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1ACID BALL | PROPOSAL FOR DESIGN, FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION OF EMBELLISHMENTS TO

A WATERFRONT INDUSTRIAL ARTIFACT | OCTOBER 3, 2016

Olson Kundig &Pacific Studio

Acid Ball

PROPOSAL FOR DESIGN, FABRICATION

AND INSTALLATION OF EMBELLISHMENTS TO

A WATERFRONT INDUSTRIAL ARTIFACT

OCTOBER 3, 2016

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Design Study for Acid Ball



October 3, 2016

Darby CowlesPlanning and Community Development Department210 Lottie StreetBellingham, WA 98225

RE: THE ACID BALL - CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Dear Selection Committee;

Thank you for the opportunity to submit a proposal for design, fabrication, and installation of embellishments to the Acid Ball for Whatcom Waterway Park. We knew from the moment we saw the first image of the Acid Ball that we wanted to make a proposal. We are strongly drawn to the industrial artifacts from this era – and much of our design philosophy about fabrication and craft stems from industrial and factory buildings. For designers and artists, it ’s hard to imagine a more compelling challenge.

We understand many of the complexities associated with this opportunity and welcome being part of the team that generates a highly-visible beacon and interactive attraction for the Waterfront District which acts as symbol of the transition between the historic and new uses of the site.

Olson Kundig has been practicing design for almost five decades and we have always sought to blur the lines that demarcate art and architecture. We understand the challenge of delivering projects from concept through fabrication, and how to participate with clients and teams to deliver work that is sensitive to schedule and allocated budgets. We were honored to win Bellingham’s Whatcom Museum competition years ago – and in the creation of Lightcatcher at the Whatcom Museum we grew to know the city and its community quite well. It has been fun to revisit the research we did for that project, as we add new insights into the growing and evolving city.

For the past 24 years my work has been focused on cultural projects which has included museum design, installation design and art projects. Our design for the Berlin Jewish Museum Kindermuseum competition was recently awarded first place, and it joins a portfolio that includes rooftop parks, art objects, a film, and a science fiction project that also won first place this year in Fairy Tales 2016, When Architecture Tells a Story, the world’s largest architectural “ideas” competition. The connection between art and architecture has been the focus of my career, and it is why your design challenge struck me so strongly.

The following proposal outlines our design concept, research and reconnaissance, project approach, materials, timeline, and installation. Our proposal is a collaborative effort between Olson Kundig and our longtime collaborators Pacific Studio with structural engineer Greg Gilda. We feel that we have assembled a highly experienced team for your project – which has a solid mix of high quality design capabilities and strong technical knowledge for completing the design, fabrication and installation of embellishments to the Acid Ball.

We recognize how special a moment this is for Bellingham to create a new public place along the waterfront and the important role the Acid Ball plays. It is extraordinarily well suited to be a landmark within the new waterfront.

Our team would be honored to work with you on this project.

Sincerely,

Alan Maskin Principal / Owner Olson Kundig [email protected] 624 5670

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Project Narrative

“Perhaps it would be as well to say that the old conception, replaced by a later choice, is a way of seeing… and then seeing again.” – Lillian Hellman

PROPOSAL CONCEPTAs one American dream disappears, another emerges.

The Acid Ball is a piece of industrial archeology, a last remnant of an industrial past that no longer exists and a reflection of the beliefs of a particular time. It was a period that held a disregard for the natural environment when the wilderness was largely treated as a resource and a commodity. Over a century ago the wilderness seemed endless and abundant. Over time, nature was replaced with sites for industry, factories, and the transport of goods. As a consequence of the industrial work being carried out, toxic chemicals were often used, and many waterfront sites became toxic wastelands.

In recent decades, American cities have changed. They have evolved to a period of reclamation and resuscitation. Aspects of wilderness became highly valued and sought out. Nature was once again seen as a source – for beauty, inspiration, and reflection. In the latter half of the last century coastal cities sought to claim the former industrial lands at the edges of their waterfronts as public space. This moment of transition – between the starkly opposing values of two different eras, the transition from resource to source – is the basis for our proposal.

We believe a toxic emblem can become a token of hope. Our proposal is to transform what was an integral tool of environmental destruction into a convening icon where the public comes for rejuvenation and a deeper connection to the skies and the waters that we all share.

