UW Link Station for Sound Transit Seattle, Washington Transport Building, Architecture
UW Link Station for Sound Transit, Seattle
University of Washington Transport Building, USA ? design by LMN Architects
Sep 30, 2017
University of Washington Link Station for Sound Transit, Seattle
Location: 3720 Montlake Blvd NE, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
Design: LMN Architects
UW Link Station for Sound Transit, a new transit station in Seattle, Washington
More than a light rail station, the project adds multiple facets to the urban fabric at the intersection of Montlake Boulevard and Pacific Street.

Photos: Kevin Scott
Knitting together transportation modalities from bike to bus to pedestrians to trains, the multi-disciplinary design creates a unified solution at a problematic street intersection, one of the busiest in Seattle, and provides a unique gateway to the University of Washington campus through its above and below-grade experiences.  
The project includes a train platform 100 feet underground, accessed via escalators and elevators from a 2-level glass entrance structure. Along the way, users pass through a 55-foot tall vertical circulation chamber featuring Subterraneum, a collaborative art installation that blends architecture and sculpture in expressing the geological layers of soil surrounding the station walls.

Design elements throughout the station levels create a sense of movement through a memorable urban landscape, where thousands of users spend fleeting amounts of...