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arc
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Cascadia Center for Sustainable Design and Construction 1
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01
Ea
st M
ad
iso
n S
tre
et
AR
CH
ITE
CT
UR
E &
PL
AN
NIN
G
Po
lso
n B
uild
ing
71
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lum
bia
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ixth
Flo
or
Se
att
le, W
ash
ing
ton
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cadi
a C
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Th
e B
ulli
tt F
ou
nd
ati
on
is s
pe
arh
ea
din
g a
vis
ion
ary
eff
ort
to
de
velo
p t
he
Ca
sca
dia
Ce
nte
r fo
r S
ust
ain
ab
le D
esi
gn
an
d C
on
stru
cti
on
in S
ea
ttle
’s C
en
tra
l
Are
a.
Th
e C
en
ter
will
be
on
e o
f th
e n
ati
on
’s fi
rst
mid
-ris
e c
om
me
rcia
l bu
ildin
gs
to a
chie
ve “l
ivin
g b
uild
ing
” sta
tus,
a n
ew
be
nch
ma
rk f
or
en
vir
on
me
nta
l
sust
ain
ab
ility
. T
he
Fo
un
da
tio
n a
nd
its
pa
rtn
ers
will
use
th
e p
roje
ct
to p
rom
ote
inn
ov
ati
ve s
ust
ain
ab
le b
uild
ing
te
chn
olo
gie
s a
nd
pra
cti
ces
in S
ea
ttle
’s u
rba
n
ne
igh
bo
rho
od
s, t
he
No
rth
we
st a
nd
aro
un
d t
he
wo
rld
. A
s th
e fi
rst
urb
an
bu
ildin
g o
f it
s ki
nd
, th
e C
en
ter
will
se
rve
as
a c
om
mu
nit
y re
sou
rce
fo
r u
rba
n
sust
ain
ab
ility
ed
uca
tio
n a
nd
he
lp r
ed
uce
th
e e
nv
iro
nm
en
tal i
mp
ac
t o
f b
uild
ing
con
stru
cti
on
an
d o
pe
rati
on
s.
Ca
sca
dia
Ce
nte
r fo
r S
ust
ain
ab
le D
esi
gn
an
d C
on
stru
cti
on
1
50
1 E
Ma
dis
on
Str
ee
t
Earl
y D
esig
n G
uida
nce
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etM
arch
17,
201
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PD P
roje
ct #
301
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EC
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RE
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LA
NN
ING
Ea
rly
De
sig
n G
uid
an
ce
M
arc
h 1
7, 2
01
0
Cascadia Center for Sustainable Design and Construction 3
15
01
Ea
st M
ad
iso
n S
tre
et
Th
e c
rea
tio
n o
f th
e C
asc
ad
ia C
en
ter
for
Su
sta
ina
ble
De
sig
n a
nd
Co
nst
ruc
tio
n is
a r
esp
on
se t
o t
he
imp
ac
t o
f
bu
ildin
gs,
wh
ich
cu
rre
ntl
y a
cco
un
t fo
r a
n e
stim
ate
d 3
9%
of
carb
on
dio
xid
e e
mis
sio
ns,
65
% o
f w
ast
e a
nd
70
% o
f
ele
ctr
ica
l use
in t
he
Un
ite
d S
tate
s. T
he
de
velo
pm
en
t
of
the
six
-sto
ry, a
pp
roxi
ma
tely
50
,00
0 s
f co
mm
erc
ial
bu
ildin
g w
ill s
et
a n
ew
sta
nd
ard
fo
r p
erf
orm
an
ce-b
ase
d
de
sig
n a
nd
ad
va
nce
ne
w a
pp
roa
che
s fo
r su
sta
ina
ble
con
stru
cti
on
. A
s a
n e
arl
y co
ntr
ibu
tio
n t
o t
he
pro
jec
t,
the
Bu
llitt
Fo
un
da
tio
n p
urc
ha
sed
a h
igh
ly v
isib
le
pro
pe
rty
in t
he
Ce
ntr
al A
rea
, a t
arg
et
zon
e f
or
eco
no
mic
de
velo
pm
en
t. T
his
str
ate
gic
loca
tio
n s
core
s 9
8 o
f 1
00
on
Wa
lk S
core
, an
ind
ex
tha
t re
fl e
cts
att
rib
ute
s su
ch
as
mix
ed
inco
me
, mix
ed
use
, de
nsi
ty, a
cce
ss t
o p
ub
lic
tra
nsp
ort
ati
on
, an
d p
roxi
mit
y to
sch
oo
ls, p
ark
s a
nd
loca
l
bu
sin
ess
es.
Adv
anci
ng U
rban
Sus
tain
abili
tyT
he
go
als
fo
r th
e C
asc
ad
ia C
en
ter
are
am
bit
iou
s a
nd
forw
ard
th
inki
ng
. In
ad
dit
ion
to
me
eti
ng
LE
ED
Pla
tin
um
an
d t
he
20
30
Ch
alle
ng
e, m
ore
ch
alle
ng
ing
is t
he
inte
nt
to a
chie
ve t
he
go
als
of T
he
Liv
ing
Bu
ildin
g C
ha
llen
ge
.
Th
e C
ha
llen
ge
is p
erf
orm
an
ce-b
ase
d a
nd
ev
alu
ate
d
aft
er
on
e y
ea
r o
f th
e b
uild
ing
’s o
pe
rati
on
. It
ha
s 2
0
imp
era
tive
s, in
clu
din
g: r
esp
on
sib
le s
ite
se
lec
tio
n; 1
00
%
on
-sit
e r
en
ew
ab
le e
ne
rgy
ge
ne
rati
on
; 10
0%
of
wa
ter
ne
ed
s p
rov
ide
d b
y h
arv
est
ed
ra
inw
ate
r; a
nd
on
-sit
e
wa
ste
ma
na
ge
me
nt.
In
tera
cti
ve b
uild
ing
‘da
shb
oa
rds’
will
pro
vid
e a
co
nti
nu
al f
ee
db
ack
loo
p t
o b
uild
ing
occ
up
an
ts
of
ne
t ze
ro e
ne
rgy
an
d w
ate
r u
se o
n a
n a
nn
ua
lize
d
ba
sis.
Hig
hly
effi
cie
nt
ele
ctr
ica
l an
d m
ech
an
ica
l sys
tem
s,
a p
ho
tovo
lta
ic a
rray
an
d a
n in
no
va
tive
wa
ste
wa
ter
ma
na
ge
me
nt
syst
em
will
be
vis
ible
ed
uca
tio
na
l fe
atu
res
of
the
bu
ildin
g.
Bu
ildin
g o
ccu
pa
nts
will
re
ly la
rge
ly o
n
pu
blic
tra
nsp
ort
ati
on
an
d s
ha
re a
lim
ite
d n
um
be
r (4
-6)
of
ele
ctr
ic c
ars
pro
vid
ed
on
-sit
e.
Th
e b
uild
ing
will
be
bu
ilt t
o
last
25
0 y
ea
rs, a
nd
de
sig
ne
d t
o a
da
pt
to c
ha
ng
ing
ne
ed
s
an
d e
me
rgin
g t
ech
no
log
ies.
Proj
ect G
oals
Serv
ing
the
Cen
tral
Are
a T
he
pro
jec
t si
te w
as
cho
sen
fo
r it
s h
igh
vis
ibili
ty a
nd
acc
ess
ibili
ty, a
nd
off
ere
d a
hig
hly
su
ita
ble
loca
tio
n f
or
ne
w c
om
me
rcia
l de
velo
pm
en
t in
a n
eig
hb
orh
oo
d t
ha
t
is p
red
om
ina
ntl
y re
sid
en
tia
l ye
t st
riv
ing
fo
r e
con
om
ic
de
velo
pm
en
t. I
n f
ac
t, t
he
Ce
ntr
al A
rea
Ac
tio
n P
lan
ide
nti
fi e
d t
arg
ete
d im
pro
vem
en
ts f
or
the
Ma
dis
on
-
Mill
er
ne
igh
bo
rho
od
to
incl
ud
e im
pro
ved
wa
lka
bili
ty,
eco
no
mic
de
velo
pm
en
t th
at
take
s a
dv
an
tag
e o
f th
e
stra
teg
ic p
osi
tio
nin
g o
f M
ad
iso
n S
tre
et
as
a v
ibra
nt
con
ne
cto
r, se
nsi
tive
infi
ll d
eve
lop
me
nt
an
d t
he
cre
ati
on
of
inte
rest
ing
urb
an
sp
ace
s. T
he
sit
e’s
pro
xim
ity
to
McG
ilvra
Pla
ce P
ark
ha
s le
d t
o e
arl
y d
iscu
ssio
ns
wit
h
Cit
y a
ge
nci
es
an
d p
riv
ate
pa
rtn
ers
to
ide
nti
fy s
tra
teg
ies
for
cre
ati
ng
a v
ibra
nt
pu
blic
sp
ace
ad
jace
nt
to t
he
Ce
nte
r, th
e o
pp
ort
un
ity
to p
rom
ote
su
sta
ina
ble
sit
e
de
velo
pm
en
t, a
nd
an
imp
rove
d p
ed
est
ria
n c
ross
ing
of
Ma
dis
on
Str
ee
t th
at
will
se
rve
ne
arb
y re
tail
bu
sin
ess
es,
sch
oo
ls a
nd
ch
urc
he
s.
Sup
por
t for
the
Cen
ter
Th
e C
asc
ad
ia C
en
ter
is a
co
llab
ora
tive
vis
ion
of
the
Bu
llitt
Fou
nd
ati
on
, a t
ea
m o
f le
ad
ing
No
rth
we
st a
rch
ite
cts
,
en
gin
ee
rs a
nd
co
ntr
ac
tors
, th
e U
niv
ers
ity
of W
ash
ing
ton
Co
lleg
e o
f B
uilt
En
vir
on
me
nts
, an
d C
asc
ad
ia, t
he
Pa
cifi
c
No
rth
we
st-b
ase
d c
ha
pte
r o
f th
e U
.S. a
nd
Ca
na
da
Gre
en
Bu
ildin
g C
ou
nci
ls.
It is
an
tici
pa
ted
th
at
the
bu
ildin
g
will
ho
use
bo
th t
he
Ca
sca
dia
Re
gio
n G
ree
n B
uild
ing
Co
un
cil a
nd
th
e In
tern
ati
on
al L
ivin
g B
uild
ing
Inst
itu
te
(ww
w.il
bi.o
rg)
an
d b
eco
me
a p
ub
lic r
eso
urc
e c
en
ter
for
livin
g b
uild
ing
pro
jec
ts w
orl
dw
ide
. T
he
pro
jec
t te
am
is
form
ing
alli
an
ces
wit
h m
an
y p
ub
lic a
nd
pri
va
te p
art
ne
rs.
Th
e S
ea
ttle
Cit
y C
ou
nci
l re
cen
tly
pa
sse
d a
n O
rdin
an
ce
to e
sta
blis
h a
de
mo
nst
rati
on
pro
gra
m in
su
pp
ort
of
“liv
ing
bu
ildin
g” p
ilot
pro
jec
ts.
Th
e p
rog
ram
will
be
use
d
to e
va
lua
te a
nd
po
ten
tia
lly m
od
ify
lan
d u
se c
od
es
an
d
sta
nd
ard
s th
at
dis
cou
rag
e s
ust
ain
ab
le b
uild
ing
pra
cti
ces
in t
he
urb
an
en
vir
on
me
nt.
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RE
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ng B
uild
ing
Cha
lleng
eSi
te P
etal
Th
e in
ten
t o
f th
e S
ite
Pe
tal i
s to
cle
arl
y a
rtic
ula
te w
he
re
it is
acc
ep
tab
le f
or
pe
op
le t
o b
uild
, ho
w t
o p
rote
ct
an
d r
est
ore
a p
lace
on
ce it
ha
s b
ee
n d
eve
lop
ed
, an
d
to e
nco
ura
ge
th
e c
rea
tio
n o
f co
mm
un
itie
s th
at
are
on
ce a
ga
in b
ase
d o
n t
he
pe
de
stri
an
ra
the
r th
an
th
e
au
tom
ob
ile.
1. L
imits
to G
row
th
Pro
ject
s m
ay
on
ly b
e b
uilt
on
gre
yfi e
lds
or
bro
wn
fi el
ds
an
d
pre
vio
usl
y d
evel
op
ed s
ites
.
RE
SP
ON
SE
: Th
e s
ite
is a
pre
vio
usl
y d
eve
lop
ed
urb
an
pro
pe
rty,
an
d g
ive
n it
s cu
rre
nt
sta
te o
f lim
ite
d
de
velo
pm
en
t p
rese
nts
an
op
po
rtu
nit
y fo
r m
uch
gre
ate
r
de
nsi
ty.
It is
no
t a
dja
cen
t to
an
y se
nsi
tive
ha
bit
at
are
as.
2. U
rban
Agr
icul
ture
All
pro
ject
s m
ust
inte
gra
te o
pp
ort
un
itie
s fo
r a
gri
cult
ure
ap
pro
pri
ate
to
th
e sc
ale
an
d d
ensi
ty o
f th
e p
roje
ct u
sin
g it
s
Flo
or
Are
a R
ati
o a
s th
e b
asi
s fo
r ca
lcu
lati
on
RE
SP
ON
SE
: We
are
cu
rre
ntl
y se
eki
ng
an
inte
rpre
tati
on
of
wh
ich
Tra
nse
ct
the
sit
e f
alls
un
de
r. T
he
sit
e m
ay f
all
un
de
r e
ith
er
Tra
nse
ct
L5, U
rba
n C
en
ter
Zo
ne
(m
ed
ium
-
to-h
igh
de
nsi
ty m
ixe
d-u
se d
eve
lop
me
nt
fou
nd
in t
he
fi rs
t “ri
ng
” of
a la
rge
r ci
ty)
or
L6, U
rba
n C
ore
Zo
ne
(h
igh
-to
very
hig
h-d
en
sity
mix
ed
use
de
velo
pm
en
t fo
un
d in
larg
e
citi
es
an
d m
etr
op
olis
es)
. Th
e r
eq
uir
em
en
ts f
or
Urb
an
Ag
ricu
ltu
re a
re d
iff e
ren
t fo
r Tr
an
sec
ts L
5 a
nd
L6
. U
nd
er
curr
en
t g
uid
elin
es
L5 t
ran
sec
ts a
re r
eq
uir
ed
to
hav
e 5
%
of
the
bu
ildin
g’s
fl o
or
are
a d
evo
ted
to
Urb
an
Ag
ricu
ltu
re
wh
en
th
e F
AR
is b
etw
ee
n 2
.0 a
nd
2.9
9.
Ou
r FA
R is
4.2
5.
Un
de
r L6
th
ere
is n
o r
eq
uir
em
en
t fo
r U
rba
n A
gri
cult
ure
.
3. H
abita
t Exc
hang
e
For
each
hec
tare
of d
evel
op
men
t, a
n e
qu
al a
mo
un
t o
f
lan
d m
ust
be
set-
asi
de
in p
erp
etu
ity
as
pa
rt o
f a h
ab
ita
t
exch
an
ge.
RE
SP
ON
SE
: Th
e B
ulli
tt F
ou
nd
ati
on
ha
s a
lre
ad
y b
ee
n
resp
on
sib
le f
or
pre
serv
ing
na
tura
l are
as
hu
nd
red
s o
f
tho
usa
nd
s o
f ti
me
s la
rge
r th
an
th
e s
ize
of
this
sit
e,
so it
exp
ec
ts t
o r
etr
oa
cti
vely
re
ceiv
e c
red
it f
or
this
ach
ieve
me
nt.
4. C
ar F
ree
Livi
ng
For
Bu
ildin
g a
nd
Nei
gh
bo
rho
od
pro
ject
s, t
he
pro
po
sed
dev
elo
pm
ent
ma
y n
ot
low
er t
he
den
sity
of t
he
exis
tin
g s
ite
or
the
catc
hm
ent
are
a o
f th
e Tr
an
sect
.
RE
SP
ON
SE
: Th
e p
roje
ct
is p
rop
ose
d t
o b
e 1
00
%
com
me
rcia
l offi
ce
, ba
lan
cin
g t
he
pre
do
min
ate
resi
de
nti
al,
reta
il a
nd
re
sta
ura
nt
use
in t
he
are
a, w
hic
h
will
pro
vid
e m
ore
day
tim
e u
ses
in t
his
loca
tio
n a
nd
th
e
op
po
rtu
nit
y fo
r id
ea
l ho
usi
ng
/jo
bs
ba
lan
ce a
s re
qu
ire
d
by
the
LB
C.
Th
e U
ser’s
gu
ide
fo
r th
is p
rere
qu
isit
e h
as
no
t ye
t b
ee
n p
ub
lish
ed
, so
fu
rth
er
veri
fi ca
tio
n w
ill b
e
on
-go
ing
.
Th
e p
roje
ct
incr
ea
ses
the
de
nsi
ty f
rom
th
e e
xist
ing
on
e
sto
ry r
est
au
ran
t a
nd
su
rfa
ce p
ark
ing
, an
d w
as
cho
sen
be
cau
se it
is c
lose
to
exi
stin
g p
ub
lic b
us
rou
tes
an
d t
o
futu
re li
gh
t ra
il a
nd
str
ee
tca
r sy
ste
ms.
Th
e n
ew
pro
jec
t
will
incl
ud
e a
mp
le b
icyc
le p
ark
ing
fo
r e
mp
loye
es
an
d
vis
ito
rs.
In g
en
era
l, th
e d
eve
lop
er
will
dis
cou
rag
e
dri
vin
g, b
ut
reco
gn
ize
s th
e n
ee
d f
or
a f
ew
pa
rkin
g
spa
ces
on
th
e s
ite
fo
r e
lec
tric
hyb
rid
ca
rs s
ha
red
by
the
ten
an
ts.
Asp
iratio
ns fo
r Ene
rgy
Inde
pen
denc
e an
d Su
stai
nab
ility
Th
e m
ost
ch
alle
ng
ing
asp
ec
t o
f th
e p
roje
ct
will
be
a
seri
ou
s a
tte
mp
t to
ach
ieve
th
e g
oa
ls o
f “T
he
Liv
ing
Bu
ildin
g C
ha
llen
ge
Ve
rsio
n 2
.0” d
esc
rib
ed
by
the
Ca
sca
dia
Re
gio
n G
ree
n B
uild
ing
Co
un
cil (
ww
w.c
asc
ad
iag
bc.
org
).