THE ARTIFACTWe propose slicing the lower portion of the “Ball” and re-purposing and relocating this spherical section directly below the Ball as a bench/viewing platform for the interior. Visitors will physically engage with the relic, its materials and its history.

Our proposal assumes all interior bricks will be removed for safety and to allow for abatement on the interior and exterior steel.

During the daylight hours, visitors will view a constellation of 150 stars (one for each of the 150 years the Bellingham waterfront was used for industry). The constellation of stars is drilled through the sphere in variable sizes, capturing a scale representation of the constellations. We have calculated the locations for the stars and planets in the night sky on December 21, 2007- the day the factory closed. The winter solstice in 2007 marked the end of the Acid Ball’s functional life, and the star patterns visible that night are frozen on the interior sphere. On clear nights, the “frozen” star patterns inside the ball are juxtaposed against the constantly moving night sky over Bellingham – underscoring the moment between what was then, and what is now.

At night, the interior sphere is lit by a red light. The night sky of December 21, 2007 is visible from the exterior, as the holes drilled through the sphere are lit. It also casts a glow on the viewing platform below.

THE SITE “Can you meet me at the Acid Ball at 5:30...?”

Years ago, when Olson Kundig submitted our competition entry for the Whatcom Museum, we studied the urban configuration of Bellingham and did an analysis of the iconic structures. The fact that a number of them used towers and height to demarcate their structure led us to do the opposite in our museum proposal. Instead, we created a void – a public gathering space surrounded by a glass wall that would capture light during the day and glow at night.



In this instance, the Acid Ball would be used as an iconic sculptural object strategically placed for maximum visibility in Whatcom Waterfront Park, at an intersection and crossroad for pedestrians. Cars and passengers will see it as they drive in both directions down the new Granary Street, and it aligns and terminates the axial views on Laurel Street. The Acid Ball is also on axis with the new dock and can be seen by people arriving from the water. It becomes an iconic marker for the Whatcom Waterfront Park, a threshold for convening and a meeting place for the community.

In future phases, the Acid Ball could exist as just one point on a historic industrial “necklace” with the potential for future phasing for the six remaining digester tanks as the park expands.

DESIGN ASSUMPTIONSTo achieve this proposal, and to meet the budget, we have made the following design assumptions based on our understanding for what we would provide and what would be provided as outlined in the RFP:

• The City will abate hazardous and temperature sensitive materials from the exterior and interior of the acid ball and remove the brick lining before the cutting process can begin.

• Drive in access and sufficient room will be provided to safely operate articulated lifts during the cutting process.• All exterior lighting will be provided and installed by the City as part of the greater park lighting package.• Electrical service and controls for the interior ball lighting will be provided by the City. • The City will be responsible for the foundation of the Acid Ball as well as its relocation.

WORK PLANOur proposal is similar to a design build scenario where the contract for work would be directly with the fabricator, Pacific Studio, a firm Olson Kundig has worked with for more than a decade on large scale, complex projects. As the designers, Olson Kundig would work directly for the fabricators.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT STRATEGY AND PROCESSOur proposed team structure is that the project is managed by Pacific Studio with design direction and input from Olson Kundig. Pacific Studio will be the primary point of contact for the City of Bellingham which we believe is the most expedient and financially beneficial arrangement for the City.

After a project is awarded, the first step is to assign a Project Manager (PM). The PM plays a hands-on role, is the main point of contact for the duration of the project and manages our diverse interdisciplinary team, including the lead carpenter, lead metalworker, and lead drafter.

Our PM for your project, Jon Harmon, would serve as the primary point of contact for your team, and will facilitate all communication between the City of Bellingham, Pacific Studio, Olson Kundig and all other subcontractors.

All of Pacific Studio’s Project Managers have extensive experience coordinating large projects and are familiar with working closely with City Planning departments. Jon would also work closely with the City staff to develop the appropriate plan, refine the schedule, and coordinate the processes necessary leading to fabrication of Acid Ball.

Jon will continue to guide the process as the fabrication planning team begins work. Communicating closely with Olson Kundig, structural engineers and the City, the fabrication team will develop fabrication drawings that serve as the structural permit submittal. After permitting and fabrication drawings are complete and the City completes moving and hazard mitigation of the tank, the onsite work will be scheduled.

