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1900 First Avenue Hotel and Apartments

  • LEAD ARCHITECTs
  • Tom Kundig, FAIA (view bio)
  • Kirsten Murray, AIA
  • LOCATION
  • Seattle, WA

Poject Details

The 1900 First Avenue Hotel and Apartments, located at First Avenue and Stewart Street in downtown Seattle, will enhance the cityscape by responding to the built urban context while serving as an iconic landmark which is visually active, public, and transparent.

By creating a strong visual terminus at the grid shift on First Avenue, the development will anchor the North-South prospect between historic Pioneer Square and bustling Pike Place Market. The First and Stewart building will embrace the streetscape, creating visual interest through the texture and pattern of surface treatments and window fenestrations.

With planned use of courtyard and alley space, the development will enhance and extend the pedestrian oriented richness of the market district, characterized by pedestrian courtyards such as Pike Street Hillclimb Court and Post Alley. The development’s protected urban space will extend the flow of activity to the east side of First Avenue.