The
Livi
ng B
uild
ing
Cha
lleng
e
Liv
ing
Bu
ildin
gs
are
re
qu
ire
d t
o b
e s
elf
-su
ffi c
ien
t fo
r
en
erg
y a
nd
wa
ter
ne
ed
s a
nd
me
et
ad
va
nce
d s
tan
da
rds
for
ele
me
nts
su
ch a
s m
ate
ria
l use
an
d q
ua
lity
of
the
ind
oo
r e
nv
iro
nm
en
t.
Th
e L
ivin
g B
uild
ing
Ch
alle
ng
e
req
uir
es
me
eti
ng
20
“Im
pe
rati
ves”
wit
hin
se
ven
org
an
izin
g “P
eta
ls”,
incl
ud
ing
: re
spo
nsi
ble
sit
e s
ele
cti
on
;
10
0%
on
-sit
e r
en
ew
ab
le e
ne
rgy
ge
ne
rati
on
; 10
0%
of
wa
ter
ne
ed
s p
rov
ide
d b
y h
arv
est
ed
ra
inw
ate
r; a
nd
on
-
site
wa
ste
ma
na
ge
me
nt.
Th
e p
rog
ram
is p
erf
orm
an
ce-
ba
sed
an
d e
va
lua
ted
aft
er
on
e y
ea
r o
f th
e b
uild
ing
’s
op
era
tio
n.
A p
relim
ina
ry a
na
lysi
s o
f th
e L
ivin
g B
uild
ing
Ch
alle
ng
e
pro
vid
es
a s
tart
ing
po
int
for
futu
re in
vest
iga
tio
ns
by
the
de
sig
n a
nd
de
velo
pm
en
t te
am
.
Seat
tle’
s Li
ving
Bui
ldin
g Pi
lot P
rogr
am
Se
att
le’s
lan
d u
se c
od
e d
oe
sn’t
cu
rre
ntl
y a
llow
fo
r th
e
un
iqu
e c
ha
rac
teri
stic
s re
qu
ire
d t
o m
ee
t liv
ing
bu
ildin
g
sta
nd
ard
s. O
n D
ece
mb
er
14
, 20
09
, th
e S
ea
ttle
Cit
y
Co
un
cil a
do
pte
d a
n o
rdin
an
ce t
ha
t cr
ea
tes
a p
ilot
pro
jec
t
to a
llow
fo
r e
nti
rely
se
lf-s
ust
ain
ing
gre
en
bu
ildin
gs
in
Se
att
le.
Th
e L
ivin
g B
uild
ing
Ord
ina
nce
, (C
.B. 1
16
74
0)
will
allo
w u
p t
o 1
2 u
niq
ue
“liv
ing
bu
ildin
gs”
to
be
de
velo
pe
d
in S
ea
ttle
ove
r th
e n
ext
th
ree
ye
ars
.
Th
e g
oa
l of
the
Liv
ing
Bu
ildin
g P
ilot
Pro
gra
m is
to
en
cou
rag
e t
he
de
velo
pm
en
t o
f b
uild
ing
s th
at
me
et
the
Liv
ing
Bu
ildin
g C
ha
llen
ge
by
allo
win
g d
ep
art
ure
s fr
om
cod
e r
eq
uir
em
en
ts t
ha
t m
igh
t o
the
rwis
e d
isco
ura
ge
or
pre
ven
t b
uild
ing
s fr
om
me
eti
ng
th
is s
tan
da
rd.
SIT
E
HE
ALT
H
BE
AU
TY
EQ
UIT
Y
MA
TE
RIA
LS
EN
ER
GY
WA
TE
R
Ea
rly
De
sig
n G
uid
an
ce
M
arc
h 1
7, 2
01
0
Cascadia Center for Sustainable Design and Construction 5
15
01
Ea
st M
ad
iso
n S
tre
et
Wat
er P
etal
Th
e in
ten
t o
f th
e W
ate
r P
eta
l is
to r
ea
lign
ho
w p
eo
ple
use
wa
ter
an
d r
ed
efi
ne
‘wa
ste
’ in
th
e b
uilt
en
vir
on
me
nt,
so
tha
t w
ate
r is
re
spe
cte
d a
s a
pre
cio
us
reso
urc
e.
5. N
et z
ero
wat
er
On
e h
un
dre
d p
erce
nt
of o
ccu
pa
nts
’ wa
ter
use
mu
st c
om
e
fro
m c
ap
ture
d p
reci
pit
ati
on
or
clo
sed
loo
p w
ate
r sy
stem
s
tha
t a
cco
un
t fo
r d
ow
nst
rea
m e
cosy
stem
imp
act
s a
nd
th
at
are
ap
pro
pri
ate
ly p
uri
fi ed
wit
ho
ut
the
use
of c
hem
ica
ls.
RE
SP
ON
SE
: Cle
an
ro
of
wa
ter
will
be
co
llec
ted
, sto
red
in
a c
iste
rn, a
nd
tre
ate
d b
efo
re b
ein
g p
um
pe
d t
o fi
xtu
res
to m
ee
t th
e o
vera
ll w
ate
r d
em
an
d.
Co
llec
ted
uri
ne
, an
d
gre
ywa
ter
fro
m s
inks
an
d s
ho
we
rs, a
nd
co
mp
ost
fro
m
com
po
stin
g t
oile
ts w
ill b
e s
tore
d in
ta
nks
loca
ted
in t
he
me
cha
nic
al r
oo
m a
nd
co
mb
ine
d t
og
eth
er
to s
erv
e a
s
fert
ilize
r fo
r o
n-s
ite
ve
ge
tati
on
. T
he
on
-sit
e p
lan
ted
are
as
will
be
siz
ed
to
ev
ap
otr
an
spir
e a
ll o
f th
e g
reyw
ate
r/u
rin
e
colle
cte
d w
ith
in t
he
bu
ildin
g.
6. S
usta
inab
le W
ater
Dis
char
ge
“10
0%
of s
torm
wa
ter
an
d b
uild
ing
wa
ter
dis
cha
rge
mu
st
be
ma
na
ged
on
-sit
e a
nd
inte
gra
ted
into
a c
om
pre
hen
sive
syst
em t
o fe
ed t
he
pro
ject
’s d
ema
nd
s.”
RE
SP
ON
SE
: A
lth
ou
gh
mu
ch o
f th
e r
ain
wa
ter
falli
ng
on
the
sit
e w
ill b
e c
olle
cte
d, s
tore
d, t
rea
ted
, an
d u
sed
fo
r
po
tab
le a
nd
no
n-p
ota
ble
use
s w
ith
in t
he
bu
ildin
g, t
he
sto
rmw
ate
r d
ete
nti
on
de
sig
n s
triv
es
to c
lose
ly m
imic
th
e
fl o
ws
of
the
pre
-de
velo
pm
en
t co
nd
itio
n o
f th
e s
ite
. T
his
will
be
ach
ieve
d t
hro
ug
h a
n a
cti
ve d
ete
nti
on
vo
lum
e
dis
cha
rge
d a
t a
pre
-de
velo
pm
en
t (o
ld g
row
th f
ore
st)
de
sig
n r
ate
. B
y re
lea
sin
g t
he
sto
rmw
ate
r a
t th
is r
ate
, it
will
he
lp t
o m
imic
th
e p
re-d
eve
lop
me
nt
hyd
rolo
gy
of
the
do
wn
stre
am
wa
ter
bo
die
s, p
art
icu
larl
y La
ke U
nio
n.
Th
ere
is a
sm
all
am
ou
nt
of
pa
rkin
g f
or
the
bu
ildin
g.
Th
is
pa
rkin
g w
ill b
e lo
cate
d b
en
ea
th t
he
bu
ildin
g, a
s to
no
t
cre
ate
ad
dit
ion
al p
ave
me
nt
surf
ace
s o
uts
ide
of
the
bu
ildin
g f
oo
tpri
nt.
Th
is s
tra
teg
y h
elp
s to
ke
ep
po
ten
tia
l
po
lluta
nts
fro
m b
ein
g w
ash
ed
off
site
, an
d in
cre
ase
s th
e
pro
jec
t d
en
sity
fo
r th
e s
ite
.
As
de
scri
be
d in
Imp
era
tive
5, t
he
“wa
ste
wa
ter”
th
at
fl o
ws
wit
hin
th
e b
uild
ing
will
be
co
llec
ted
an
d s
tore
d
sep
ara
tely
be
fore
be
ing
dis
trib
ute
d t
o v
eg
eta
ted
are
as.
Pla
nti
ng
are
as
may
be
de
sig
ne
d a
s co
nst
ruc
ted
we
tla
nd
s
or
en
clo
sed
wit
hin
gre
en
ho
use
/so
lari
um
s to
ma
xim
ize
ev
ap
otr
an
spir
ati
on
. T
he
nu
trie
nts
fro
m t
he
“wa
ste
wa
ter”
pro
vid
e a
na
tura
lly b
ala
nce
d f
ert
ilize
r to
th
e p
lan
ts a
nd
soil.
Th
is p
rov
ide
s th
e fi
na
l ste
p t
o t
he
clo
sed
loo
p w
ate
r
an
d n
utr
ien
t sy
ste
m f
or
the
bu
ildin
g.
By
sizi
ng
ind
oo
r a
nd
ou
tdo
or
pla
nti
ng
are
as
to h
an
dle
the
da
ily “w
ast
ew
ate
r” p
rod
uc
tio
n, a
n e
ffi c
ien
t b
ala
nce
is
ach
ieve
d t
he
reb
y e
limin
ati
ng
th
e n
ee
d f
or
irri
ga
tio
n a
nd
sew
ag
e d
isp
osa
l.
Wa
ter
Use
Dia
gra
m
Cascadia Center for Sustainable Design and Construction 6A
RC
HIT
EC
TU
RE
& P
LA
NN
ING
Build
ing
Form
, Orie
ntat
ion
and
Ove
rall
Des
ign:
• P
osi
tio
n b
uild
ing
fo
r b
ala
nce
d d
aylig
ht
an
d m
axi
mu
m
sola
r g
ain
fro
m s
ou
th a
nd
we
st-f
aci
ng
fa
cad
es.
Use
ve
ry
effi
cie
nt
win
do
ws.
• C
rea
te n
arr
ow
fl o
or
pla
tes
to f
aci
lita
te n
atu
ral
ven
tila
tio
n, a
chie
ve r
eq
uir
ed
day
ligh
t, a
nd
re
du
ce b
uild
-
up
of
inte
rna
l he
at
in c
ore
are
as.
• M
axi
miz
e r
oo
f a
rea
an
d s
ou
th-f
aci
ng
ve
rtic
al w
all
are
a
to a
cco
mm
od
ate
so
lar
pa
ne
ls a
nd
/or
bu
ildin
g in
teg
rate
d
ph
oto
volt
aic
pa
ne
ls.
• L
oca
te a
nd
ma
ke v
isib
le u
nco
nd
itio
ne
d c
ircu
lati
on
sta
irs
on
bu
ildin
g e
xte
rio
r to
en
cou
rag
e p
hys
ica
l exe
rcis
e
an
d r
ed
uce
en
erg
y d
em
an
ds.
Ener
gy C
onse
rvat
ion
Mea
sure
s
Ba
sed
on
th
e a
mo
un
t o
f su
nlig
ht
falli
ng
on
th
e s
ite
an
d
the
en
erg
y co
nse
rva
tio
n m
ea
sure
s d
esc
rib
ed
wit
hin
th
is
Pe
tal,
the
pre
vio
us
cha
rt s
ho
ws
the
en
erg
y u
se o
f th
e
pro
po
sed
bu
idlin
g a
s co
mp
are
d t
o a
vera
ge
an
d c
od
e-
com
plia
nt
offi
ce
bu
idlin
gs
of
its
typ
e.
Wit
h t
he
go
al o
f n
et
zero
en
erg
y, w
e h
ave
ide
nti
fi e
d t
he
follo
win
g p
relim
ina
ry s
tra
teg
ies:
op
tim
izin
g b
uild
ing
form
an
d o
rie
nta
tio
n t
o t
ake
ad
va
nta
ge
of
pa
ssiv
e
de
sig
n; i
nco
rpo
rate
on
ly t
he
mo
st e
ffi c
ien
t h
ea
tin
g
syst
em
s w
hile
elim
ina
tin
g c
oo
ling
; uti
lize
th
e m
ost
effi
cie
nt
sola
r e
ne
rgy
tech
no
log
y; a
nd
pro
vid
e a
fu
lly
day
lit in
teri
or
to e
limin
ate
lig
hti
ng
loa
ds.
Th
e in
ten
t o
f th
e E
ne
rgy
Pe
tal i
s to
sig
na
l a n
ew
ag
e o
f
de
sig
n, w
he
rein
th
e b
uilt
en
vir
on
me
nt
relie
s so
lely
on
ren
ew
ab
le f
orm
s o
f e
ne
rgy
an
d o
pe
rate
s ye
ar
rou
nd
in a
po
lluti
on
-fre
e m
an
ne
r.
7. N
et Z
ero
Ener
gy
10
0 p
erce
nt
of t
he
bu
ildin
g’s
ener
gy
use
mu
st b
e su
pp
lied
by
on
-sit
e re
new
ab
le e
ner
gy,
on
a n
et a
nn
ua
l ba
sis.
RE
SP
ON
SE
: T
his
is a
ve
ry s
eri
ou
s ch
alle
ng
e in
Se
att
le.
On
-sit
e r
en
ew
ab
le e
ne
rgy
sou
rce
s a
re li
mit
ed
to
su
nlig
ht,
sub
terr
an
ea
n h
ea
t, a
nd
win
d, w
ith
th
e r
eco
gn
itio
n t
ha
t
the
va
st m
ajo
rity
of
req
uir
ed
en
erg
y w
ill c
om
e f
rom
th
e
sun
. B
eca
use
Se
att
le’s
su
nlig
ht
is v
ery
lim
ite
d, e
ven
wh
en
calc
ula
ted
on
an
an
nu
aliz
ed
ba
sis,
eve
ry e
lem
en
t w
ill
hav
e t
o b
e d
raw
n f
rom
th
e m
ost
en
erg
y-e
ffi c
ien
t d
esi
gn
s,
tech
no
log
ies,
co
nst
ruc
tio
n m
eth
od
s a
nd
ma
teri
als
.
Ener
gy
Use
an
d S
ola
r B
ud
get
Ener
gy P
etal
Hea
ting
and
Coo
ling:
• W
ide
n a
cce
pta
ble
te
mp
era
ture
ra
ng
es
in c
ircu
lati
on
spa
ces
wh
ere
pe
op
le s
pe
nd
less
tim
e (
sta
irw
ells
, lo
bb
ies,
corr
ido
rs).
• In
cre
ase
ve
rtic
al a
nd
ho
rizo
nta
l in
sula
tio
n t
o m
inim
ize
sea
son
al h
ea
t g
ain
an
d h
ea
t lo
ss.
• U
se p
ass
ive
ve
nti
lati
on
as
pri
ma
ry s
ou
rce
of
coo
ling
an
d t
o r
eg
ula
te h
ea
lth
y a
ir.
• U
se g
rou
nd
so
urc
e h
ea
t p
um
ps
an
d s
ola
r h
ot
wa
ter
to in
cre
ase
effi
cie
nc
y a
nd
pe
rfo
rma
nce
of
he
ati
ng
an
d
coo
ling
sys
tem
s.
• R
ely
on
ra
dia
nt
he
ati
ng
& c
oo
ling
de
live
red
th
rou
gh
in-fl
oo
r, ce
ilin
g p
an
el a
nd
/or
rad
iato
r a
pp
lica
tio
ns
as
de
term
ine
d b
y fi
na
l bu
ildin
g t
ype
, fo
rm a
nd
use
.
Sola
r Equ
ipm
ent:
• M
axi
miz
e s
ola
r e
ne
rgy
po
ten
tia
l th
rou
gh
bu
ildin
g
inte
gra
ted
an
d f
ree
sta
nd
ing
ph
oto
volt
aic
arr
ays.
• S
lop
ed
ro
of
of
sou
thw
est
-fa
cin
g p
itch
to
ma
xim
ize
sola
r g
ain
.
• S
eco
nd
ary
use
of
ph
oto
volt
aic
pa
ne
ls a
s e
xte
rio
r
ele
me
nt
of
bu
ildin
g e
nve
lop
e (
e.g
. ra
insc
ree
n).
• P
rov
ide
fl e
xib
ility
as
futu
re t
ech
no
log
y d
eve
lop
s.
Alt
ern
ati
ve t
ech
no
log
ies
such
as
Co
nce
ntr
ate
d
Ph
oto
volt
aic
s p
erf
orm
we
ll in
clim
ate
s w
ith
a m
od
est
rati
o o
f d
ire
ct
be
am
ra
dia
tio
n s
uch
as
Tusc
on
or
Re
no
, as
op
po
sed
to
th
e c
lou
dy
sky
we
exp
eri
en
ce in
Se
att
le.
Ener
gy
con
serv
ati
on
mea
sure
s a
nd
en
erg
y sa
vin
gs
com
pa
red
to
typ
ica
l bu
ildin
gs
Ea
rly
De
sig
n G
uid
an
ce
M
arc
h 1
7, 2
01
0
Cascadia Center for Sustainable Design and Construction 7
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01
Ea
st M
ad
iso
n S
tre
et
Hea
lth
Peta
l
Co
mp
ara
tive
pre
limin
ary
da
ylig
hti
ng
stu
dy
8. H
ealt
hy A
ir
Ever
y o
ccu
pia
ble
sp
ace
mu
st h
ave
op
era
ble
win
do
ws
tha
t
pro
vid
e a
cces
s to
fres
h a
ir a
nd
da
ylig
ht.
RE
SP
ON
SE
: Th
e b
uild
ing
ha
s b
ee
n d
aylig
ht
mo
de
led
fo
r
con
dit
ion
s o
n o
verc
ast
as
we
ll a
s su
nn
y d
ays
to e
nsu
re
all
occ
up
an
ts b
en
efi
t fr
om
na
tura
l lig
ht
(se
e d
iag
ram
s
be
low
). V
en
tila
tio
n s
tra
teg
ies
be
ing
pu
rsu
ed
incl
ud
e
op
era
ble
win
do
ws
an
d f
resh
air
ve
nti
ng
as
pa
rt o
f th
e
me
cha
nic
al s
yste
ms
be
ing
de
sig
ne
d.
Th
e b
uild
ing
’s f
orm
an
d o
rie
nta
tio
n w
ill b
e in
fl u
en
ced
by
na
tura
l ve
nti
lati
on
re
qu
ire
me
nts
an
d t
he
ne
ed
to
mit
iga
te n
ois
e a
nd
dir
t e
ma
na
tin
g f
rom
mo
tor
veh
icle
tra
ffi c
on
Ma
dis
on
Ave
nu
e.