For all onsite work, Jon would develop a safety plan to be submitted to the City which details the proposed step by step operations and risk mitigations. When work commences, Pacific Studio holds daily safety meetings with all personnel involved.

After completion of all construction and installation, Pacific Studio will furnish the City with a maintenance manual detailing the care and operation of all installed items. The maintenance plan will addresses warranty coverage, maintenance and cleaning instructions for each material, rehabilitation and repair strategies for each material, product catalog list, material and hardware specifications and subcontractor and supplier list.

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Section Model Exterior DaytimeDuring daylight hours, a constellation of 150 stars (one for each of the 150 years the Bellingham waterfront was used for industry) is visible visitors looking up into the interior. The stars are core drilled through the sphere in variable sizes, capturing a scale representation of the constellations.



Section Model Interior NighttimeThe location of the stars and planets were calculated from the night sky on December 21, 2007- the day the factory closed. The 2007 winter solstice marked the end of the Acid Ball’s functional life, and the star patterns visible that night are frozen on the interior sphere. On clear nights, the “frozen” star patterns inside the ball are juxtaposed against the constantly moving night sky over Bellingham – underscoring the moment between what was then, and what is now.

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Section Model Exterior NighttimeThe night sky on December 21st is core drilled into the Acid Ball. At night, the stars glow on the exterior

The sliced portion of the Acid Ball is flipped and becomes the bench/viewing platform for visitors to recline on



Section Model Interior NighttimeThe Acid Ball is sliced below the supports to maintain structural stability

The bottom of the Acid Ball is re-used as a bench/viewing platform

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Elevation Rendering of the Acid Ball Nighttime



Section Rendering of the Acid Ball Daytime

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Floorplan Aerial View in Section



Floorplan Aerial View Detail

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LAUREL STREET

LAWN

MOUND SALVAGED

ACID BALL

GREAT

LAWN

FUTURE

DEVELOPMENT

SMALL BOAT

LAUNCH

TEMPORARY MOORAGE



GRANARY STREET

GRANARY

BUILDING

PIER

PLAY

Site PlanThe Acid Ball will become an iconic sculptural object strategically placed for maximum visibility at an intersection and crossroad for pedestrians. Cars and passengers will see it as they drive in both directions down the new Granary Street, and it aligns and terminates the axial views on Laurel Street. The Acid Ball is also on axis with the new dock and can be seen by people arriving from the water. It becomes an iconic marker for the Whatcom Waterfront Park, a threshold for convening and a meeting place for the community.

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Research & Reconnaissance

Our team visited the site and we photo-documented the Acid Ball. We have studied the requirements and made three dimensional digital models and physical models of the Acid Ball. We also studied the urban configuration of Bellingham and analyzed its iconic structures. We were inspired by Jane Jacob’s The Death and Life of Great American Cities (including a new biography on her life and work, an unbuilt monument project by Étienne-Louis Boullée called Cénotaphe à Newton, and an article called H2O and the Waters of Forgetfulness by Ivan Illich.

Above: Acid Ball with Digester TanksBelow: Acid Ball with humans for scale



Cénotaphe à Newton by Étienne-Louis BoulléeTop to bottom this column:Acid Ball

Acid Ball detailAcid Ball detail

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Gordon Matta-Clark, Splitting, 1974Interior of Digester Tank

Spherical Hot Air BalloonStar Map



Telescope from Tinsley Laboratories IncColor Sphere by Olafur Eliasson

Arecibo Observatory in Arecibo, Puerto RicoAttrap’Rêves hotel in FranceOasis Nr 7 by Haus-Rucker Co

Quarantena by Robert Scott GilsonCapillary wave / water droplet

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Fabrication and installation of the floating rotunda at the Frye Art Museum FRYE ART MUSEUM / Seattle, WA



September 29, 2016 Asa Keene Pacific Studio 5311 Shilshole Avenue Northwest Seattle, WA 98107-4021 Re: Acid Ball Structure Renovation – Bellingham, Washington Dear Asa: We have reviewed the proposed concepts for the renovation and repurposing of the Acid Ball structure located at the old Georgia Pacific site in Bellingham, Washington. Based on our discussions and the conceptual graphics presented, it is our opinion that the work is structurally feasible. Additional review and analysis will be necessary to determine what strengthening will be required, but we anticipate that it would be reasonable given the scope of the work. We will continue to work with the team to evaluate the structure as the design progresses. If you need any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact our office. Thank you. Sincerely, DCI Engineers Greg Gilda, PE, SE, LEED® AP Principal

STRUCTURAL DESIGN

As part of our design research, we have confirmed our concept is structurally feasible as indicated in the following letter from DCI Engineers.

