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Seattle Center Coliseum Renovation
Designed by Cole Akers & Robert Rhynard
In 2018, The 56 yr.old Seattle Center Coliseum was renovated to accommodate the new professional sports expansion teams, Seattle Kraken hockey, Seattle Storm WNBA team and larger performance events. Third year students were given a challenge to design a new plan on the existing site, along with parameters and goals for Net Zero 'Green Building' efficiency.
Students ambitiously researched and modeled the paths and angles of the sun throughout the year which was used to design the various slopes of the roof planes to accommodate solar panels. This provided for maximum efficiency to capture the random days of sunlight in the Pacific Northwest.
Top view of model with roof removed showing seating levels and transformable seating sections configuration. The main floor performance level was lowered from its origiinal location to accommodate increased seating capacity.
View from Republican Street and !st Avenue pedestrian entrance looking south. The roof rainwater collection pool can be seen in the center and a waterfall feature in the foreground.
Aerial view from the corner of 1st Avenue and Lenny Wilkens Way pedestrian entrance looking north. A sculpture park and 'picnicking on the lawn' area is located in the bottom right.
Aerial view from the East showing the main entrance from the International Fountain and 5th Avenue side.
Aerial view showing various roof planes to accommodate solar panels and the rainwater collection pool.
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