9. C
ivili
zed
Envi
ronm
ent
To p
rom
ote
go
od
ind
oo
r a
ir q
ua
lity
bu
ildin
gs
mu
st m
eet
the
follo
win
g c
rite
ria
:
• En
tryw
ays
mu
st h
ave
an
ext
ern
al d
irt
tra
ck-i
n s
yste
m a
nd
an
inte
rna
l dir
t tr
ack
-in
sys
tem
co
nta
ined
wit
hin
a s
epa
rate
entr
y sp
ace
.
• A
ll ki
tch
ens,
ba
thro
om
s, c
op
y ro
om
s, ja
nit
ori
al c
lose
ts a
nd
chem
ica
l sto
rag
e sp
ace
s m
ust
be
sep
ara
tely
ven
tila
ted
an
d
exh
au
st d
irec
tly
to o
uts
ide
air
.
• V
enti
lati
on
rate
s m
ust
be
des
ign
ed t
o c
om
ply
wit
h A
SHR
AE
62
.1-2
00
7 a
nd
eq
uip
men
t m
ust
be
inst
alle
d t
o m
on
ito
r le
vels
of c
arb
on
dio
xid
e (C
O2
), te
mp
era
ture
an
d h
um
idit
y.
• Sm
oki
ng
mu
st b
e p
roh
ibit
ed w
ith
in t
he
pro
ject
bo
un
da
ry.
RE
SP
ON
SE
: Th
e b
uild
ing
will
me
et
all
of
the
se c
rite
ria
.
10. B
iop
hilia
The
pro
ject
mu
st b
e d
esig
ned
to
incl
ud
e el
emen
ts t
ha
t
nu
rtu
re t
he
inn
ate
hu
ma
n a
ttra
ctio
n t
o n
atu
ral s
yste
ms
an
d p
roce
sses
. Ea
ch o
f th
e si
x es
tab
lish
ed B
iop
hili
c D
esig
n
Elem
ents
mu
st b
e re
pre
sen
ted
for
ever
y 2
,00
0 m
2 o
f th
e
pro
ject
:
• En
viro
nm
enta
l fea
ture
s
• N
atu
ral s
ha
pes
an
d fo
rms
• N
atu
ral p
att
ern
s a
nd
pro
cess
es
• Li
gh
t a
nd
sp
ace
• P
lace
-ba
sed
rel
ati
on
ship
s
• Ev
olv
ed h
um
an
-na
ture
rel
ati
on
ship
s
RE
SP
ON
SE
: T
he
Ca
sca
dia
Ce
nte
r is
de
sig
ne
d t
o e
xpo
se
bu
ildin
g u
sers
an
d v
isit
ors
to
na
tura
l pro
cess
es
on
sit
e.
Firs
t, t
he
sit
e w
as
sele
cte
d f
or
its
pro
xim
ity
to M
cGilv
ra
Pla
ce P
ark
an
d t
he
op
po
rtu
nit
y to
est
ab
lish
a s
tro
ng
con
ne
cti
on
be
twe
en
ind
oo
r a
nd
ou
tdo
or
en
vir
on
me
nts
.
Th
e b
uild
ing
’s o
rie
nta
tio
n t
o t
he
so
uth
an
d w
est
, an
d
relia
nce
on
so
lar
en
erg
y w
ill b
e e
xpre
sse
d t
hro
ug
h t
he
vis
ible
PV
arr
ay; t
he
am
ou
nt
of
en
erg
y g
en
era
ted
will
be
co
mm
un
ica
ted
th
rou
gh
bu
ildin
g d
ash
bo
ard
s in
the
low
er
fl o
or
en
try
lob
by.
Wa
ter
pro
cess
es
will
als
o
be
com
e v
isib
le f
ea
ture
s w
ith
in t
he
bu
ildin
g a
nd
on
site
, wh
ere
pla
nte
d b
iosw
ale
s a
nd
pe
rvio
us
pav
ing
will
de
mo
nst
rate
su
sta
ina
ble
wa
ter
ma
na
ge
me
nt.
Th
e p
ub
lic
en
try
pla
za p
rop
ose
d f
or
the
bu
ildin
g’s
15
th A
ven
ue
en
tra
nce
will
pro
vid
e a
ga
the
rin
g p
lace
fo
r v
isit
ors
an
d
ten
an
ts u
nd
ern
ea
th t
he
ca
no
py
of
the
exi
stin
g S
yca
mo
re
tre
es.
Day
light
ing
and
Gla
zing
:
• T
ake
ad
va
nta
ge
of
sun
ligh
t a
nd
sky
ligh
t to
illu
min
ate
ind
oo
r e
nv
iro
nm
en
ts a
t a
leve
l th
at
is a
pp
rop
ria
te f
or
pro
gra
mm
ati
c a
nd
vis
ua
l co
mfo
rt.
• In
corp
ora
te s
op
his
tica
ted
ext
eri
or
sha
din
g d
ev
ice
s to
con
tro
l so
lar
loa
d o
n t
he
bu
ildin
g s
kin
an
d li
mit
inte
rio
r
gla
re, a
s w
ell
as
incr
ea
sed
are
a f
or
ph
oto
volt
aic
arr
ays.
• R
ed
uce
ele
ctr
ic li
gh
t u
se r
ela
tive
to
th
e p
rese
nce
of
day
ligh
t to
min
imiz
e p
ow
er
con
sum
pti
on
an
d in
teri
or
he
at
ga
ins.
• E
mp
loy
the
mo
st e
ffi c
ien
t e
lec
tric
lig
hti
ng
sys
tem
s th
at
me
et
leg
itim
ate
ne
ed
s.
• A
na
lyze
en
erg
y p
erf
orm
an
ce o
f v
ari
ou
s g
lazi
ng
sys
tem
s
an
d im
pa
ct
on
ove
rall
bu
ildin
g d
esi
gn
.
Th
e t
hre
e d
iag
ram
s to
th
e r
igh
t co
mp
are
day
ligh
tin
g
leve
ls f
or
va
rio
us
de
sig
n f
ea
ture
s. T
he
se w
ere
mo
de
led
on
th
e t
hir
d fl
oo
r a
t 3
:00
pm
. Ye
llow
re
pre
sen
ts t
he
bri
gh
est
, an
d b
lue
th
e d
ark
est
day
ligh
tin
g.
Th
e fi
rst
sho
ws
a t
he
ore
tica
l b
est
ca
se d
aylig
hig
hti
ng
sce
na
rio
wit
h a
fu
lly-g
laze
d f
aca
de
. T
he
se
con
d d
iag
ram
sh
ow
s
the
pre
ferr
ed
co
nce
pt
wit
h p
ort
ion
s o
f o
pa
qu
e f
aca
de
.
In t
his
ca
se, t
he
ce
nte
r o
f th
e b
uild
ing
is b
are
ly m
ee
tin
g
day
ligh
tin
g s
tan
da
rds.
Th
e t
hir
d d
iag
ram
sh
ow
s a
n
incr
ea
sed
fl o
or-
to-fl
oo
r h
eig
ht
wh
ich
bri
ng
s a
de
qu
ate
day
ligh
t in
to m
ost
of
the
ce
nte
r o
f th
e b
uild
ing
. T
his
inve
stig
ati
on
is o
ng
oin
g.
Sket
ch s
ho
win
g t
ran
som
win
do
ws
for
ma
xim
um
da
ylig
ht.
Cascadia Center for Sustainable Design and Construction 8A
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HIT
EC
TU
RE
& P
LA
NN
ING
Mat
eria
ls P
etal
Th
e in
ten
t o
f th
e M
ate
ria
ls P
eta
l is
to in
du
ce a
su
cce
ssfu
l
ma
teri
als
eco
no
my
tha
t is
no
n-t
oxi
c, t
ran
spa
ren
t a
nd
soci
ally
eq
uit
ab
le.
11. R
ed L
ist
The
bu
ildin
g c
an
no
t co
nta
in a
ny
of a
list
of 1
3 m
ate
ria
ls
tha
t h
ave
bee
n d
eter
min
ed t
o b
e u
nh
ealt
hy
at
som
e st
ag
e
in t
hei
r lif
e cy
cle.
Alt
ho
ug
h e
limin
ati
ng
ha
zard
ou
s b
uild
ing
ma
teri
als
is a
tta
ina
ble
, so
urc
ing
ap
pro
ved
ma
teri
als
th
at
are
att
ract
ive,
eff
ecti
ve, d
ura
ble
, an
d a
ff o
rda
ble
fro
m
ap
pro
pri
ate
dis
tan
ces
ma
y b
e m
ore
ch
alle
ng
ing
to
ach
ieve
.
RE
SP
ON
SE
: Th
e b
uild
ing
will
me
et
the
se c
rite
ria
. A
ge
ne
ral c
on
tra
cto
r is
on
th
e t
ea
m t
o h
elp
ide
nti
fy
alt
ern
ati
ve m
ate
ria
ls.
Th
e b
uild
ing
ind
ust
ry is
larg
ely
resp
on
sib
le f
or
ma
ny
of
the
se m
ate
ria
ls a
nd
ch
em
ica
ls in
use
. Fo
r e
xam
ple
, ap
pro
xim
ate
ly t
hre
e-q
ua
rte
rs o
f a
ll P
VC
is in
bu
ildin
g m
ate
ria
ls. S
om
e o
f th
e o
the
r it
em
s o
n t
he
list
such
as
cad
miu
m, l
ea
d, m
erc
ury
an
d p
hth
ala
tes
are
als
o u
sed
as
pla
stic
ize
rs a
nd
sta
bili
zers
fo
r P
VC
.
Liv
ing
Bu
ildin
g C
ha
llen
ge
re
cog
niz
es
tha
t it
is a
ta
ll
ord
er
to e
limin
ate
th
e R
ed
Lis
t in
all
case
s d
ue
to
cu
rre
nt
ma
rke
t lim
ita
tio
ns.
Th
ere
are
se
vera
l pro
gra
m e
xce
pti
on
s
tha
t a
re f
oo
tno
ted
in t
he
LB
C s
tan
da
rd, a
nd
as
a la
st
reso
rt, w
e w
ill b
e a
ble
to
use
a p
rod
uc
t if
th
ere
are
no
suit
ab
le a
lte
rna
tive
s. H
ow
eve
r, in
th
is c
ase
we
mu
st
com
mu
nic
ate
wit
h m
an
ufa
ctu
rers
to
sh
are
exp
ec
tati
on
s
ab
ou
t p
rod
uc
t in
gre
die
nts
. T
his
invo
lve
s se
nd
ing
a
lett
er
to t
he
ma
nu
fac
ture
r st
ipu
lati
ng
th
at
the
pro
du
ct
pu
rch
ase
do
es
no
t co
nst
itu
te a
n e
nd
ors
em
en
t –
an
d
incl
ud
e a
sta
tem
en
t th
at
req
ue
sts
tha
t th
e c
om
pa
ny
sto
ps
usi
ng
th
e R
ed
Lis
t m
ate
ria
l.
12. E
mb
odie
d C
arb
on F
ootp
rint
The
pro
ject
mu
st a
cco
un
t fo
r th
e to
tal f
oo
tpri
nt
of e
mb
od
ied
carb
on
(tC
O2
e) fr
om
its
con
stru
ctio
n a
nd
pro
ject
ed
rep
lace
men
t p
art
s th
rou
gh
a o
ne-
tim
e ca
rbo
n o
ff se
t ti
ed t
o
the
pro
ject
bo
un
da
ry.
RE
SP
ON
SE
: Th
e F
ou
nd
ati
on
will
ass
um
e r
esp
on
sib
ility
fo
r
this
re
qu
ire
me
nt
by
pay
ing
th
e in
cre
me
nta
l co
st o
f so
me
ren
ew
ab
le e
ne
rgy
pro
jec
t th
at
will
ac
tua
lly c
au
se le
ss
coa
l, o
il, o
r g
as
to b
e b
urn
ed
.
13. R
esp
onsi
ble
Indu
stry
The
pro
ject
mu
st a
dvo
cate
for
the
crea
tio
n a
nd
ad
op
tio
n
of t
hir
d-p
art
y ce
rtifi
ed s
tan
da
rds
for
sust
ain
ab
le r
eso
urc
e
extr
act
ion
an
d fa
ir la
bo
r p
ract
ices
. Ap
plic
ab
le ra
w m
ate
ria
ls
incl
ud
e st
on
e a
nd
ro
ck, m
eta
l, a
nd
tim
ber
.
For
tim
ber
, all
wo
od
mu
st b
e ce
rtifi
ed b
y th
e Fo
rest
Stew
ard
ship
Co
un
cil (
FSC
), fr
om
sa
lva
ged
so
urc
es, o
r fr
om
the
inte
nti
on
al h
arv
est
of t
imb
er o
nsi
te fo
r th
e p
urp
ose
of
clea
rin
g t
he
are
a fo
r co
nst
ruct
ion
.
RE
SP
ON
SE
: Th
e p
roje
ct
pla
ns
to u
se a
ll F
SC
ce
rtifi
ed
wo
od
.
14. A
pp
rop
riate
Sou
rcin
g
The
pro
ject
mu
st in
corp
ora
te p
lace
-ba
sed
so
luti
on
s a
nd
con
trib
ute
to
th
e ex
pa
nsi
on
of a
reg
ion
al e
con
om
y ro
ote
d in
sust
ain
ab
le p
ract
ices
, pro
du
cts
an
d s
ervi
ces.
RE
SP
ON
SE
: Th
is im
pe
rati
ve id
en
tifi
es
ap
pro
pri
ate
sou
rcin
g d
ista
nce
s fo
r m
ate
ria
ls a
nd
als
o a
pp
lies
limit
s
to t
he
loca
tio
n o
f th
e p
rim
ary
de
sig
n t
ea
m. T
he
zo
ne
s
corr
ela
te w
ith
pro
du
ct
de
nsi
ty a
nd
fu
nc
tio
n. H
eav
y
ma
teri
als
th
at
typ
ica
lly a
re u
sed
as
stru
ctu
ral c
om
po
ne
nts
hav
e t
he
tig
hte
st r
ad
ius.
Th
is e
nco
ura
ge
s p
lace
-ba
sed
an
d c
lima
te a
pp
rop
ria
te s
olu
tio
ns
for
a b
uild
ing
’s s
he
ll o
r
an
infr
ast
ruc
ture
pro
jec
t’s
mo
st c
om
mo
nly
use
d m
ate
ria
l.
On
th
e o
pp
osi
te s
ide
of
the
sp
ec
tru
m, r
en
ew
ab
le e
ne
rgy
tech
no
log
ies
hav
e t
he
larg
est
ra
diu
s.
Th
e d
ista
nce
th
at
ma
teri
als
will
tra
vel t
o t
he
co
nst
ruc
tio
n
site
will
fo
llow
th
ese
gu
ide
line
s:
Ide
as:
Fr
om
an
ywh
ere
Re
ne
wa
ble
Te
chn
olo
gie
s
15
,00
0 k
m
Ad
ap
tab
le h
igh
pe
rfo
rma
nce
ass
em
blie
s 5
,00
0 k
m
Co
nsu
lta
nt
trav
el
2,5
00
km
Lig
htw
eig
ht
ma
teri
als
2
,00
0 k
m
Me
diu
m w
eig
ht
ma
teri
als
1,0
00
km
He
avy
ma
teri
als
50
0 k
m
15. C
onse
rvat
ion
+ R
euse
All
pro
ject
s te
am
s m
ust
str
ive
to r
edu
ce o
r el
imin
ate
th
e
pro
du
ctio
n o
f wa
ste
du
rin
g d
esig
n, c
on
stru
ctio
n a
nd
op
era
tio
n in
ord
er t
o c
on
serv
e n
atu
ral r
eso
urc
es. A
ll p
roje
cts
mu
st c
om
ply
wit
h t
he
follo
win
g:
Pro
ject
tea
ms
mu
st c
rea
te a
ma
teri
al c
on
serv
ati
on
ma
na
gem
ent
pla
n t
ha
t ex
pla
ins
ho
w t
he
pro
ject
op
tim
izes
ma
teri
als
an
d in
ea
ch o
f th
e fo
llow
ing
ph
ase
s:
• D
esig
n P
ha
se, i
ncl
ud
ing
th
e co
nsi
der
ati
on
of a
pp
rop
ria
te
du
rab
ility
in p
rod
uct
sp
ecifi
cati
on
• C
on
stru
ctio
n P
ha
se, i
ncl
ud
ing
pro
du
ct o
pti
miz
ati
on
an
d
colle
ctio
n o
f wa
sted
ma
teri
als
• O
per
ati
on
Ph
ase
, in
clu
din
g a
co
llect
ion
pla
n fo
r
con
sum
ab
les
an
d d
ura
ble
s
• En
d o
f Lif
e P
ha
se, i
ncl
ud
ing
a p
lan
for
Ad
ap
tab
le R
euse
an
d D
eco
nst
ruct
ion
.
Du
rin
g c
on
stru
ctio
n, t
eam
s m
ust
div
ert
wa
sted
ma
teri
al
fro
m la
nd
fi lls
to
th
e fo
llow
ing
leve
ls:
Met
als
9
5 p
erce
nt
Pa
per
an
d c
ard
bo
ard
9
5 p
erce
nt
So
il a
nd
bio
ma
ss
10
0 p
erce
nt
Rig
id fo
am
, ca
rpet
, an
d in
sula
tio
n
9
0 p
erce
nt
All
oth
ers
(wei
gh
ted
ave
rag
e)
8
0 p
erce
nt
RE
SP
ON
SE
: As
the
de
sig
n d
eve
lop
s, w
e w
ill im
ple
me
nt
the
se c
rite
ria
, an
d a
ge
ne
ral c
on
tra
cto
r w
ill h
elp
gu
ide
the
pro
cess
. To
min
imiz
e w
ast
ed
ma
teri
als
, pro
jec
t te
am
s
mu
st c
on
sid
er
imp
ac
ts d
uri
ng
th
e d
esi
gn
, co
nst
ruc
tio
n,
op
era
tio
n, a
nd
en
d-o
f-lif
e p
ha
ses
of
a d
eve
lop
me
nt
by
de
velo
pin
g a
Ma
teri
al C
on
serv
ati
on
Ma
na
ge
me
nt
Pla
n.
In it
, te
am
s a
re e
nco
ura
ge
d t
o c
on
sid
er
ap
pro
pri
ate
du
rab
ility
of
pro
du
cts
. Ou
r a
pp
roa
ch is
to
de
sig
n a
25
0+
yea
r st
ruc
ture
, a 5
0+
ye
ar
the
rma
l en
velo
pe
an
d a
25
+
yea
r a
cti
ve t
ech
no
log
y in
ord
er
for
the
bu
ildin
g t
o b
e a
s
fl e
xib
le a
nd
ad
ap
tab
le o
ver
tim
e a
s p
oss
ible
.
