Colman Dock Water Taxi and Ferry Facility Seattle Building, Washington State Architecture Project Photos
Colman Dock Water Taxi and Passenger-Only Ferry Facility
October 4, 2021
Colman Dock Water Taxi and Passenger-Only Ferry Facility
Design: SRG Partnership Architects
Location: Pier 50, Seattle, Washington State, USA

Photos by Ed Sozinho
Colman Dock Water Taxi and Passenger-Only Ferry Facility in Seattle
As part of an interdisciplinary team re-envisioning the Seattle waterfront, SRG completed the 10,000-square-foot passenger only ferry terminal at Pier 50 on the south side of Seattle?s Colman Dock.

Situated on a floating dock, the facility is an open-air, unconditioned queuing shelter for pedestrian-only commuters of the King County Water Taxi (KCWT)?an affordable public transit service with routes to West Seattle and Vashon Island.
A commuter facility at its heart, the shelter includes ticketing kiosks and tactile, digitized wayfinding that adapts to fluctuating queue volume and provides improved ADA accessibility. Large, operable windows open onto views of Elliott Bay during pleasant weather and, when closed, provide passengers with shelter from Seattle?s more infamous wet and windy conditions.

For staff, the terminal?s design incorporates a small, enclosed office, restroom, and storage. The facility can accommodate 500 queuing passengers as King County looks to expand service routes to Ballard and Kitsap County.

The design of the facility anticipates flooding...