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Schedule

Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar AugOct JulApr May Jun

2016 2017

Mar AugJulApr May Jun Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar AugSep Oct JulApr May Jun

2019

Sep

0CT 20KICKOFF MEETING WITH THE CITY OF BELLINGHAM

CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS & PERMITTING12 MONTHS

NOV 1ARTS COMMISSION REVIEW

NOV 8ISSUANCE OF DRAFT SCHEDULE

NOV 3–15STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING REVIEW PERIOD

NOV 24SHOP DRAWING SUBMITTAL TO THE CITY

NOV 24–DEC 5CITY SHOP DRAWING REVIEW PERIOD

DEC 12SUBMITTAL FOR PERMITS

DEC 12–JAN 23CITY PERMIT REVIEW PERIOD

JAN 31PERMIT ISSUED

FEB 13–MAR 17PACIFIC STUDIO COMPLETES IN SHOP FABRICATION

MAR 20–APR 28CITY OF BELLINGHAM COMPLETES HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND BRICK REMOVAL

MAY 1–JUNE 2CITY OF BELLINGHAM COMPLETES RELOCATION OF THE ACID BALL

JUN 5–JUL 14PACIFIC STUDIO ONSITEWORK AND INSTALLATION

JUL 18FINAL STRUCTURAL PERMIT INSPECTION AND SIGN OFFJUL 19FINAL ELECTRICAL PERMIT INSPECTION AND SIGN OFF

JUL 24CLIENT WALK THROUGH AND FINAL ACCEPTANCEJUL 24ISSUANCE OF PROJECT MAINTENANCE MANUAL

* Schedule does not allow for public review or outreach but could be adjusted at the kickoff meeting



Project Budget DESIGN AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Preplanning $3,320

Drafting $4,980

Project management $8,300

Engineering services $6,500

SUBTOTAL $23,100

SITE FABRICATION

Cribbing set up for lower dome labor $5,280

Cut assistance labor $5,280

Dome grinding clean up labor $660

Sphere grinding clean up labor $4,400

Bench installation labor $3,960

Cutting services $22,200

Genie boom rentals for layout $3,900

Genie boom rentals for cutting $3,900

Crane / boom truck rental for dome support $1,950

Cribbing rental $1,690

Welding services for bench brackets $1,040

Consumables $1,300

SUBTOTAL $55,560

BENCH FABRICATION

Water jet brackets and labor $6,334

Rolling services incl. labor $4,995

Hardware incl. labor $2,079

Hardwood $1,560

Steel edging/structure $780

Coating $1,300

Wood finish $260

SUBTOTAL $17,308

LIGHTING

Lighting equipment incl. labor $15,686

Rolling services for interior bezel incl. labor $2,512

Powdercoating $520

1/4” x 6” flat bar $130

Hardware misc $260

Electrician services $975

SUBTOTAL $20,083

Subtotals $116,051

Tax $10,096

TOTAL $126,147

Notes:All pricing based on all hazardous material to be abated before

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City of Bellingham

Organizational Structure

Alan MaskinDesign Principal

Juan FerreiraDesign Collaborator

DESIGN

Olson Kundig

Blair Payson AIA, LEED AP

Project Manager

Asa KeeneLead Detailer

FABRICATION

Pacific Studio

Greg GildaPE, SE, LEED AP

Structural EngineerJon Harmon

Project Manager

STRUCTURAL

DCI Engineers



Alan MaskinLEED® AP Design PrincipalAlan Maskin is an owner and principal at Olson Kundig Architects. For over two decades he has focused primarily on the design of cultural, educational and experiential projects including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Visitor Center, Zooraji Park in Busan, South Korea, and the Bezos Center for Innovation at the Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI). His work has been published in a variety of national and international media including The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Architectural Record and The Wall Street Journal.

In addition to his design work, Alan is overseeing the development of Olson Kundig’s creative production studio. He also directed and curated the firm’s experimental work space, [storefront] Olson Kundig Architects.