Ea
rly
De
sig
n G
uid
an
ce
M
arc
h 1
7, 2
01
0
Cascadia Center for Sustainable Design and Construction 9
15
01
Ea
st M
ad
iso
n S
tre
et
Equi
ty P
etal
Th
e in
ten
t o
f th
e E
qu
ity
Pe
tal i
s to
co
rre
late
th
e im
pa
cts
of
de
sig
n a
nd
de
velo
pm
en
t to
its
ab
ility
to
fo
ste
r a
tru
e
sen
se o
f co
mm
un
ity.
16. H
uman
Sca
le a
nd H
uman
Pla
ces
The
pro
ject
mu
st b
e d
esig
ned
to
cre
ate
hu
ma
n-s
cale
d ra
ther
tha
n a
uto
mo
bile
-sca
led
pla
ces,
so
th
at
the
exp
erie
nce
bri
ng
s o
ut
the
bes
t in
hu
ma
nit
y a
nd
pro
mo
tes
cult
ure
an
d
inte
ract
ion
. In
co
nte
xt o
f th
e ch
ara
cter
of e
ach
Tra
nse
ct,
ther
e a
re s
pec
ifi c
ma
xim
um
(an
d s
om
etim
es m
inim
um
)
req
uir
emen
ts fo
r p
ave
d a
rea
s, s
tree
t a
nd
blo
ck d
esig
n,
bu
ildin
g s
cale
an
d s
ign
ag
e th
at
con
trib
ute
to
liva
ble
pla
ces.
RESP
ON
SE: T
he
bu
ildin
g w
ill b
e d
esi
gn
ed
to
en
ga
ge
an
d
con
ne
ct
wit
h b
oth
Ma
dis
on
Str
ee
t a
nd
a n
ew
pe
de
stri
an
pla
za o
n1
5th
Ave
nu
e.
It is
en
vis
ion
ed
th
at
the
bu
ildin
g
an
d s
ite
will
be
com
e a
n a
cti
ve p
lace
fo
r th
e c
om
mu
nit
y.
Hu
ma
n s
cale
d e
lem
en
ts o
f th
e b
uild
ing
will
incl
ud
e
fi n
e-g
rain
ed
de
taili
ng
, cle
ar
gla
ss a
t th
e g
rou
nd
fl o
or,
an
d
inte
rpre
tive
ele
me
nts
ori
en
ted
to
wa
rds
pa
sse
rs-b
y.
17. D
emoc
racy
+ S
ocia
l Jus
tice
For
all
pro
ject
s ty
pes
loca
ted
in T
ran
sect
L3
-L6
, str
eet
furn
itu
re
mu
st b
e p
rovi
ded
for
an
d a
cces
sib
le t
o a
ll m
emb
ers
of
soci
ety.
RE
SP
ON
SE
: T
he
pro
jec
t w
ill in
clu
de
un
ive
rsa
l de
sig
n
fea
ture
s su
ch a
s e
ntr
an
ces
at
gra
de
, an
ele
va
tor,
an
d
ou
tdo
or
pu
blic
se
ati
ng
ass
oci
ate
d w
ith
th
e 1
5th
Ave
nu
e
en
tra
nce
.
Th
e in
ten
t o
f th
e B
ea
uty
Pe
tal i
s to
re
cog
niz
e t
he
ne
ed
for
be
au
ty a
s a
pre
curs
or
to c
ari
ng
en
ou
gh
to
pre
serv
e,
con
serv
e, a
nd
se
rve
th
e g
rea
ter
go
od
.
19. B
eaut
y +
Sp
irit
The
pro
ject
mu
st c
on
tain
des
ign
fea
ture
s in
ten
ded
so
lely
for
hu
ma
n d
elig
ht
an
d t
he
cele
bra
tio
n o
f cu
ltu
re, s
pir
it a
nd
pla
ce a
pp
rop
ria
te t
o it
s fu
nct
ion
.
RE
SP
ON
SE
: Th
e p
roje
ct
pro
vid
es
an
op
po
rtu
nit
y to
cre
ate
a p
lace
th
at
is a
est
he
tica
lly p
lea
sin
g a
s m
uch
as
it
is e
nv
iro
nm
en
tally
su
sta
ina
ble
. T
he
pro
jec
t w
ill c
on
tain
de
sig
n f
ea
ture
s in
ten
de
d s
ole
ly f
or
hu
ma
n d
elig
ht
an
d
the
ce
leb
rati
on
of
cult
ure
, sp
irit
, an
d it
s C
ap
ito
l Hill
ne
igh
bo
rho
od
. An
d, i
n o
ur
ide
al o
utc
om
e, i
t w
ill c
on
tain
fea
ture
s th
at
are
so
ob
vio
usl
y a
pp
rop
ria
te a
nd
fu
nc
tio
na
l
in a
Ca
sca
dia
n c
on
text
th
at
the
y w
ill b
laze
a f
resh
tra
il in
reg
ion
al d
esi
gn
.
Th
e C
ap
ito
l Hill
, Ce
ntr
al A
rea
an
d P
ike
/Pin
e
ne
igh
bo
rho
od
s e
ach
hav
e r
ich
cu
ltu
ral i
de
nti
tie
s. A
nd
set
in t
he
gre
ate
r co
nte
xt o
f th
e p
rim
ev
al f
ore
st a
nd
sple
nd
id w
ate
rway
s o
f th
e r
eg
ion
, th
e p
roje
ct
ha
s
mu
ch in
spir
ati
on
fro
m w
hic
h t
o d
raw
. T
he
bu
ildin
g w
ill
cele
bra
te it
s p
lace
an
d c
ult
ure
wit
h n
atu
ral l
igh
t, w
oo
d t
o
cap
ture
th
e N
ort
hw
est
sp
irit
, an
d g
lazi
ng
to
bri
ng
tre
es
an
d t
he
ou
tsid
e c
om
mu
nit
y “i
nto
” th
e b
uid
ling
. W
hile
spe
cifi
c d
eta
ils h
ave
no
t ye
t b
ee
n d
eve
lop
ed
, we
are
insp
ire
d b
y n
atu
ral t
ree
s, fi
lte
red
lig
ht,
fl o
win
g w
ate
r a
nd
gra
ffi t
i.
20. I
nsp
iratio
n +
Edu
catio
n
Edu
cati
on
al m
ate
ria
ls a
bo
ut
the
per
form
an
ce a
nd
op
era
tio
n o
f th
e p
roje
ct m
ust
be
pro
vid
ed t
o t
he
pu
blic
to
sha
re s
ucc
essf
ul s
olu
tio
ns
an
d t
o m
oti
vate
oth
ers
to m
ake
cha
ng
e.
RE
SP
ON
SE
: Giv
en
th
e p
ub
lic a
nd
pri
va
te n
atu
re o
f th
e
bu
ildin
g, t
he
de
sig
n w
ill n
ee
d t
o c
on
sid
er
issu
es
of
safe
ty
an
d s
ecu
rity
fo
r b
uild
ing
occ
up
an
ts a
nd
vis
ito
rs.
In
ad
dit
ion
, th
e L
ivin
g B
uild
ing
Ch
alle
ng
e r
eq
uir
es
tha
t n
on
-
sen
siti
ve a
rea
s o
f th
e b
uild
ing
mu
st b
e h
eld
op
en
to
th
e
pu
blic
at
lea
st o
ne
day
pe
r ye
ar
to f
aci
lita
te d
ire
ct
con
tac
t
wit
h a
tru
ly s
ust
ain
ab
le b
uild
ing
.
It is
th
is p
roje
ct’
s m
ain
go
al t
o a
ct
as
a r
oa
d m
ap
fo
r o
the
r
pro
jec
ts, t
ea
chin
g p
eo
ple
ab
ou
t th
e d
esi
gn
de
cisi
on
s
ma
de
an
d s
yste
ms
use
d.
Exa
mp
les
of
ed
uca
tio
na
l to
ols
incl
ud
e: w
eb
site
s w
ith
re
al-
tim
e u
tilit
ies
tra
ckin
g; 3
D
inte
rfa
ces
tha
t h
igh
ligh
t sy
ste
ms
an
d t
he
ir f
un
cti
on
alit
y;
dis
pla
y a
rea
s o
nsi
te t
ha
t p
ub
liciz
e t
he
pro
jec
t’s
me
teri
ng
syst
em
s; a
nd
cla
sse
s th
at
will
be
ta
ug
ht
on
site
ab
ou
t th
e
de
sig
n a
nd
co
nst
ruc
tio
n p
roce
ss.
Beau
ty P
etal
18. R
ight
s to
Nat
ure
The
pro
ject
ma
y n
ot
blo
ck a
cces
s to
, no
r d
imin
ish
th
e q
ua
lity
of,
fres
h a
ir, s
un
ligh
t a
nd
na
tura
l wa
terw
ays
for
an
y m
emb
er
of s
oci
ety
or
ad
jace
nt
dev
elo
pm
ents
.
RE
SP
ON
SE
: Th
e p
roje
ct
con
form
s to
th
e c
rite
ria
fo
r
fre
sh a
ir a
nd
su
nlig
ht
an
d is
no
t a
dja
cen
t to
a n
atu
ral
wa
terw
ay, t
ho
ug
h n
atu
ral s
torm
dra
ina
ge
will
be
cele
bra
ted
on
th
e s
ite
th
rou
gh
th
e u
se o
f b
iosw
ale
s. T
he
site
occ
up
ies
a c
orn
er
an
d a
n a
lley,
an
d a
bu
ts o
nly
on
e
oth
er
bu
ildin
g.
In t
he
pre
ferr
ed
co
nce
pt,
ou
r b
uild
ing
ste
ps
ba
ck f
rom
its
ea
st n
eig
hb
or
to a
llow
re
sid
en
t a
cce
ss
to f
resh
air
an
d s
un
ligh
t.
In t
his
urb
an
co
nte
xt, t
he
bu
ildin
g d
oe
s sh
ad
e t
he
ad
jace
nt
ea
st s
tru
ctu
re’s
ro
of
an
d w
est
win
do
ws.
Ho
we
ver,
wh
en
an
d if
th
e a
dja
cen
t si
te d
eve
lop
s to
its
full
zon
ing
en
velo
pe
, bo
th b
uild
ing
s w
ill h
ave
acc
ess
to r
oo
fto
p s
ola
r e
ne
rgy
pro
du
cti
on
. T
he
re
qu
ire
me
nts
for
the
L5
an
d L
6 T
ran
sec
ts a
re u
nd
er
de
velo
pm
en
t a
nd
sho
uld
be
re
lea
sed
in t
he
Sp
rin
g o
f 2
01
0.
Giv
en
th
e
pro
jec
t’s
un
de
rlyi
ng
zo
nin
g, a
nd
th
e b
uild
ing
se
tba
ck w
e
are
pro
po
sin
g, w
e a
nti
cip
ate
be
ing
ab
le t
o c
on
form
to
this
imp
era
tive
.
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h p
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LAG
E
CA
PIT
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L U
RB
AN
CE
NT
ER
VIL
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N
UR
BA
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ILLA
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MA
DIS
ON
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LER
UR
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ILLA
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ST
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RB
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CE
NT
ER
VIL
LAG
E
PIK
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INE
UR
BA
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EN
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R
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LAG
E
Aer
ial v
iew
sh
ow
ing
Urb
an
VIll
ag
e/P
lan
nin
g A
rea
Bo
un
da
ries
an
d n
eig
hb
orh
oo
d c
om
mer
cia
l cen
ters
Th
is p
roje
ct
will
co
mp
lete
de
velo
pm
en
t a
t a
n im
po
rta
nt
con
verg
en
ce o
f
thre
e n
eig
hb
orh
oo
ds:
th
e C
en
tra
l Are
a, C
ap
ito
l Hill
an
d P
ike
/Pin
e.
Th
e C
en
tra
l Are
a N
eig
hb
orh
oo
d P
lan
incl
ud
es
the
sit
e w
ith
in it
s p
lan
nin
g
bo
un
da
rie
s. T
he
Ce
ntr
al A
rea
Ac
tio
n P
lan
ide
nti
fi e
d s
pe
cifi
c d
eve
lop
me
nt
go
als
fo
r th
e M
ad
iso
n-M
ille
r n
eig
hb
orh
oo
d t
ha
t in
clu
de
: im
pro
ved
wa
lka
bili
ty; e
con
om
ic d
eve
lop
me
nt
tha
t ta
kes
ad
va
nta
ge
of
the
str
ate
gic
po
siti
on
ing
of
Ma
dis
on
Str
ee
t a
s a
ne
igh
bo
rho
od
zo
ne
co
nn
ec
tor;
se
nsi
tive
infi
ll d
eve
lop
me
nt;
an
d t
he
cre
ati
on
of
inte
rest
ing
urb
an
sp
ace
s.
Wh
ile t
he
site
do
es
no
t fa
ll w
ith
in t
his
urb
an
vill
ag
e, t
he
imp
ort
an
ce o
f im
pro
vin
g t
he
exp
eri
en
ce a
nd
de
velo
pm
en
t a
lon
g M
ad
iso
n is
cle
ar.
Th
e s
ite
is lo
cate
d o
n C
ap
ito
l Hill
, on
e o
f S
ea
ttle
’s m
ost
vib
ran
t a
nd
vis
ible
mix
ed
-use
ne
igh
bo
rho
od
s. I
t is
ho
me
to
se
vera
l co
lleg
es
an
d u
niv
ers
itie
s,
pu
blic
an
d p
riv
ate
sch
oo
ls, m
ed
ica
l ce
nte
rs a
nd
ho
spit
als
, lo
cally
ow
ne
d
sho
ps
an
d r
est
au
ran
ts, p
ark
s, m
use
um
s a
nd
a w
ide
va
rie
ty o
f h
ou
sin
g.
Wh
ile
loca
ted
wit
hin
th
e C
ap
ito
l Hill
Urb
an
Ce
nte
r V
illa
ge
bo
un
da
rie
s, t
he
sit
e is
no
t
spe
cifi
cally
ad
dre
sse
d in
th
e C
ap
ito
l Hill
Pla
n.
Th
is p
roje
ct
lays
acr
oss
th
e s
tre
et
fro
m t
he
Pik
e/P
ine
Urb
an
Ce
nte
r V
Illa
ge
,
an
d t
he
sit
e is
mo
re s
pe
cifi
cally
ad
dre
sse
d b
y th
e P
ike
Pin
e N
eig
hb
orh
oo
d
Pla
n. I
t n
ote
s th
at
Pik
e S
tre
et
wo
uld
be
ne
fi t
fro
m s
low
er
tra
ffi c
, co
nso
lida
ted
pa
rkin
g a
nd
na
rro
win
g.
A d
esi
re t
o e
xpa
nd
th
e T
ria
ng
le P
ark
(M
cGir
vra
Pla
ce
Pa
rk)
into
Pik
e s
tre
et
Rig
ht
of W
ay is
als
o n
ote
d.
NLE
GEN
D:
Futu
re L
ight
Rai
l Sta
tion
Site
Nei
ghb
orho
od C
omm
erci
al
Ea
rly
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sig
n G
uid
an
ce
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arc
h 1
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ho
tog
rap
h s
ho
win
g M
cGilv
ra t
ria
ng
le p
ark
in t
he
cen
ter
Imm
edia
te C
onte
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On
Ma
tt L
ern
er’s
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alk
ab
ility
ind
ex
” [h
ttp
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lksc
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m],
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sit
e s
core
s 9
8 o
ut
of
a p
oss
ible
10
0, r
efl
ec
tin
g n
eig
hb
orh
oo
d a
ttri
bu
tes
such
as
mix
ed
inco
me
an
d m
ixe
d u
se, d
en
sity
, acc
ess
to
tra
nsp
ort
ati
on
,
pa
rks,
sch
oo
ls, l
oca
l bu
sin
ess
es
an
d n
eig
hb
orh
oo
d
serv
ice
s.
Be
yon
d M
cGilv
ra p
ark
to
th
e w
est
are
stu
nn
ing
vie
ws
of
the
Se
att
le s
kylin
e, a
nd
vie
ws
of
the
Oly
mp
ic M
ou
nta
ins.
On
cle
ar
day
s, M
ou
nt
Ra
ine
r w
ill d
om
ina
te t
he
vie
w t
o
the
so
uth
.
Th
e s
ite
’s a
dja
cen
cy
to M
cGilv
ra P
lace
pa
rk a
nd
a
sho
rt b
lock
of
15
th A
ven
ue
wit
h li
mit
ed
ve
hic
ula
r u
se
pre
sen
ts a
n o
pp
ort
un
ity
to c
rea
te a
mo
re u
sea
ble
pu
blic
sp
ace
an
d f
ea
ture
gre
en
infr
ast
ruc
ture
pro
jec
ts
tha
t a
re c
om
ple
me
nta
ry t
o t
he
bu
ildin
g p
roje
ct.
Th
ese
op
po
rtu
nit
ies
incl
ud
e: i
mp
rov
ing
th
e p
ed
est
ria
n c
ross
ing
of
Ma
dis
on
Ave
nu
e; t
he
ad
dit
ion
of
ne
w s
tre
et
tre
es
an
d
pla
nte
d b
iosw
ale
s to
tre
at
surf
ace
ru
no
ff a
nd
re
du
ce
no
n-p
oin
t so
urc
e p
ollu
tio
n o
f d
ow
nst
rea
m w
ate
r b
od
ies;
an
d e
limin
ati
ng
ph
ysic
al b
arr
iers
to
th
e e
xist
ing
pa
rk a
s
we
ll a
s re
pla
cin
g h
igh
-ma
inte
na
nce
tu
rf w
ith
pla
nti
ng
s
tha
t p
rov
ide
se
aso
na
l in
tere
st a
nd
ha
bit
at.
Th
e lo
cati
on
ha
s m
an
y a
ttri
bu
tes,
wh
ich
ma
kes
it a
hig
hly
de
sira
ble
pro
pe
rty
for
ach
iev
ing
de
velo
pm
en
t g
oa
ls.
Th
e s
ite
is c
on
ven
ien
t to
do
wn
tow
n S
ea
ttle
, off
eri
ng
ea
sy,
effi
cie
nt
acc
ess
to
th
e F
ou
nd
ati
on
’s g
ran
tee
s, c
olle
ag
ue
s,
com
mu
nit
y le
ad
ers
, stu
de
nts
an
d v
isit
ors
fro
m o
ut-
of-
tow
n.
Th
e s
ite
is o
n m
ajo
r b
us
rou
tes
lea
din
g t
o a
nd
fro
m
Se
att
le’s
do
wn
tow
n.
It is
just
0.6
mile
s fr
om
So
un
d
Tra
nsi
t’s
Ca
pit
ol H
ill li
gh
t ra
il st
ati
on
in t
he
Bro
ad
way
bu
sin
ess
dis
tric
t (s
che
du
led
to
be
op
era
tio
na
l in
20
16
).
