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Seattle Ferry Terminal at Colman Dock
Seattle Ferry Terminal at Colman Dock
Seattle, WA, United States
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Seattle Ferry Terminal at Colman Dock
Seattle, WA, United States
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STATUS
Built
YEAR
2023
SIZE
100,000 sqft - 300,000 sqft
Infrastructure ties cities together, but is often neglected. The Seattle Ferry Terminal at Colman Dock elevates a key piece of infrastructure—Seattle's ferry system—as a literal link between communities. Replacing an aging 1960s-era ferry terminal, the multi-phase renovation project creates a new public transportation hub that reunites city and sound once again.
The project’s new entry building, retail, public spaces and elevated walkway reimagine this flagship transportation hub as an engaging pedestrian experience. From the Seattle streetfront, the arrival experience begins with the entry building, which connects to the street level and public transportation, serving as a new visual icon for the ferry system. It continues with an intuitive wayfinding system with bright, highly visible colors, retail-lined walkways and pedestrian plazas that lead to a terminal building with a ferry waiting room.
With 10 million people passing through the project each year, the design team prioritized material selection for its durability. To ensure each element would work prior to fabrication, the team built full-scale mock-ups of the aluminum balcony railing and details of the vertical supports and railing panel patterns.
The terminal building features passive heating and cooling strategies that minimize energy use, including a large roof that shades passengers from the afternoon sun, operable windows for ventilation, and skylights that provide daylight in the waiting room.
The project’s new entry building, retail, public spaces and elevated walkway reimagine this flagship transportation hub as an engaging pedestrian experience. From the Seattle streetfront, the arrival experience begins with the entry building, which connects to the street level and public transportation, serving as a new visual icon for the ferry system. It continues with an intuitive wayfinding system with bright, highly visible colors, retail-lined walkways and pedestrian plazas that lead to a terminal building with a ferry waiting room.
With 10 million people passing through the project each year, the design team prioritized material selection for its durability. To ensure each element would work prior to fabrication, the team built full-scale mock-ups of the aluminum balcony railing and details of the vertical supports and railing panel patterns.
The terminal building features passive heating and cooling strategies that minimize energy use, including a large roof that shades passengers from the afternoon sun, operable windows for ventilation, and skylights that provide daylight in the waiting room.
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