Architecture studio LMN Architects and landscape studio Field Operations have opened a wood-clad aquarium extension topped with a public park that acts as a bridge between the city and Seattle's waterfront.
Part of a larger initiative to rehabilitate the Seattle waterfront that began with a restoration to the city's seawall in 2017, this recently completed stage includes the Seattle Aquarium Ocean Pavilion by LMN Architects and the Overlook Walk by Field Operations.
LMN Architects and Field Operations have completed a park and aquarium extension in Seattle. The photo is by Tim Rice
The Seattle Aquarium Ocean Pavilion (Ocean Pavilion) is a 50,000-square-foot (4,645 square metre) extension of the Seattle Aquarium, which runs perpendicular to the extension along a pier. Overlook Walk park sits atop the extension, acting as a green roof, and stretches out to form a pedestrian bridge over a 100-foot (30 metres) vertical gap between the waterfront aquarium and the city's famed Pike Place market.
The park sits on top of the extension and extends towards the city
The two projects are meant to serve as a connection between the waterfront and the city, according to the studios.
"The project has been guided by a desire to design a 'waterfront for all' serving the Seattle community," said LMN Architects partner Mark Reddington.
The aquarium pavilion is clad in strips of cedar wood
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