Education Master of Architecture, University of Washington, 1988

The Architecture in Rome Program, University of Washington, Palazzo Pio, Rome, Italy, Fall 1986-Winter 1987

Bachelor of Science Art Education, State University College at Buffalo, 1976

Design Awards2016 Jewish Museum Berlin Kindermuseum, 1st Place Design, Jewish Museum Berlin

2016 Fairy Tales 2016: Architecture Storytelling Competition, 1st Place Winner, Welcome to the 5th Facade

2016 Port Townsend Film Festival Official Selction, Welcome to the 5th Facade Film

2016 Northwest Film Forum Local Sightings Film Festival Official Selction, Welcome to the 5th Facade Film

2014 Chicago Athenaeum, Good Design Awards, Washington State University Visitor Center

2014 AAM Media & Technology Muse Awards, Honorable Mention, Interpretive Interactive Installations, Bezos Center for Innovation

2014 Core77 Design Awards, Runner Up, Visual Communication, Bezos Center for Innovation

2013 World Architecture Festival, Display Category, Shortlist, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Visitor Center

2013 AIGA (re)Design Award, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Visitor Center

2013 AIA Seattle Honor Awards - Merit Award , [storefront]

2013 SEGD Global Design Awards, Merit Award, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Visitor Center

2012 AIA Northwest & Pacific Region Honor Awards, Special Jury Recognition, [storefront] Olson Kundig Architects

2008 AIA Seattle Merit Award Noah’s Ark at the Skirball

2008 American Alliance of Museums Excellence in Exhibition Award Noah’s Ark at the Skirball

2007 TEA’s Thea Award for Outstanding Achievement in Exhibition Design Noah’s Ark At the Skirball

1997 AIA Seattle Honor Award The Frye Art Museum

Select ProjectsJewish Museum Berlin Kindermuseum / Berlin, Germany Housed in a former flower market, the 35,000 SF children’s museum is a permanent exhibit based on the biblical story of Noah’s Ark. The architecture and exhibit design includes interactive installations that appeal to the imagination, while scientific elements develop the flood narrative’s thematic diversity. The design won first prize in the Jewish Museum Berlin Foundation’s two-stage international design competition.

Bezos Center for Innovation at the Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI) / Seattle, WA A new 5,000 SF exhibition dedicated to the theme of innovation, featuring multimedia, interactive and hands-on experiences as well as artifacts, images and oral histories that explore Seattle’s culture of innovation.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Visitor Center / Seattle, WA 11,000 SF visitor experience that includes a range of exhibits that describe the foundation’s origins, its approach to working in partnership with others, and its work in the Pacific Northwest and around the world through six galleries, blurring the lines between architecture, exhibit design and interaction.

Noah’s Ark at the Skirball Cultural Center / Los Angeles, CA With hands-on interior galleries, an adjacent amphitheater, and other outdoor education areas, Noah’s Ark provides a welcoming environment for children and families.

Frye Art Museum / Seattle, WA Comprehensive remodel and significant expansion includes a new entry arcade and knits together additions and existing architecture with public spaces, which include a new café, curatorial wing and sculpture garden.

Relevant Work38 Beams, The Collectors Lounge at Design Maimi / Maimi, FL

Sonos Studio: Born in Blue / Los Angeles, CA

Shinsegae Uijeongbu Experiential

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Blair PaysonAIA, LEED® APProject ManagerBlair Payson joined Olson Kundig Architects in 2004, and has worked on both architectural and exhibit design projects at the firm, including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Visitor Center, [storefront] Olson Kundig Architects and Underbelly at Seattle Center, as well as several residential projects across the Western United States and Mexico.

Prior to his tenure at Olson Kundig Architects, Blair worked on complex institutional and cultural buildings including The Art Institute of Chicago Modern Wing, University of California San Francisco Mission Bay Byers Hall computational lab building, and prototype Apple flagship stores.