Ma
dis
on
Str
ee
t is
a h
eav
ily t
raffi
cke
d a
nd
ra
pid
ly
de
velo
pin
g c
orr
ido
r w
he
re a
“liv
ing
bu
ildin
g” c
an
com
ma
nd
sig
nifi
ca
nt ‘
dri
ve-b
y’ a
tte
nti
on
. T
his
bu
ildin
g’s
fro
nta
ge
on
15
th A
ven
ue
, ris
ing
ab
ove
th
e a
dja
cen
t
McG
ilvra
po
cke
t p
ark
, will
be
vis
ible
fo
r se
vera
l blo
cks
by
trav
ele
rs h
ea
din
g e
ast
on
Ma
dis
on
an
d P
ike
Str
ee
ts.
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Mo
del
sh
ow
n
fro
m s
ou
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est
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edia
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ITE
2. T
emp
le d
e H
irsh
Sina
i
& S
eatt
le A
cade
my
3. A
par
tmen
t Bui
ldin
g4.
For
mer
Tac
o Ti
me
5. A
par
tmen
t Bui
ldin
g6.
The
Pea
rl A
par
tmen
ts
7 8
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10
4
E P
INE
ST
16TH AVE E
15TH AVE E
14TH AVE E
E U
NIO
N S
T
E P
IKE
ST
E M
ADIS
ON
ST
McG
ilvra
P
lace
ALLE
Y
7.
7-El
even
8.
Ap
artm
ent B
uild
ings
,
1
511-
1523
Mad
ison
9.
Con
dom
iniu
ms
10.
Com
mer
cial
Bui
ldin
g11
. C
omm
erci
al B
uild
ing
N
Th
e a
rch
ite
ctu
ral c
ha
rac
ter
of
the
imm
ed
iate
are
a is
ext
rem
ely
va
rie
d a
nd
incl
ud
es
a v
ari
ety
of
bu
ildin
gs
exh
ibit
ing
sty
les
po
pu
lar
at
the
tim
e o
f th
eir
de
velo
pm
en
t.
Ne
arb
y b
uild
ing
s in
clu
de
ea
rly
20
th c
en
tury
bri
ck/
terr
a c
ott
a 4
-5 s
tory
ap
art
me
nts
, co
nte
mp
ora
ry 7
-sto
ry
me
tal-
cla
d m
ixe
d-u
se b
uild
ing
s, m
od
ern
inst
itu
tio
na
l
bu
ildin
gs,
as
we
ll a
s m
id-c
en
tury
on
e-s
tory
au
to-o
rie
nte
d
com
me
rcia
l bu
ildin
gs
of
va
rio
us
ma
teri
als
.
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rly
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n G
uid
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st M
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iso
n S
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et
Stre
etsc
ape
2 S
TOR
Y H
OU
SE
A
PAR
TM
EN
T B
UIL
DIN
G
A
PAR
TM
EN
T B
LDG
S
ITE
1
5T
H A
VE
NU
E E
MC
GIL
VR
A P
AR
K
E P
IKE
ST
RE
ET
CO
MM
ER
CIA
L
TH
E P
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RL
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ME
NT
S
E
MA
DIS
ON
ST
RE
ET
SIT
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E
PIK
E S
TR
EE
T
S
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TT
LE A
CA
DE
MY
DR
Y C
ELA
NIN
G B
UIL
DIN
G
VA
CA
NT
LO
T
1
5T
H A
VE
NU
E E
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PE
AR
L A
PAR
TM
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TS
7
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N
E M
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ISO
N S
TREE
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APE
FA
CIN
G S
OU
TH
15Th
AVE
NU
E ST
REET
SCA
PE
E M
AD
ISO
N S
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lysi
sSi
te C
hara
cter
istic
s
Loca
ted
at
15
01
Ma
dis
on
Str
ee
t, t
he
sit
e f
ron
ts o
n E
ast
Ma
dis
on
Str
ee
t, 1
5th
Ave
nu
e E
ast
, an
d
an
alle
y. I
t sl
op
es
up
hill
at
an
ap
pro
xim
ate
ly 1
0%
gra
de
fro
m 1
5th
Ave
nu
e t
o t
he
Ea
st, w
he
re it
me
ets
a n
eig
hb
ori
ng
ap
art
me
nt
bu
ildin
g.
Th
e 1
0,0
00
sq
ua
re f
oo
t si
te is
cu
rre
ntl
y o
ccu
pie
d b
y
a s
ma
ll, s
ing
le-s
tory
wo
od
-fra
me
d s
tru
ctu
re a
nd
ass
oci
ate
d s
urf
ace
pa
rkin
g lo
t.
45
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n G
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st M
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n S
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Preferred Concept at Noon
June
21s
tSe
pte
mb
er +
Mar
ch 2
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ary
21st
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iew
of S
ite
fro
m T
raffi
c C
ircl
e a
t 1
5th
an
d P
ike
2. V
iew
of S
ite
fro
m S
ou
thea
st
Key
Pla
n
3. V
iew
of S
ite
fro
m N
ort
hw
est
12
3
Stre
et C
hara
cter
Ea
st M
ad
iso
n S
tre
et
Ea
st M
ad
iso
n is
a m
jor
thro
ug
ho
ufa
re w
ith
tw
o la
ne
s o
f tr
affi
c in
ea
ch d
ire
cti
on
. T
he
str
ee
t cu
ts t
ho
rug
h t
he
re
cti
line
ar
stre
et
gri
d a
nd
cre
ate
s tr
ian
gle
lots
an
d v
iew
s to
do
wn
tow
n a
lon
g it
s le
ng
th.
At
the
sit
e, t
he
re is
no
pa
ralle
l pa
rkin
g a
llow
ed
, na
rro
w s
ide
wa
lks,
an
d
very
litt
le r
oo
m f
or
pla
nti
ng
. T
he
ch
an
ge
in g
rad
e a
lon
g M
ad
iso
n is
a
cha
llen
ge
fo
r a
cce
ss.
15
th A
ven
ue
Ea
st
Be
twe
en
Ma
dis
on
an
d P
ike
Str
ee
ts, 1
5th
Ave
nu
e E
ha
s ve
ry li
mit
ed
au
tom
ob
ile u
se d
ue
to
rig
ht-
turn
-on
ly a
nd
no
-pa
rkin
g d
esi
gn
ati
on
s.
Th
e c
alm
tra
ffi c
off
ers
an
exc
ep
tio
na
l pe
de
stri
an
en
vir
on
me
nt
wit
h
the
10
0-y
ea
r-o
ld S
yca
mo
re t
ree
s a
cro
ss t
he
str
ee
t in
McG
ilvra
Pla
ce
Pa
rk.
Th
e li
mit
ed
ve
hic
le t
raffi
c a
nd
ple
asa
nt
en
vir
on
me
nt
pre
sen
ts a
n
exc
elle
nt
op
po
rtu
nit
y fo
r e
xte
nd
ing
th
e P
ark
acr
oss
15
th A
ven
ue
. T
his
pro
po
sal,
curr
en
tly
na
me
d t
he
“McG
ilvra
Pla
ce G
ree
n In
fra
stru
ctu
re
Pro
jec
t”, i
s p
urs
uin
g f
un
din
g u
nd
er
the
Pa
rks
an
d G
ree
n S
pa
ces
Lev
y
Op
po
rtu
nit
y Fu
nd
.
Pik
e/A
lley
At
the
sit
e, E
Pik
e S
tre
et
is u
sed
by
dri
vers
tra
velli
ng
ea
st in
to t
he
Ce
ntr
al A
rea
. T
he
str
ee
t co
nta
ins
mu
ltif
am
ily b
uild
ing
s fa
cin
g t
he
Pa
rk,
an
d p
lan
tin
g s
trip
s. T
he
alle
y ru
nn
ing
pa
ralle
l to
Ma
dis
on
ha
s a
his
tori
c
cha
rac
ter
wit
h b
rick
pav
ing
.
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rly
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n G
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Ea
st M
ad
iso
n S
tre
et
Zoni
ng &
Lan
d U
se C
ode
Ana
lysi
s
Zo
nin
g M
ap
15
01
E M
ad
iso
n S
t., S
ea
ttle
, WA
10
,00
0 S
F
NC
3-
65
Ca
pit
ol H
ill U
rba
n C
en
ter
Vill
ag
e
No
L-3
NC
3-6
5
16
fe
et
Offi
ce
, re
tail,
se
rice
s, e
ati
ng
an
d
dri
nki
ng
est
blis
hm
en
ts p
erm
itte
d
ou
trig
ht
pe
r 2
3.4
7A
.00
4, C
ha
rt A
.
23
.47
A.0
05
, C. A
no
the
r p
erm
itte
d
use
mu
st s
ep
ara
te p
ark
ing
fro
m
stre
et
leve
l fa
çad
e.
Co
mm
erc
ial d
ep
th =
30
’ ave
rag
e (
15
’
min
imu
m).
Ba
se H
eig
ht
- 6
5.0
ft
Ad
d f
or
slo
pe
1.5
ft
(1ft
fo
r e
very
6%
of
slo
pe
)
Tota
l 66
.5 f
t (a
t lo
w e
nd
of
site
).
H.4
. May
ext
en
d u
p t
o 1
5’ a
bo
ve
ma
xim
um
he
igh
t lim
it s
o lo
ng
as
all
fea
ture
s d
o n
ot
exc
ee
d 2
5%
of
roo
f a
rea
b. S
tair
an
d e
lev
ato
r
pe
nth
ou
ses
c. M
ech
an
ica
l
eq
uip
me
nt.
A. M
ay e
xce
ed
to
tal h
eig
ht
by
7
ft w
ith
un
limit
ed
co
vera
ge
, bu
t
mu
st b
e s
et
ba
ck 1
0 f
t fr
om
no
rth
pro
pe
rty
line
(se
tba
ck m
ay b
e
red
uce
d w
ith
sh
ad
ing
stu
dy
pe
r
23
.47
A.0
12
.D.6
).
B. M
ay e
xce
ed
to
tal h
eig
ht
by
15
ft,
bu
t lim
ite
d t
o 2
0%
co
vera
ge
; 25
%
cove
rag
e if
oth
er
fea
ture
s su
ch
as
sta
ir/e
lev
ato
r p
en
tho
use
s o
r
scre
en
ed
me
cha
nic
al e
qu
ipm
en
t
FAR
of
4.2
5 f
or
mix
ed
use
.
4.2
5 x
10
,00
0 s
f =
42
,50
0 s
f
Ab
ove
gra
de
pa
rkin
g c
on
trib
ute
s to
FAR
.
No
ad
jace
nt
resi
de
nti
al z
on
ing
.
No
se
tba
ck r
eq
uir
ed
at
Gra
de
on
Alle
y.
Alig
n w
ith
ad
jace
nt
bu
ildin
gs
pe
r
23
.53
.03
0.G
.8.
Ove
rhe
ad
po
we
r lin
es
run
alo
ng
15
th
Ave
nu
e p
ara
llel a
nd
clo
se t
o t
he
sit
e
pro
pe
rty
line
. C
ity
Lig
ht
typ
ica
lly
req
uir
es
a s
etb
ack
fro
m t
he
pri
ma
ry
ele
ctr
ica
l dis
trib
uti
on
zo
ne
fo
r
ma
inte
na
nce
pu
rpo
ses.
Gre
en
Fa
cto
r sc
ore
of
0.3
0 r
eq
uir
ed
in
NC
3 z
on
e.
Gre
en
Fa
cto
r sc
ore
of
0.4
0 r
eq
uir
ed
if p
roje
ct
pu
rsu
es
DP
D P
rio
rity
Gre
en
pe
rmit
tin
g p
roce
ss.
Pa
rkin
g m
ust
be
acc
ess
ed
fro
m a
lley
wh
en
av
aila
ble
or
fea
sib
le.
Th
e r
eq
uir
ed
alle
y w
idth
in t
his
loca
tio
n is
20
ft.
Th
e a
ctu
al a
lley
wid
th is
16
ft.
No
ne
re
qu
ire
d in
Co
mm
erc
ial Z
on
es
in U
rba
n C
en
ters
pe
r 2
3.5
4.0
15
.B.2
.
Add
ress
Site
Are
aSi
te Z
onin
gO
verla
yPe
dest
rian
Zone
Adj
acen
t Zon
ing
Sout
hA
djac
ent Z
onin
g Ea
st
Exis
ting
Alle
y W
idth
Perm
itte
d U
ses
Stre
et L
evel
Use
s
Stre
et L
evel
Sta
ndar
ds
Stru
ctur
e H
eigh
t
Roof
top
feat
ures
Sola
r Col
lect
ors
Floo
r Are
a Ra
tio (F
AR)
Setb
ack
Requ
irem
ents
Uti
lity
Setb
ack
Land
scap
ing
Park
ing
Loca
tion
Requ
ired
Alle
y W
idth
Requ
ired
Park
ing
Land
Use
and
Per
mit
ting
Of
pri
ma
ry in
tere
st is
th
e b
uild
ing
’s h
eig
ht
an
d s
cale
, go
vern
ed
by
the
ne
igh
bo
rho
od
co
mm
erc
ial z
on
e (
NC
3-6
5’)
tha
t a
llow
s fo
r a
65
’ bu
ildin
g, a
nd
a t
ota
l bu
ildin
g a
rea
of
42
,50
0 s
qu
are
fe
et
for
a c
om
me
rcia
l str
uc
ture
. T
he
sit
e
falls
wit
hin
th
e C
ap
ito
l Hill
Urb
an
Ce
nte
r V
illa
ge
, an
ove
rlay
zo
ne
wit
h s
ite
pla
nn
ing
an
d b
uild
ing
de
sig
n g
oa
ls
spe
cifi
c to
th
e n
eig
hb
orh
oo
d.
Alt
ho
ug
h p
ark
ing
is n
ot
a z
on
ing
re
qu
ire
me
nt,
4 e
lec
tric
or
plu
g-i
n h
ybri
ds
sta
lls
will
be
pro
vid
ed
fo
r b
uild
ing
te
na
nts
, acc
ess
ed
off
th
e a
lley.
L-3
NC
3P-4
0
NC
3-65
NC
3-65
Cascadia Center for Sustainable Design and Construction 18A
RC
HIT
EC
TU
RE
& P
LA
NN
ING
Des
ign
Gui
delin
es: S
ite P
lann
ing
A-1
Res
pon
ding
to S
ite C
hara
cter
istic
s
The
siti
ng
of b
uild
ing
s sh
ou
ld r
esp
on
d t
o s
pec
ifi c
site
con
dit
ion
s a
nd
op
po
rtu
nit
ies
such
as
no
n-r
ecta
ng
ula
r lo
ts,
loca
tio
n o
n p
rom
inen
t in
ters
ecti
on
s, u
nu
sua
l to
po
gra
ph
y,
sig
nifi
can
t ve
get
ati
on
an
d v
iew
s o
r o
ther
na
tura
l fea
ture
s.
RE
SP
ON
SE
: Th
e s
ite
occ
up
ies
a p
rom
ine
nt
loca
tio
n a
lon
g
Ma
dis
on
ne
ar
the
to
p o
f th
e h
ill a
t th
e in
ters
ec
tio
n o
f
seve
ral n
eig
hb
orh
oo
ds.
Th
e s
itin
g o
f th
e b
uild
ing
on
the
lot
will
ta
ke a
dv
an
tag
e o
f it
s lo
cati
on
ne
ar
McG
ilvra
Pla
ce P
ark
, wh
ere
th
e C
en
ter’s
ma
in e
ntr
an
ce w
ill o
ccu
r
off
a s
ma
ll p
laza
ne
ar
the
sid
ew
alk
alo
ng
15
th A
ven
ue
E.
Co
mm
erc
ial e
ntr
an
ces
will
occ
ur
off
Ma
dis
on
, th
e m
ain
com
me
rcia
l str
ee
t in
th
e a
rea
. T
he
up
pe
r fl
oo
rs o
f th
e
bu
ildin
g w
ill t
ake
ad
va
nta
ge
of
vie
ws
to d
ow
nto
wn
an
d
to M
ou
nt
Ra
inie
r.
A-2
Ste
etsc
ape
Com
pat
ibili
ty
The
siti
ng
of b
uild
ing
s sh
ou
ld a
ckn
ow
led
ge
an
d r
ein
forc
e th
e
exis
tin
g d
esir
ab
le s
pa
tia
l ch
ara
cter
isti
cs o
f th
e ri
gh
t-o
f-w
ay.
Ca
pit
ol H
ill-s
pec
ifi c
sup
ple
men
tal g
uid
an
ce:
• Ret
ain
or
incr
ease
th
e w
idth
of s
idew
alk
s.
• Pro
vid
e st
reet
tre
es w
ith
tre
e g
rate
s o
r in
pla
nte
r st
rip
s, u
sin
g
ap
pro
pri
ate
sp
ecie
s to
pro
vid
e su
mm
er s
ha
de,
win
ter
ligh
t,
an
d y
ear-
rou
nd
vis
ua
l in
tere
st.
• New
dev
elo
pm
ent
in c
om
mer
cia
l zo
nes
sh
ou
ld b
e se
nsi
tive
to n
eig
hb
ori
ng
res
iden
tia
l zo
nes
.
RE
SP
ON
SE
: Th
e b
uild
ing
will
re
info
rce
th
e in
cre
asi
ng
ly
pe
de
stri
an
-ori
en
ted
re
de
velo
pm
en
t p
att
ern
s a
lon
g
Ma
dis
on
Str
ee
t a
nd
th
e p
ed
est
ria
n n
atu
re o
f 1
5th
Ave
nu
e.
Sid
ew
alk
wid
th w
ill b
e m
ain
tain
ed
on
bo
th
stre
ets
, an
d s
tre
et
tre
es
will
be
ad
de
d.
Th
e e
xist
ing
curb
cuts
an
d s
urf
ace
pa
rkin
g lo
t w
ill b
e r
em
ove
d.
A-5
Res
pec
t for
Adj
acen
t Site
s
Bu
ildin
gs
sho
uld
res
pec
t a
dja
cen
t p
rop
erti
es b
y b
ein
g
loca
ted
on
th
eir
site
s to
min
imiz
e d
isru
pti
on
of t
he
pri
vacy
an
d o
utd
oo
r a
ctiv
itie
s o
f res
iden
ts in
ad
jace
nt
bu
ildin
gs.
RE
SP
ON
SE
: Th
e n
ew
bu
ildin
g w
ill m
inim
ize
th
e im
pa
ct
on
pri
va
cy
an
d o
utd
oo
r a
cti
vit
ies
of
resi
de
nts
in n
eig
hb
ori
ng
bu
ildin
gs.
