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General Project Information

Architectural Credit:

Olson Kundig

Location: Seattle, Washington, United States
Project Substantial Completion Date: 3/23/2019
Program type(s): Education – General, Public Assembly – Recreation
Total Site Area (gross sq. ft): 5,530 SF
Total Building Area (gross sq. ft): 10,620 SF
Project substantial completion date: 3/23/2019
Climate zone: 4C
Project site: Brownfield
Project team: 
Olson Kundig – Design Principal: Tom Kundig, FAIA, RIBA
Olson Kundig – Principal: Steven Rainville, AIA, LEED AP
Olson Kundig – Project Architect: Angus MacGregor, RIBA, LEED AP BD+C
Olson Kundig – Architectural Staff: Derek Santo, Dawn McConaghy, Simon Clews
Olson Kundig – Building Performance: Vikram Sami, AIA, BEMP, LEED AP
Olson Kundig – Hanging Boat Installation: Tom Kundig, Alan Maskin and Angus MacGregor
Olson Kundig – Gizmo Design: Phil Turner
General Contractor: Schuchart
Civil and Structural Engineer: KPFF
Mechanical Engineer: WSP
Electrical Engineer, Lighting Design and Acoustic Consultant: Stantec
Geotech Consultant: Adapt Engineering
Gizmo Fabrication: Alpine Welding
Gizmo Design: KB Architectural Services with Phil Turner
Building Envelope: RDH
Construction Team - Interior Casework; Wooden Stair Treads and Caps; Insulation Installation; and Interior Wood Finishing / Clear Coating: Center for Wooden Boats Volunteers

Project Overview:
The Wagner Education Center establishes a new front door for the Center for Wooden Boats (CWB), a beloved Seattle organization that celebrates the area’s maritime heritage through education, interpretation and hands-on experience in building, maintaining and using historic small craft. The passively conditioned building creates a relationship between user, climate and built environment where occupants are the system – sensors, actuators, and data collectors. An exterior shade system, operable doors and windows, and operable skylights – intrinsic to both the design and operation of the building – engage natural forces through the power of human hands.

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