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July 6, 2005

AIA Project of the Month: 911 center: building a sense of protective calm

  • In the region's emergency coordination center, the softness of the natural world balances its hard shell and technologically intense interior.
  • By CLAIR ENLOW
    Special to the Journal

    In a field on the east side of Renton, a stalwart concrete structure stands ready.

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    Photos courtesy Hewitt Architects
    The design of the Kent Pullen Regional Communications and Emergency Coordination Center is like a series of open boxes that slide together. Each has a sloped roof and an open end, admitting natural light. The high windows in the photograph above are over the emergency coordination room.


     
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