In
th
e p
refe
rre
d s
che
me
, gre
en
ho
use
s lo
cate
d
on
th
e s
ou
the
ast
of
the
bu
ildin
g w
ill p
rese
nt
a q
uie
t
gre
en
fa
cad
e t
o t
he
ne
igh
bo
rin
g c
on
do
min
ium
s to
th
e
sou
the
ast
acr
oss
th
e a
lley.
Th
e a
pa
rtm
en
t b
uild
ing
ea
st o
f th
e s
ite
ha
s w
ind
ow
s a
nd
ba
lco
nie
s se
t b
ack
5’ a
nd
10
’ fro
m t
he
pro
pe
rty
line
to
th
e
we
st.
Wh
ile z
on
ing
allo
ws
ou
r b
uild
ing
to
be
loca
ted
on
the
ea
st p
rop
ert
y lin
e, i
n o
ur
pre
ferr
ed
co
nce
pt
we
are
sett
ing
th
e b
uild
ing
ba
ck 5
’-6
” (w
ith
th
e e
xce
pti
on
of
ou
r
exi
t st
air
) to
pre
serv
e t
he
ap
art
me
nt
bu
ildin
g’s
acc
ess
to li
gh
t a
nd
air
. T
his
is c
on
sist
en
t w
ith
th
e p
att
ern
of
de
velo
pm
en
t o
n t
he
blo
ck, w
he
re s
ma
ll co
urt
yard
s a
nd
ligh
twe
lls b
rin
g li
gh
t in
to a
pa
rtm
en
t u
nit
s.
Ea
rly
De
sig
n G
uid
an
ce
M
arc
h 1
7, 2
01
0
Cascadia Center for Sustainable Design and Construction 19
15
01
Ea
st M
ad
iso
n S
tre
et
B-1
Hei
ght,
Bulk
and
Sca
le C
omp
atib
ility
Pro
ject
s sh
ou
ld b
e co
mp
ati
ble
wit
h t
he
sca
le o
f dev
elo
pm
ent
an
tici
pa
ted
by
the
ap
plic
ab
le L
an
d U
se P
olic
ies
for
the
surr
ou
nd
ing
are
a a
nd
sh
ou
ld b
e si
ted
an
d d
esig
ned
to
pro
vid
e a
sen
siti
ve t
ran
siti
on
to
nea
r-b
y, le
ss in
ten
sive
zo
nes
.
Pro
ject
s o
n z
on
e ed
ges
sh
ou
ld b
e d
evel
op
ed in
a m
an
ner
tha
t cr
eate
s a
ste
p in
per
ceiv
ed h
eig
ht,
bu
lk, a
nd
sca
le
bet
wee
n a
nti
cip
ate
d d
evel
op
men
t p
ote
nti
al o
f th
e a
dja
cen
t
zon
es.
Ca
pit
ol H
ill-s
pec
ifi c
sup
ple
men
tal g
uid
an
ce:
• Bre
ak
up
bu
ildin
g m
ass
by
inco
rpo
rati
ng
diff
ere
nt
faça
de
trea
tmen
ts t
o g
ive
the
imp
ress
ion
of m
ult
iple
, sm
all-
sca
le
bu
ildin
gs,
in k
eep
ing
wit
h t
he
esta
blis
hed
dev
elo
pm
ent
pa
tter
n.
Des
ign
Gui
delin
es: B
ulk,
Hei
ght &
Sca
le
Site
Sec
tio
n c
ut
pa
ralle
l to
15
th A
ven
ue,
loo
kin
g E
ast
Site
Sec
tio
n c
ut
pa
ralle
l to
Pik
e St
reet
loo
kin
g t
o t
he
No
rth
• Co
nsi
der
exi
stin
g v
iew
s to
do
wn
tow
n S
eatt
le, t
he
Spa
ce
Nee
dle
, Elli
ott
Ba
y a
nd
th
e O
lym
pic
Mo
un
tain
s, a
nd
inco
rpo
rate
sit
e a
nd
bu
ildin
g d
esig
n fe
atu
res
tha
t m
ay
hel
p
to p
rese
rve
tho
se v
iew
s fr
om
pu
blic
rig
hts
-of-
wa
y.
• Des
ign
new
bu
ildin
gs
to m
axi
miz
e th
e a
mo
un
t o
f su
nsh
ine
on
ad
jace
nt
sid
ewa
lks
thro
ug
ho
ut
the
yea
r.
RE
SP
ON
SE
: Th
e m
ass
of
the
ne
w b
uild
ing
will
re
spe
ct
ad
jace
nt
de
velo
pm
en
t p
att
ern
s a
lon
g M
ad
iso
n S
tre
et,
wh
ich
is b
eco
min
g in
cre
asi
ng
ly b
uilt
ou
t a
lon
g p
rop
ert
y
line
s.
Ab
ove
th
e g
rou
nd
fl o
or
com
me
rcia
l sp
ace
s, t
he
pre
ferr
ed
co
nce
pt’
s m
ass
ing
will
ste
p b
ack
ap
pro
xim
ate
ly
15
’ fro
m b
oth
th
e M
ad
iso
n S
tre
et
an
d t
he
alle
y si
de
s
of
the
bu
ildin
g t
o m
ee
t d
aylig
hti
ng
go
als
an
d r
ed
uce
ma
ssin
g im
pa
ct
on
ne
igh
bo
rin
g s
tru
ctu
res.
Th
is w
ill
pro
vid
e r
elie
f a
lon
g t
he
str
ee
t w
all
as
we
ll a
s o
uts
ide
spa
ce f
or
bu
ildin
g o
ccu
pa
nts
. T
he
bu
ildin
g w
ill n
ot
blo
ck
pu
blic
rig
ht-
of-
way
vie
ws
to d
ow
nto
wn
an
d s
urr
ou
nd
ing
mo
un
tain
s.
It s
ho
uld
be
no
ted
th
at
livin
g b
uild
ing
s re
qu
ire
mo
re
me
cha
nic
al a
nd
plu
mb
ing
-ori
en
ted
sp
ace
s th
an
re
qu
ire
d
for
less
en
erg
y e
ffi c
ien
t b
uild
ing
s. T
he
de
sig
n t
ea
m
is in
corp
ora
tin
g m
uch
of
this
sp
ace
be
low
gra
de
to
min
imiz
e t
he
bu
ildin
g’s
bu
lk a
nd
ma
inta
in c
on
sist
en
cy
wit
h a
dja
cen
t d
eve
lop
me
nt.
As
me
cha
nic
al e
qu
ipm
en
t,
the
ro
oft
op
ph
oto
volt
aic
ca
no
py
is s
ub
jec
t to
Fir
e
De
pa
rtm
en
t re
vie
w, a
nd
may
ne
ed
to
fl o
at
ab
ove
th
e r
oo
f
pla
ne
if fi
re
fi g
hti
ng
ne
ed
s re
qu
ire
th
is.
Cascadia Center for Sustainable Design and Construction 20A
RC
HIT
EC
TU
RE
& P
LA
NN
ING
Th
e d
esi
gn
of
the
so
lar
ph
oto
volt
aic
ca
no
py
ha
s b
ee
n
an
aly
zed
in n
um
ero
us
con
fi g
ura
tio
ns
wit
h a
nu
mb
er
of
con
tro
llin
g f
ac
tors
.
Des
ign
Con
stra
ints
• u
sin
g t
he
allo
wa
ble
gro
ss fl
oo
r a
rea
wit
h a
ve
ry
ag
gre
ssiv
e E
UI t
arg
et
of
22
, re
qu
ire
s a
pp
roxi
ma
tely
17
,00
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of
the
mo
st e
ffi c
ien
t so
lar
tech
no
log
y av
aila
ble
.
• g
ive
n t
ha
t o
ur
site
is o
nly
10
,00
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, an
d t
he
ro
of
pla
ne
is t
he
mo
st e
ff e
cti
ve w
ay t
o c
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so
lar
en
erg
y, w
e
are
pro
po
sin
g e
xte
nd
ing
th
e r
oo
f p
lan
e o
ut
to t
he
cu
rb
line
s a
s a
fi r
st s
tep
to
re
ach
ou
r e
ne
rgy
pro
du
cti
on
go
al.
To m
ake
up
th
e fi
na
l de
fi ci
t, t
he
so
uth
fa
çad
e p
rov
ide
s
the
mo
st e
ff e
cti
ve u
no
bst
ruc
ted
so
lar
acc
ess
fo
r ve
rtic
al
inte
gra
tio
n o
f P
V.
Op
timal
Ang
le a
nd O
rient
atio
n•
Th
e id
ea
l in
clin
ati
on
of
a fi
xe
d s
ola
r p
an
el i
n S
ea
ttle
is 2
5
de
gre
es
wit
h a
n o
rie
nta
tio
n ju
st w
est
of
sou
th.
• A
chie
vin
g a
25
de
gre
e s
lop
e is
pro
ble
ma
tic
giv
en
ou
r
zon
ing
en
velo
pe
. Wit
h a
sin
gle
incl
ine
d a
rray
we
eit
he
r
cut
into
ou
r b
uild
ab
le a
rea
or
we
ext
en
d s
om
e 8
5 f
ee
t
ab
ove
ou
r a
llow
ab
le h
eig
ht
alo
ng
Ma
dis
on
.
• S
lop
ing
ind
ivid
ua
l pa
ne
ls, o
r la
rge
are
as
of
the
ro
of,
is
pro
ble
ma
tic
be
cau
se o
f sh
ad
ing
co
nce
rns.
Pa
ne
ls h
ave
to
be
sp
ace
d o
ut
so t
ha
t th
ey
do
no
t sh
ad
e o
ne
an
oth
er.
• W
hile
th
e in
clin
ed
pla
ne
s re
sult
in h
igh
er
effi
cie
nc
y
rati
ng
s p
er
pa
ne
l, th
e s
pa
cin
g r
eq
uir
ed
to
pre
ven
t
sha
din
g r
esu
lts
in a
ne
t lo
ss o
f p
ow
er
pro
du
cti
on
.
Fina
l Arr
ay C
onfi g
urat
ion
• O
ur
an
aly
sis
con
clu
de
d t
ha
t a
n u
nin
terr
up
ted
ro
of
pla
ne
in c
om
bin
ati
on
wit
h a
larg
e s
ou
th f
aci
ng
ve
rtic
al
arr
ay b
est
pre
serv
ed
gro
ss s
qu
are
fo
ota
ge
, min
imiz
ed
sha
din
g o
f a
dja
cen
t p
rop
ert
ies
an
d m
ee
ts t
he
po
we
r
de
ma
nd
s o
f th
e p
rop
ose
d b
uild
ing
. Th
e a
rray
will
be
de
sig
ne
d s
o t
ha
t a
s te
chn
olo
gy
imp
rove
s o
ver
tim
e, t
he
are
a o
f P
V c
ove
rag
e w
ill b
e r
ed
uce
d s
o t
ha
t in
th
e f
utu
re
Des
ign
Gui
delin
es: B
ulk,
Hei
ght &
Sca
leJuly28
,200
9Sche
me2
FLAT
ROOFAR
RAY(15de
gtilt@
Back):
ROOF(5
degWest)=
11,573sf=187,000kW
h/yr
SOUTH
EAST
WALL=
750sf=
9,000kW
h/yr
SOUTH
EAST
WALL
750sf
9,000kW
h/yr
SOUTH
WALL=
4,015sf=
50,000
kWh/yr
(3,500
kWh/yr/row
)
246,000kW
h/yr
(BAS
E)
Sche
me3
TILTED
ROOFAR
RAY(25de
gtilt@
Back):
ROOF(5
degWest)=
7,258sf=
123,000kW
h/yr
ROOF(25de
gSouthe
ast)=4,514sf=
80,000
kWh/yr
July28
,200
9
ROOF(25de
gSouthe
ast)
4,514sf
80,000
kWh/yr
SOUTH
EAST
WALL=
750sf=
9,000kW
h/yr
SOUTH
WALL=
4,015sf=
50,000
kWh/yr
(3,500
kWh/yr/row
)
262,000kW
h/yr
(+18Kv.BA
SE)
Sche
me3
TILTED
ROOFAR
RAY(25de
gtilt@
Back):
ROOF(10de
gSouthe
ast)=6,522sf=
111,000kW
h/yr
ROOF(25de
gSouthe
ast)=3,966sf=
70,000
kWh/yr
July28
,200
9
ROOF(25de
gSouthe
ast)
3,966sf
70,000
kWh/yr
SOUTH
EAST
WALL=
750sf=
9,000kW
h/yr
SOUTH
WALL=
4,015sf=
50,000
kWh/yr
(3,500
kWh/yr/row
)
240,000kW
h/yr
(6Kv.BA
SE)
July28
,200
9Sche
me2
FLAT
ROOFAR
RAY(15de
gtilt@
Back):
ROOF(5
degWest)=
11,198
sf=18
1,00
0kW
h/yr
SOUTH
EAST
WALL=
750sf=
9,00
0kW
h/yr
WESTWALL=
500sf=
5,00
0kW
h/yr
SOUTH
WALL=
4,01
5sf=
50,000
kWh/yr
(3,500
kWh/yr/row
)24
5,00
0kW
h/yr
(BAS
E)
Sche
me3
TILTED
ROOFAR
RAY(25de
gtilt@
Back):
ROOF(5
degWest)=
7,58
2sf=
123,00
0kW
h/yr
ROOF(25de
gSouthe
ast)=4,16
5sf=
73,500
kWh/yr
July28
,200
9
SOUTH
EAST
WALL=
750sf=
9,00
0kW
h/yr
WESTWALL=
848sf=
8,50
0kWh/yr
SOUTH
WALL=
4,01
5sf=
50,000
kWh/yr
(3,500
kWh/yr/row
)
264,00
0kW
h/yr
(+19
Kv.BA
SE)
Sche
me4–DO
UBLETILTED
ROOFAR
RAY(10&25
degtilt):
ROOF(10de
gSouthe
ast)=6,52
2sf=
111,00
0kW
h/yr
ROOF(25de
gSouthe
ast)=3,96
6sf=
63,000
kWh/yr
July28
,200
9
SOUTH
EAST
WALL=
750sf=
9,00
0kW
h/yr
WESTWALL=
761sf=
9,00
0kWh/yr
SOUTH
WALL=
4,01
5sf=
51,000
kWh/yr
(3,500
kWh/yr/row
)24
3,00
0kW
h/yr
(2K
v.BA
SE)
Ea
rly
De
sig
n G
uid
an
ce
M
arc
h 1
7, 2
01
0
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01
Ea
st M
ad
iso
n S
tre
et
Sche
me4B
–DO
UBLETILTED
ROOFAR
RAY(10&25
degtilt):
ROOF(20de
gSouthe
ast)=6,52
2sf=
114,50
0kW
h/yr
ROOF(25de
gSouthe
ast)=4,11
5sf=
73,000
kWh/yr
July28
,200
9
WESTWALL=
1,38
4sf=
14,000
kWh/yr
SOUTH
WALL=
3,91
5sf=
48,500
kWh/yr
(3,500
kWh/yr/row
)25
0,00
0kW
h/yr
(+5K
v.BA
SE)
July28
,200
9Sche
me5
FLAT
ROOFAR
RAY(10de
gtilttoSouth):
ROOF(5
degWest)=
11,198
sf=19
3,50
0kW
h/yr
SOUTH
EAST
WALL=
873sf=
10,000
kWh/yr
WESTWALL=
985sf=
10,000
kWh/yr
SOUTH
WALL=
4,01
5sf=
50,000
kWh/yr
(3,500
kWh/yr/row
)26
3,50
0kW
h/yr
(+18
.5Kv.BA
SE)
Sche
me6–FO
LDED
ROOFAR
RAY(10&25
degtilt):
ROOF(5
degSouthw
est)=
3,06
8sf=
50,500
kWh/yr
ROOF(10de
gSouthw
est)=8,54
2sf=
143,50
0kW
h/yr
July28
,200
9
SOUTH
EAST
WALL=
1,02
3sf=
12,000
kWh/yr
WESTWALL=
786sf=
8,00
0kWh/yr
SOUTH
WALL=
4,01
5sf=
50,000
kWh/yr
(3,500
kWh/yr/row
)26
4,00
0kW
h/yr
(+19
Kv.BA
SE)
August10
,200
9Sche
me1–SouthSpaced
10.5”(15de
gtilt@
North
Roof):
ROOFSO
UTH
(5de
gWest):
6,27
2sf=
(503
pane
ls)10
1,50
0kW
h/yr
ROOFMIDDL
E(5
degWest):
611sf=
(49pane
ls)10
,000
kWh/yr
349sf*
30%=10
5sf=
(28pane
ls)1,50
0kW
h/yr
(p
),
/yRO
OFNORT
H(5
degWest&
15de
gSE):
4,53
9sf=
(364
pane
ls)78
,500
kWh/yr
SOUTH
WALL:
2,91
8sf=
(234
pane
ls)36
,000
kWh/yr
(117
8pane
ls)22
7,50
0kW
h/yr
August10
,200
9Sche
me1a
–SouthSpaced
10.5”(15de
gtilt@
North
Roof):
Pane
lOrie
ntation
Area
Pane
l#Sanyo20
5SunP
ower
315
ROOFSO
UTH
(5de
gWest):
627
2sf=
(503
pane
ls)10
150
0kW
h/yr
(110
500kW
h/yr)
ROOFSO
UTH
(5de
gWest):
6,27
2sf=
(503
pane
ls)10
1,50
0kW
h/yr
(110
,500
kWh/yr)
ROOFMIDDL
E(5
degWest):
611sf=
(49pane
ls)10
,000
kWh/yr
524sf*
70%=36
7sf=
(42pane
ls)7,00
0kW
h/yr
(Slidingroof
section)
1,04
8sf*
75%=78
5sf=
(84pane
ls)12
,000
kWh/yr
ROOFNORT
H(5
degWest&
15de
gSE):
4,53
9sf=
(364
pane
ls)78
,500
kWh/yr
(85,50
0kW
h/yr)
SOUTH
WALL:
3,08
0sf=
(247
pane
ls)38
,000
kWh/yr
SOUTH
WALL:
3,08
0sf
(247
pane
ls)38
,000
kWh/yr
_(127
6pane
ls)24
7,00
0kW
h/yr
(263
,000
kWh/yr)
August12
,200
9Sche
me2a
–SouthStep
pedOut
West(15
degtilt@
North
Roof):
Pane
lOrie
ntation
Area
Pane
l#Sanyo20
5SunP
ower
315
ROOFSO
UTH
(5de
gWest):
6,28
5sf=
(504
pane
ls)10
1,50
0kW
h/yr
(110
,500
kWh/yr)
OO
SOU
(5de
gest)
6,85
s(50
paes)
0,500
/y(
0,50
0/y
)RO
OFMIDDL
E(5
degWest):
611sf=
(49pane
ls)10
,000
kWh/yr
524sf*
70%=36
7sf=
(42pane
ls)7,00
0kW
h/yr
(Slidingroof
section)
1,04
8sf*
75%=78
5sf=
(84pane
ls)12
,000
kWh/yr
ROOFNORT
H(5
degWest&
15de
gSE):
4,53
9sf=
(364
pane
ls)78
,500
kWh/yr
(85,50
0kW
h/yr)
SOUTH
WALL(85de
gtilt)
2,69
4sf=
(216
pane
ls)36
,000
kWh/yr
_(125
9pane
ls)24
500
0kW
h/yr
(261
000kW
h/yr)
(125
9pane
ls)24
5,00
0kW
h/yr
(261
,000
kWh/yr)
August10
,200
9Sche
me3–SouthStep
pedOut
East(15de
gtilt@
North
Roof):
ROOFSO
UTH
(5de
gWest):
6,02
3sf=
(483
pane
ls)97
,500
kWh/yr
ROOFMIDDL
E(5
degWest):
611sf=
(49pane
ls)10
,000
kWh/yr
349sf*
30%=10
5sf=
(28pane
ls)1,50
0kW
h/yr
(p
),
/yRO
OFNORT
H(5
degWest&
15de
gSE):
4,53
9sf=
(364
pane
ls)78
,500
kWh/yr
SOUTH
WALL:
2,69
3sf=
(216
pane
ls)33
,500
kWh/yr
(114
7pane
ls)22
1,00
0kW
h/yr
August12
,200
9Sche
me1a
–SouthSpaced
10.5”(15de
gtilt@
North
Roof):
Pane
lOrie
ntation
Area
Pane
l#Sanyo20
5SunP
ower
315
ROOFSO
UTH
(5de
gWest):
627
2sf=
(503
pane
ls)10
150
0kW
h/yr
(110
500kW
h/yr)
ROOFSO
UTH
(5de
gWest):
6,27
2sf=
(503
pane
ls)10
1,50
0kW
h/yr
(110
,500
kWh/yr)
ROOFMIDDL
E(5
degWest):
611sf=
(49pane
ls)10
,000
kWh/yr
524sf*
70%=36
7sf=
(42pane
ls)7,00
0kW
h/yr
(Slidingroof
section)
1,04
8sf*
75%=78
5sf=
(84pane
ls)12
,000
kWh/yr
ROOFNORT
H(5
degWest&
15de
gSE):
4,53
9sf=
(364
pane
ls)78
,500
kWh/yr
(85,50
0kW
h/yr)
SOUTH
WALL:
2,91
8sf=
(234
pane
ls)36
,000
kWh/yr
SOUTH
WALL:
2,91
8sf
(234
pane
ls)36
,000
kWh/yr
_(127
6pane
ls)24
5,00
0kW
h/yr
(261
,000
kWh/yr)
August12
,200
9Sche
me2a
–South3Pane
lArray
(15de
gtilt@
North
Roof
–5de
gtilt@
SouthWall):
Pane
lOrie
ntation
Area
Pane
l#Sanyo20
5SunP
ower
315
ROOFSO
UTH
(5d
Wt)
628
5f
(504
l)10
150
0kW
h/(110
500kW
h/)
ROOFSO
UTH
(5de
gWest):
6,28
5sf=
(504
pane
ls)10
1,50
0kW
h/yr
(110
,500
kWh/yr)
ROOFMIDDL
E(5
degWest):
611sf=
(49pane
ls)10
,000
kWh/yr
524sf*
70%=36
7sf=
(42pane
ls)7,00
0kW
h/yr
(Slidingroof
section)
1,04
8sf*
75%=78
5sf=
(84pane
ls)12
,000
kWh/yr
ROOFNORT
H(5
degWest&
15de
gSE):
4,53
9sf=
(364
pane
ls)78
,500
kWh/yr
(85,50
0kW
h/yr)
SOUTH
WALL(85de
gtilt)
2,69
4sf=
(216
pane
ls)36
,000
kWh/yr
_(125
9pane
ls)24
5,00
0kW
h/yr
(261
,000
kWh/yr)
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EC
TU
RE
& P
LA
NN
ING
Des
ign
Gui
delin
es: A
rchi
tect
ural
Ele
men
ts &
Mat
eria
ls
C-1
Arc
hite
ctur
al C
onte
xt
New
bu
ildin
gs
pro
po
sed
for
exis
tin
g n
eig
hb
orh
oo
ds
wit
h a
wel
l-d
efi n
ed a
nd
des
ira
ble
ch
ara
cter
sh
ou
ld b
e co
mp
ati
ble
wit
h o
r co
mp
lem
ent
the
arc
hit
ectu
ral c
ha
ract
er a
nd
sit
ing
pa
tter
n o
f nei
gh
bo
rin
g b
uild
ing
s.
