Des Moines Marina Steps, Skylab Seattle waterfront Building, Washington State Architecture Project Photos
Des Moines Marina Steps, Seattle
October 9, 2021
Design: Skylab Architects
Location: Des Moines, Seattle, Washington State, USA

Des Moines Marina Steps in Seattle
The Des Moines Marina Steps is a catalyst public-private project at the Des Moines Marina designed to create a connection between the Puget Sound waterfront and the uphill central city while celebrating commerce, community, and views.
The Marina Steps is the first phase in a masterplan that includes the development of various public amenities in conjunction with adjacent parcels for private development. Located at the existing Des Moines Marina, facilities currently include 730 boat slips (uncovered and open), a working boatyard, dry storage, an esplanade, and public access areas to the Puget Sound for fishing and recreation.
The Marina Steps project will be a 44,856-square-foot activity hub connecting to the 223rd Street Watershed project to the east, development sites Parcel A and B to the north and south respectively, and future Plaza and Marina projects to the west. The steps and switchback ramps will provide universal access while navigating the 36-foot elevation change with lookouts along the pathway. The terraced landscape will include driftwood timbers reminiscent of the natural rugged Washington waterfront creating places to pause and sit along the way for views of the working waterfront.
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