit award winner in the CECW Engineering Excellence Awards competition this year.

Public may comment on new High Point Library

The Seattle Public Library invites residents to speak with architects for the new $3 million High Point Library at a meeting on Monday, May 22.

The meeting will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Holly Hall, 3204 S.W. Holly St. For more information, call Douglas Bailey, project manager, at (206) 386-4173.

The library's board of trustees, representatives from its capital program office and designers from Selkirk Miller Hayashi Architects will talk with residents about the kinds of services, collections and programs they would like to see in the new 7,000-square-foot library, which is scheduled to open in 2001.

The library is negotiating to buy a 23,000-square-foot parcel at 35th Avenue Southwest and Southwest Graham Street for the new facility. A mini-mart, automotive repair and a former grocery store currently occupy the site.

Kubota Kato Chin moves

The office of Architects Kubota Kato Chin has moved to 6201 Roosevelt Way N.E., Seattle 98115-6614. The new telephone number is (206) 985-5800.

The firm specializes in community design and works in both public and private sectors. Current projects include the Richmond Beach community center renovation for the city of Shoreline; the Mercer Island Thrift Shop, Henderson LINK Light Rail Station for Sound Transit with Arai/Jackson; Library Square Condominiums in Bellevue; and NC Enterprises condominiums in Seattle.

The prior office location at 307 Sixth Ave. S. will be retained as a temporary project office for the International District Village Square Phase Two project. Kubota Kato Chin is working as a joint venture partner with Kovalenko Hale Architects on the project. It is a mixed-use facility, which includes a public community center, public library branch, office space, retail space and parking.