RE
SP
ON
SE
: A
s m
en
tio
ne
d in
th
e U
rba
n D
esi
gn
An
aly
sis
sec
tio
n, t
he
arc
hit
ec
tura
l ch
ara
cte
r o
f th
e im
me
dia
te
are
a is
ext
rem
ely
va
rie
d.
Ou
r p
rop
ose
d b
uild
ing
will
hav
e
con
tem
po
rary
de
taili
ng
wh
ich
hig
hlig
hts
su
sta
ina
bili
ty
ele
me
nts
. It
s m
ass
ing
an
d s
itin
g w
ill c
om
ple
me
nt
the
de
sira
ble
ma
ssin
g a
nd
sit
ing
of
the
ad
jace
nt
bu
ildin
gs.
Incl
ud
ed
on
th
is p
ag
e a
re e
xam
ple
s o
f b
uild
ing
s w
e
be
lieve
ad
d t
o t
he
hig
h q
ua
lity
of
the
bu
ilt e
nv
iro
nm
en
t
in t
he
ne
igh
bo
rho
od
, cit
y a
nd
be
yon
d.
C-3
Hum
an S
cale
The
des
ign
of n
ew b
uild
ing
s sh
ou
ld in
corp
ora
te a
rch
itec
tura
l
fea
ture
s, e
lem
ents
an
d d
eta
ils t
o a
chie
ve a
go
od
hu
ma
n s
cale
.
Ca
pit
ol H
ill-s
pec
ifi c
sup
ple
men
tal g
uid
an
ce:
• In
corp
ora
te b
uild
ing
en
try
trea
tmen
ts t
ha
t a
re a
rch
ed o
r
fra
med
in a
ma
nn
er t
ha
t w
elco
mes
peo
ple
an
d p
rote
cts
them
fro
m t
he
elem
ents
an
d e
mp
ha
size
s th
e b
uild
ing
’s a
rch
itec
ture
.
• Im
pro
ve a
nd
su
pp
ort
ped
estr
ian
-ori
enta
tio
n b
y u
sin
g
com
po
nen
ts s
uch
as:
no
n-r
efl e
ctiv
e st
ore
fro
nt
win
do
ws
an
d
tra
nso
ms;
ped
estr
ian
-sca
led
aw
nin
gs;
arc
hit
ectu
ral d
eta
ilin
g
on
th
e fi
rst
fl o
or;
an
d d
eta
ilin
g a
t th
e ro
of l
ine.
RE
SP
ON
SE
: De
taili
ng
of
the
bu
ildin
g w
ill in
clu
de
hu
ma
n-
sca
led
ele
me
nts
wit
h fi
ne
-gra
ine
d d
eta
ilin
g, c
lea
r g
lass
at
the
gro
un
d fl
oo
r, a
nd
inte
rpre
tive
ele
me
nts
ori
en
ted
tow
ard
s p
ass
ers
-by.
Am
on
g m
an
y p
oss
ible
op
tio
ns,
ele
me
nts
co
uld
incl
ud
e “d
ash
bo
ard
s” s
ho
win
g e
ne
rgy
use
,
or
mo
me
nts
th
at
hig
hlig
ht
wa
ter
use
.
The
Terr
y Th
om
as
Bu
ildin
g, W
eber
Th
om
pso
n
Ch
ap
el o
f St.
Ign
ati
us
at
Sea
ttle
Un
iver
sity
, Ste
ph
en H
oll
13
10
E. U
nio
n S
t. lo
fts,
Mill
er H
ull
Sea
ttle
Aca
dem
y g
ymn
asi
um
, Mill
er H
ull
The
Mo
der
n W
ing
, Ren
zo P
ian
o
Pra
tt In
stit
ute
, Ste
ph
en H
oll
Ea
rly
De
sig
n G
uid
an
ce
M
arc
h 1
7, 2
01
0
Cascadia Center for Sustainable Design and Construction 23
15
01
Ea
st M
ad
iso
n S
tre
et
Des
ign
Gui
delin
es:
Pede
stria
n En
viro
nmen
tD
-1 P
edes
tria
n O
pen
Sp
aces
and
Ent
ranc
es
Co
nve
nie
nt
an
d a
ttra
ctiv
e a
cces
s to
th
e b
uild
ing
’s en
try
sho
uld
be
pro
vid
ed. T
o e
nsu
re c
om
fort
an
d s
ecu
rity
, pa
ths
an
d e
ntr
y a
rea
s sh
ou
ld b
e su
ffi c
ien
tly
ligh
ted
an
d e
ntr
y
are
as
sho
uld
be
pro
tect
ed fr
om
th
e w
eath
er. O
pp
ort
un
itie
s
for
crea
tin
g li
vely
, ped
estr
ian
-ori
ente
d o
pen
sp
ace
sh
ou
ld b
e
con
sid
ered
.
Ca
pit
ol H
ill-s
pec
ifi c
sup
ple
men
tal g
uid
an
ce:
• Pro
vid
e en
tryw
ays
th
at
link
the
bu
ildin
g t
o t
he
surr
ou
nd
ing
lan
dsc
ap
e.
• Cre
ate
op
en s
pa
ces
at
stre
et le
vel t
ha
t lin
k to
th
e o
pen
spa
ce o
f th
e si
dew
alk
.
• Bu
ildin
g e
ntr
an
ces
sho
uld
em
ph
asi
ze p
edes
tria
n in
gre
ss
an
d e
gre
ss a
s o
pp
ose
d t
o a
cco
mm
od
ati
ng
veh
icle
s.
RE
SP
ON
SE
: Th
e b
uild
ing
will
off
er
imm
ed
iate
acc
ess
fro
m t
he
pu
blic
sid
ew
alk
s w
ith
ge
ne
rou
s a
nd
art
icu
late
d
en
trie
s w
ith
am
ple
ove
rhe
ad
we
ath
er
pro
tec
tio
n.
En
try
alc
ove
s o
ff t
he
sid
ew
alk
are
pro
po
sed
in s
om
e o
f th
e
pro
po
sed
sch
em
es.
Pe
de
stri
an
s a
re p
rio
riti
zed
ove
r
au
tom
ob
iles.
E-1
Rein
forc
e Ex
istin
g La
ndsc
ape
Cha
ract
er o
f the
N
eigh
bor
hood
Wh
ere
po
ssib
le, a
nd
wh
ere
ther
e is
no
t a
no
ther
ove
rrid
ing
con
cern
, la
nd
sca
pin
g s
ho
uld
rei
nfo
rce
the
cha
ract
er o
f
nei
gh
bo
rin
g p
rop
erti
es a
nd
ab
utt
ing
str
eets
cap
e.
RE
SP
ON
SE
: La
nd
sca
pin
g w
ill c
om
ple
me
nt
an
d e
xte
nd
the
lan
dsc
ap
e a
lon
g 1
5th
Ave
nu
e, i
ncl
ud
ing
pla
nti
ng
stri
ps
an
d s
tre
et
tre
es.
Ne
w s
tre
et
tre
es
will
imp
rove
th
e
qu
alit
y o
f M
ad
iso
n S
tre
et
wh
ich
ha
s ve
ry f
ew
tre
es
in t
his
loca
tio
n.
E-2
Land
scap
ing
to E
nhan
ce th
e Bu
ildin
g an
d/or
Site
Lan
dsc
ap
ing
, in
clu
din
g li
vin
g p
lan
t m
ate
ria
l, sp
ecia
l
pa
vem
ents
, tre
llise
s, s
cree
n w
alls
, pla
nte
rs, s
ite
furn
itu
re a
nd
sim
ilar
fea
ture
s sh
ou
ld b
e a
pp
rop
ria
tely
inco
rpo
rate
d in
to
the
des
ign
to
en
ha
nce
th
e p
roje
ct.
RE
SP
ON
SE
: La
nd
sca
pe
de
sig
n w
ill h
igh
ligh
t th
e
bu
ildin
g a
s a
su
sta
ina
ble
ad
dit
ion
to
th
e n
eig
hb
orh
oo
d.
Bio
swa
les,
pe
rvio
us
pav
ing
an
d o
the
r e
lem
en
ts w
ill b
e
de
sig
ne
d t
o c
om
ple
me
nt
the
bu
ildin
g.
E-3
Land
scap
e D
esig
n to
Add
ress
Sp
ecia
l Site
C
ondi
tions
The
lan
dsc
ap
e d
esig
n s
ho
uld
ta
ke a
dva
nta
ge
of s
pec
ial
on
-sit
e co
nd
itio
ns
such
as
hig
h-b
an
k fr
on
t ya
rds,
ste
ep
slo
pes
, vie
w c
orr
ido
rs, o
r ex
isti
ng
sig
nifi
can
t tr
ees
an
d o
ff -s
ite
con
dit
ion
s su
ch a
s g
reen
bel
ts, r
avi
nes
, na
tura
l are
as,
an
d
bo
ule
vard
s.
Ca
pit
ol H
ill-s
pec
ifi c
sup
ple
men
tal g
uid
an
ce:
• Ma
inta
in o
r en
ha
nce
th
e ch
ara
cter
an
d a
esth
etic
qu
alit
ies
of n
eig
hb
orh
oo
d d
evel
op
men
t to
pro
vid
e fo
r co
nsi
sten
t
stre
etsc
ap
e ch
ara
cter
alo
ng
a c
orr
ido
r.
• Su
pp
lem
ent
an
d c
om
ple
men
t ex
isti
ng
ma
ture
str
eet
tree
s
wh
ere
fea
sib
le.
• In
corp
ora
te s
tree
t tr
ees
in b
oth
co
mm
erci
al a
nd
res
iden
tia
l
envi
ron
men
ts in
ad
dit
ion
to
tre
es o
nsi
te.
• Co
mm
erci
al l
an
dsc
ap
e tr
eatm
ents
th
at
incl
ud
e st
reet
tre
es.
Des
ign
Gui
delin
es: L
ands
cap
ing
RE
SP
ON
SE
: T
he
sit
e h
as
a u
niq
ue
op
po
rtu
nit
y to
de
mo
nst
rate
gre
en
infr
ast
ruc
ture
an
d s
ite
su
sta
ina
bili
ty
as
a c
om
plim
en
t to
th
e b
uild
ing
. T
he
de
velo
pe
r is
exp
lori
ng
a c
on
vers
ion
of
15
th A
ven
ue
into
a p
ark
bo
ule
va
rd t
o c
om
ple
me
nt
an
d e
nh
an
ce M
cGilv
ra P
lace
Pa
rk a
s a
pu
blic
am
en
ity.
W
ith
in t
he
26
00
sf e
xist
ing
pa
rk, t
he
pro
po
sed
pro
jec
t w
ou
ld in
clu
de
re
pla
cem
en
t
of
turf
wit
h lo
w-m
ain
ten
an
ce s
hru
bs
an
d h
erb
ace
ou
s
pla
nts
, th
e a
dd
itio
n o
f p
ub
lic s
ea
tin
g, a
nd
co
nn
ec
tio
n
to a
n in
no
va
tive
wa
ste
wa
ter
an
d s
torm
wa
ter
tre
atm
en
t
syst
em
fo
r th
e o
vera
ll p
roje
ct.
Im
pro
vem
en
ts t
o 1
5th
Ave
nu
e w
ou
ld b
e d
eve
lop
ed
in c
oo
pe
rati
on
wit
h
a C
ity
Inte
rde
pa
rtm
en
tal T
ea
m t
ha
t w
as
form
ed
to
he
lp g
uid
e t
he
pro
jec
t. T
he
pro
jec
t is
re
ferr
ed
to
as
the
McG
ilvra
Pla
ce G
ree
n In
fra
stru
ctu
re P
roje
ct
an
d is
pu
rsu
ing
fu
nd
ing
un
de
r th
e P
ark
s a
nd
Gre
en
Sp
ace
s Le
vy
Op
po
rtu
nit
y Fu
nd
.
Cascadia Center for Sustainable Design and Construction 24A
RC
HIT
EC
TU
RE
& P
LA
NN
ING
Con
cep
t 1: L
ight
wel
l (C
ode
Com
plia
nt)
Con
cep
tT
his
co
nce
pt
bu
ilds
fro
m lo
t lin
e t
o lo
t lin
e a
rou
nd
a c
en
tra
l
inte
rio
r lig
ht
we
ll. T
he
co
nce
pt
see
ks t
o m
axi
miz
e t
he
am
ou
nt
of
fl o
or
are
a w
ith
acc
ess
to
na
tura
l day
ligh
t w
ith
a t
we
nty
-fo
ur
foo
t d
ee
p fl
oo
r p
late
ru
nn
ing
co
nti
nu
ou
sly
alo
ng
th
e p
eri
me
ter
of
the
sit
e.
Th
e r
esu
ltin
g in
teri
or
ligh
t
we
ll a
cco
mm
od
ate
s ve
rtic
al c
ircu
lati
on
an
d f
aci
lita
tes
na
tura
l ve
nti
lati
on
. C
om
me
rcia
l sp
ace
s o
ccu
py
the
gro
un
d
fl o
or
off
of
15
th A
ven
ue
, an
d p
ark
ing
is a
cce
sse
d f
rom
th
e
alle
y. U
pp
er
fl o
or
offi
ce
s sp
ace
s a
re a
cce
sse
d t
hro
ug
h a
larg
e c
ove
red
ext
eri
or
en
try
cou
rt o
n 1
5th
.
Fro
m a
n u
rba
n d
esi
gn
pe
rsp
ec
tive
th
e li
gh
t w
ell
con
cep
t
pro
vid
es
sim
ple
ma
ssin
g w
ith
th
e o
nly
exc
ep
tio
n t
he
en
try
cou
rt o
ff 1
5th
.
Perf
orm
ance
:•
wo
rks
we
ll fo
r d
aylig
hti
ng
• w
ork
s w
ell
for
na
tura
l ve
nti
lati
on
• o
pe
n a
ir li
gh
t w
ell
resu
lts
in h
igh
su
rfa
ce a
rea
-to
-vo
lum
e
rati
o d
oe
s n
ot
pe
rfo
rm w
ell
the
rma
lly, d
riv
ing
up
th
e e
ne
rgy
use
ind
ex
for
the
bu
ildin
g
• n
et
zero
en
erg
y ca
nn
ot
be
ach
ieve
d
Pros
:•
fu
lly c
od
e c
om
plia
nt
• p
ho
tovo
lta
ic c
an
op
y is
lea
st in
tru
sive
of
all
sch
em
es
Con
s:•
ne
t ze
ro e
ne
rgy
can
no
t b
e a
chie
ved
(se
e a
bo
ve)
• e
ncl
ose
d c
ou
rtya
rd s
pa
ce d
oe
s n
ot
en
ga
ge
be
yon
d t
he
site
• b
ulk
y m
ass
ing
• b
uild
ing
is t
alle
r th
an
exi
stin
g s
tru
ctu
res
on
th
e b
lock
• z
ero
se
tba
ck a
lon
g a
ll p
rop
ert
y lin
es
• a
llow
ab
le F
AR
ca
nn
ot
be
ach
ieve
d d
ue
to
lack
of
ph
oto
volt
aic
are
a a
nd
lig
ht
we
ll re
qu
ire
d f
or
day
lig
ht
Vie
w fr
om
th
e N
ort
hw
est/
Ma
dis
on
Vie
w fr
om
th
e S
ou
thw
est/
15
th A
ven
ue
Stre
et L
evel
Pla
n
RR
RR
OPE
N O
FFIC
E
2’ SE
TBACK
A L L E
Y
1 5 T H A V E N U E E A S T
E A
S T
M A
D I
S O
N S
T R
E E
T
LIG
HTW
ELL
BIKE
STO
RAG
E
RR
COM
MER
CIA
LM
EZZA
NIN
E(E
L +
389’
)
RR
COM
MER
CIA
L(E
L +
380’
)
COM
MER
CIA
L(E
L +
380’
)
2’ SE
TBACK
A L L E
Y
1 5 T H A V E N U E E A S T
E A
S T
M A
D I
S O
N S
T R
E E
T
E A
S T
P I
K E
S T
R E
E T
COM
MER
CIA
LM
EZZA
NIN
E(E
L +
389)
COVE
RED
ENTR
Y(E
L +
380’
)
PARK
ING
(EL
+38
9)
Typ
ica
l Up
per
Flo
or
Pla
n
Site
Sec
tio
ns
Ea
rly
De
sig
n G
uid
an
ce
M
arc
h 1
7, 2
01
0
Cascadia Center for Sustainable Design and Construction 25
15
01
Ea
st M
ad
iso
n S
tre
et
Con
cep
t 2: C
entr
al A
triu
m
Vie
w fr
om
th
e N
ort
hw
est/
Ma
dis
on
Vie
w fr
om
th
e S
ou
thw
est/
15
th A
ven
ues
Con
cep
tO
ur
seco
nd
co
nce
pt
is t
o s
plit
th
e b
uild
ing
into
tw
o h
alv
es,
wit
h a
day
lit c
en
tra
l atr
ium
sp
ace
op
en
ing
ou
t to
th
e p
ark
an
d m
ark
ing
th
e b
uild
ing
en
try.
Gro
un
d fl
oo
r co
mm
erc
ial
spa
ces
are
acc
ess
ible
fro
m 1
5th
Ave
nu
e.
As
gra
de
clim
bs
alo
ng
Ma
dis
on
, a c
om
me
rcia
l me
zza
nin
e is
acc
ess
ible
fro
m
the
sid
ew
alk
. P
ark
ing
is lo
cate
d o
n t
he
so
uth
ea
st p
ort
ion
of
the
sit
e w
ith
acc
ess
fro
m t
he
alle
y.
Th
e c
en
tra
l atr
ium
se
rve
s to
bre
ak
do
wn
th
e in
tern
al m
ass
of
the
pro
jec
t a
nd
op
en
up
to
McG
ilvra
Pa
rk.
Me
cha
nic
al
an
d e
lec
tric
al s
yste
ms
are
exp
ress
ed
in t
he
atr
ium
wit
h
inte
rpre
tive
pa
ne
ls a
nd
dig
ita
l re
ad
er
bo
ard
s to
he
lp t
ell
the
sto
ry o
f a
ne
t-ze
ro L
ivin
g B
uild
ing
. La
rge
ext
eri
or
ba
lco
nie
s
are
loca
ted
on
th
e 1
5th
Ave
nu
e e
lev
ati
on
to
fu
rth
er
en
ga
ge
McG
ilvra
Pa
rk.
At
the
gro
un
d fl
oo
r la
rge
op
era
ble
do
ors
ca
n
fully
op
en
th
e a
triu
m t
o t
he
pa
rk.
Perf
orm
ance
:•
atr
ium
allo
ws
day
ligh
t to
pe
ne
tra
te t
o t
he
ce
nte
r o
f th
e
larg
e s
ite
, pro
vid
ing
a f
air
ly e
ven
day
ligh
t fa
cto
r th
rou
gh
all
occ
up
iab
le a
rea
s
• c
en
tra
l atr
ium
allo
ws
for
op
tim
al n
atu
ral v
en
tila
tio
n t
aki
ng
ad
va
nta
ge
of
the
sta
ck a
ff e
ct
• h
igh
su
rfa
ce a
rea
-to
-vo
lum
e r
ati
o d
oe
s n
ot
pe
rfo
rm w
ell
the
rma
lly, d
riv
ing
up
th
e e
ne
rgy
use
ind
ex
for
the
bu
ildin
g
Pros
:•
allo
wa
ble
FA
R c
an
be
ach
ieve
d w
ith
PV
ro
of
ove
rha
ng
s
into
th
e r
igh
ts-o
f-w
ay
• c
en
tra
l atr
ium
sp
ace
en
ga
ge
s M
cGilv
ra P
ark
an
d 1
5th
Ave
nu
e
• b
uild
ing
se
ts b
ack
alo
ng
ea
st p
rop
ert
y lin
e f
or
imp
rove
d
acc
ess
to
lig
ht
an
d a
ir
• s
ep
ara
te o
ffi c
e (
Ma
dis
on
) a
nd
co
mm
erc
ial (
15
th)
en
tra
nce
s a
cti
va
te t
he
str
ee
ts
Con
s:•
bu
ildin
g m
ass
ing
alo
ng
Ma
dis
on
an
d a
lley
is b
ulk
y
• b
uild
ing
is t
alle
r th
an
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stin
g s
tru
ctu
res
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e b
lock
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EC
TU
RE
& P
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NN
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Con
cep
t 3: T
erra
ced
(Pre
ferr
ed C
once
pt)
Con
cep
tO
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pre
ferr
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bu
ildin
g c
on
cep
t is
a s
imp
ler
form
, wit
h u
pp
er
fl o
ors
ste
pp
ed
ba
ck f
rom
th
e b
ase
at
the
Ma
dis
on
St.
an
d
alle
y fa
cad
es.
As
in t
he
atr
ium
co
nce
pt,
co
mm
erc
ial s
pa
ces
are
en
tere
d f
rom
15
th A
ven
ue
. P
ark
ing
is e
nte
red
an
d e
xite
d
fro
m t
he
alle
y o
nly
.
Th
e s
tep
pe
d b
ack
up
pe
r fl
oo
rs a
lso
pro
vid
e r
elie
f fr
om
th
e
incr
ea
sin
gly
“bu
ilt-o
ut”
ma
ssin
g a
lon
g M
ad
iso
n.
Co
lum
ns
sup
po
rtin
g t
he
ph
oto
volt
aic
ca
no
py
cre
ate
a s
en
se o
f rh
yth
m
alo
ng
th
e s
tre
et
an
d b
rin
g a
civ
ic s
cale
to
th
e p
roje
ct.
In
th
is
con
cep
t th
e u
pp
er
fl o
or
offi
ce
en
tra
nce
is s
ep
ara
ted
fro
m t
he
gro
un
d fl
oo
r co
mm
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ial e
ntr
an
ce w
hic
h a
llow
s th
e p
roje
ct
to m
ore
ac
tive
ly e
ng
ag
e b
oth
pri
ma
ry s
tre
et
fro
nta
ge
s. T
he
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dis
on
en
try
fea
ture
s a
gra
cio
us
sta
ir r
isin
g t
he
he
igh
t o
f
the
pro
jec
t w
ith
lan
din
gs
can
tile
veri
ng
ou
t o
ver
the
sid
ew
alk
.
Th
e s
tair
will
be
a b
ea
con
alo
ng
Ma
dis
on
an
d c
lea
rly
ma
rk t
he
en
try
to t
he
offi
ce
po
rtio
n o
f th
e p
roje
ct.
Th
e g
rou
nd
fl o
or
com
me
rcia
l en
try
is lo
cate
d a
lon
g 1
5th
Ave
nu
e a
nd
is s
et
ba
ck f
rom
th
e p
rop
ert
y lin
e c
rea
tin
g a
n o
utd
oo
r ro
om
th
at
en
ga
ge
s th
e p
ark
. La
rge
ext
eri
or
de
cks
will
be
lan
dsc
ap
ed
an
d p
rov
ide
ou
tdo
or
ga
the
rin
g s
pa
ces
for
bu
ildin
g
occ
up
an
ts.
Perf
orm
ance
:•
ste
pp
ed
ba
ck m
ass
ing
pro
vid
es
less
su
rfa
ce a
rea
-to
-vo
lum
e
rati
o w
hic
h p
erf
orm
s w
ell
the
rma
lly
• n
arr
ow
fl o
or
pla
te w
ith
incr
ea
sed
fl o
or-
to-fl
oo
r h
eig
ht
me
ets
the
min
imu
m d
aylig
ht
leve
ls o
f th
e L
ivin
g B
uild
ing
Ch
alle
ng
e
• t
err
ace
d a
rea
on
th
e s
ou
th f
aci
ng
th
e a
lly a
nd
L3
zo
ne
pro
vid
e o
pp
ort
un
ity
for
on
site
ve
ge
tati
on
to
he
lp t
rea
t w
ast
e
wa
ter.
Pros
:•
allo
wa
ble
FA
R is
ach
iev
ab
le w
ith
PV
ro
of
ove
rha
ng
s in
to t
he
rig
hts
-of-
way
• s
et-
ba
ck u
pp
er
fl o
ors
alo
ng
Ma
dis
on
an
d a
lley
pro
vid
e
va
ria
tio
n
• m
ain
sta
ir is
a d
esi
gn
op
po
rtu
nit
y a
lon
g M
ad
iso
n, a
s is
th
e
gre
en
ho
use
alo
ng
th
e a
lley
(vis
ible
fro
m 1
5th
an
d P
ike
• s
ep
ara
te o
ffi c
e (
Ma
dis
on
) a
nd
co
mm
erc
ial (
15
th)
en
tra
nce
s
ac
tiv
ate
th
e s
tre
ets
• b
est
ove
rall
en
erg
y p
erf
orm
an
ce o
f a
ll th
ree
de
sig
n
con
cep
ts
Con
s:•
bu
ildin
g is
ta
ller
tha
n e
xist
ing
str
uc
ture
s o
n t
he
blo
ck
• le
ast
effi
cie
nt
na
tura
l ve
nti
lati
on
str
ate
gy
of
all
thre
e
sch
em
es
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w fr
om
th
e N
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rly
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sig
n G
uid
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Ea
st M
ad
iso
n S
tre
et
Stre
et L
evel
Per
spec
tives
Co
nce
pt
1: L
oo
kin
g S
ou
th fr
om
15
th A
ven
ue
Co
nce
pt
1: L
oo
kin
g N
ort
h o
n 1
5th
Ave
nu
e
Co
nce
pt
2: L
oo
kin
g S
ou
th fr
om
15
th A
ven
ue
Co
nce
pt
2: L
oo
kin
g N
ort
h o
n 1
5th
Ave
nu
e
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EC
TU
RE
& P
LA
NN
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et L
evel
Per
spec
tives
Co
nce
pt
3: L
oo
kin
g S
ou
th fr
om
15
th A
ven
ue
Co
nce
pt
3:
Loo
kin
g N
ort
h o
n 1
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nu
e
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rly
De
sig
n G
uid
an
ce
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arc
h 1
7, 2
01
0
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st M
ad
iso
n S
tre
et
Sum
mar
y of
Pot
entia
l Dep
artu
res
Back
grou
nd a
nd A
naly
sis:
Th
e L
ivin
g B
uild
ing
Ch
alle
ng
e is
a g
ree
n b
uild
ing
ra
tin
g s
yste
m c
rea
ted
by
the
Inte
rna
tio
na
l Liv
ing
Bu
ildin
g In
stit
ute
to
re
cog
niz
e b
uild
ing
s
me
eti
ng
th
e h
igh
est
leve
l of
sust
ain
ab
ility
.
In o
rde
r to
me
et
the
str
ing
en
t p
erf
orm
an
ce s
tan
da
rds
of
the
Liv
ing
Bu
ildin
g C
ha
llen
ge
, bu
ildin
gs
ge
ne
rally
re
ly u
po
n in
no
va
tive
bu
ildin
g
de
sig
n t
ech
niq
ue
s a
nd
fe
atu
res
incl
ud
ing
na
tura
l day
lig
hti
ng
an
d
ven
tila
tio
n, s
ola
r ca
ptu
re, r
ain
wa
ter
cap
ture
an
d u
se, w
ast
ew
ate
r
tre
atm
en
t a
nd
re
use
, an
d u
ltra
-effi
cie
nt
he
ati
ng
, ve
nti
lati
on
an
d
air
-co
nd
itio
nin
g (
HVA
C)
syst
em
s. T
he
se s
yste
ms
can
su
bst
an
tia
lly
incr
ea
se d
esi
gn
co
mp
lexi
ty a
nd
ne
cess
ita
te e
arl
y in
teg
rate
d d
esi
gn
pro
cess
es
to in
sure
th
at
all
syst
em
s a
re c
om
pa
tib
le a
nd
wo
rk in
an
effi
cie
nt
ma
nn
er,
an
d t
ha
t e
ach
pe
rfo
rma
nce
go
al c
an
be
me
t. T
he
se
inn
ov
ati
ve s
yste
ms
may
als
o n
ece
ssit
ate
alt
ern
ati
ve b
uild
ing
ma
ssin
g,
no
n-t
rad
itio
na
l ext
eri
or
an
d r
oo
f to
p f
ea
ture
s, o
r o
the
r e
lem
en
ts t
ha
t
we
re n
ot
en
vis
ion
ed
wh
en
exi
stin
g c
od
es
we
re a
do
pte
d.
Exi
stin
g
cod
es
we
re d
esi
gn
ed
to
pro
vid
e m
inim
um
sta
nd
ard
s ra
the
r th
an
the
fl e
xib
ility
to
co
nsi
de
r ra
dic
ally
diff
ere
nt
bu
ildin
g s
tra
teg
ies.
Ad
dit
ion
ally
, pro
jec
ts m
ay m
ee
t th
e L
ivin
g B
uild
ing
Ch
alle
ng
e t
hro
ug
h
inco
rpo
rati
on
of
un
com
mo
n u
rba
n a
cce
sso
ry u
ses
such
as
ag
ricu
ltu
ral
use
s th
at
use
wa
ste
str
ea
ms
such
as
tre
ate
d w
ast
ew
ate
r.
Dep
artu
res:
In a
dd
itio
n t
o e
xist
ing
cri
teri
a g
ove
rnin
g d
ep
art
ure
s fr
om
de
velo
pm
en
t
sta
nd
ard
s, a
dd
itio
na
l de
pa
rtu
res
may
be
allo
we
d if
an
ap
plic
an
t
de
mo
nst
rate
s th
at
such
de
pa
rtu
res
wo
uld
be
tte
r m
ee
t th
e g
oa
ls o
f th
e
Liv
ing
Bu
ildin
g C
ha
llen
ge
an
d w
ou
ld n
ot
con
fl ic
t w
ith
ad
op
ted
de
sig
n
gu
ide
line
s. I
n r
eco
mm
en
din
g a
ny
de
pa
rtu
re f
rom
de
velo
pm
en
t
sta
nd
ard
s, t
he
DR
B m
ust
co
nsi
de
r th
e e
xte
nt
to w
hic
h t
he
an
tici
pa
ted
en
vir
on
me
nta
l pe
rfo
rma
nce
of
the
bu
ildin
g w
ou
ld b
e s
ub
sta
nti
ally
com
pro
mis
ed
wit
ho
ut
the
de
pa
rtu
res.
In a
dd
itio
n t
o t
he
La
nd
Use
Co
de
de
pa
rtu
res
curr
en
tly
allo
we
d
thro
ug
h d
esi
gn
re
vie
w, t
he
fo
llow
ing
sta
nd
ard
s m
ay b
e r
ele
va
nt
to t
his
pro
po
sal a
nd
may
als
o b
e m
od
ifi e
d o
r w
aiv
ed
fo
r b
uild
ing
s q
ua
lifyi
ng
for
the
Liv
ing
Bu
ildin
g C
ha
llen
ge
:
• fl
oo
r a
rea
ra
tio
s, u
p t
o 1
5%
ab
ove
th
e o
the
rwis
e a
pp
lica
ble
lim
it;
• m
axi
mu
m s
ize
of
use
;
• s
tru
ctu
re h
eig
ht
(up
to
10
fe
et
ge
ne
rally
plu
s a
dd
itio
na
l he
igh
t fo
r
roo
fto
p f
ea
ture
s) a
bo
ve li
mit
;
• s
olid
-wa
ste
co
nta
ine
rs s
tora
ge
;
• d
ow
nto
wn
pa
rkin
g a
cce
ss; a
nd
str
ee
t, a
lley
an
d e
ase
me
nt
req
uir
em
en
ts
** T
he
Pro
ject
s se
eks
to P
erm
it t
he
po
rtio
n o
f th
e P
ho
tovo
lta
ic A
rra
y th
at
lies
ou
tsid
e th
e p
rop
erty
lin
e u
nd
er a
Ter
m P
erm
it. T
he
arr
ay
dir
ectl
y a
bo
ve t
he
roo
f pla
ne
will
pu
rsu
e a
dep
art
ure
for
roo
f fea
ture
hei
gh
t a
s d
escr
ibed
un
der
th
e LB
C P
ilot
Ord
ina
nce
. It
is a
nti
cip
ate
d t
ha
t a
s te
chn
olo
gy
imp
rove
s a
nd
PV
bec
om
es m
ore
eff
icie
nt,
th
e P
V o
ver
the
pro
per
ty li
ne
will
no
lon
ger
be
req
uir
ed.