Education Bachelor of Architecture, Rice University, 2001

Bachelor of Arts, Rice University, 1999

Recent Honors 2013 AIGA (re)Design Award, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Visitor Center

2013 World Architecture Festival, Display Category, Shortlist, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Visitor Center

2013 INSIDE World Architecture Festival Awards, Display Category, Shortlist, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Visitor Center

2013 Communications Arts Interactive Design, Environmental, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Visitor Center

2013 SEGD Global Design Awards, Merit Award, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Visitor Center

2013 AIA Seattle Honor Awards - Merit Award , [storefront]

2012 AIA Northwest & Pacific Region Honor Awards, Special Jury Recognition, [storefront] Olson Kundig Architect

Select ProjectsBill & Melinda Gates Foundation Visitor Center / Seattle, WA 11,000 SF visitor experience that includes a range of exhibits that describe the foundation’s origins, its approach to working in partnership with others, and its work in the Pacific Northwest and around the world through six galleries, blurring the lines between architecture, exhibit design and interaction.

38 Beams The Collectors Lounge at Design Miami / Miami, FL The 2014 Design Miami/ Collectors Lounge celebrated the fare’s 10th anniversary. Honoring Olson Kundig’s Pacific Northwest roots, the design concept incorporated reclaimed glulam beams using wood from the region’s Douglas fir forests. The lounge also included lighting and furniture from Pacific Northwest artists and designers.

Sonos Studio - Born in Blue / Los Angeles, CA This Los Angeles pop-up for Sonos Studios celebrated the 50th Anniversary of legendary jazz label Blue Note Records. Its modular furniture, which recalls record crates, is flexible and responsive to the events taking place inside, which includes concerts, record sales, and more.

Underbelly at Seattle Center / Seattle, WA Olson Kundig Architects collaborated with LILIENTHAL|ZAMORA and Degenerate Art Ensemble (DAE) to present Underbelly at the Seattle Center as part of the World’s Fair 50th anniversary. The three-performance engagement—supported by a grant from the Seattle Center—brought Seattle Center’s

subterranean world to life through dance, live music, architectural diorama and light sculpture.

I Want All of This. at [storefront] / Seattle, WA “I Want All of This.” was a collaboration with artist Mark Von Rosenstiel. Throughout the installation, a large-scale drawing machine continually wrote the phrase, “I Want All of This,” across a 20-foot by 30-foot space on the floor. The installation spoke to the desire for a deep understanding of one’s environment through the methodical repetition of the phrase, the mechanical motion of the machine, and reflections on process versus goals.

Record Store at [storefront] / Seattle, WA Presented by Seattle Art Museum in collaboration with [storefront] Olson Kundig Architects, Record Store is a traveling exhibition that attempts to function as a cultural commons where vinyl records act as an instigator for the brokering of relationships and the debate of ideas. Throughout the exhibition’s run, “selectors” hold listening parties that are centered on the special collection of vinyl available in the exhibition.

Relevant WorkSouth Elizabeth Residence / Denver, CO

Woodside Residence / Woodside, CA

Sun Valley Residence / Sun Valley, ID

Touchstone Offices / Seattle, WA



Juan FerreiraDesign Collaborator

Juan Ferreira joined Olson Kundig in 2016, and has worked on both architectural and exhibit design projects at the firm, including the Jewish Museum Berlin Kindermuseum design entry which won first place in an international competition, the Georgetown Brewery Tasting Room, a master planning project in Dallas, as well as several residential projects across the western United States and Indonesia.

Prior to his tenure at Olson Kundig, Juan worked at Twelfth Street Studio, a full scale design and fabrication studio in Tampla Florida as well as served as a graduate teaching assistant at the University of South Florida.

Education

Masters of Architecture, University of South Florida, 2015

Associate of Arts, University of South Florida, 2010

Awards2016 Jewish Museum Berlin Kindermuseum, 1st Place Design, Jewish Museum Berlin

2015 King Medal for Excellence in Architectural + Environmental Design Research, Architectural Research Center Consortium

2015 AIA Bronze Medal, Florida AIA Academic Excellence

2015 Garcia Award, University of South Florida School of Architecture and Community Design

2015 Advanced Portfolio Award, University of South Florida School of Architecture and Community Design

2015 Graduate Teaching Assistant Award, University of South Florida School of Architecture and Community Design

2013 William Mignogna Memorial Scholarship, AIA Palm Beach Florida

2012 Nominee for Faculty Portfolio Award, University of South Florida School of Architecture and Community Design

2011 Milo Smith Scholarship, University of South Florida School of Architecture and Community Design

Select ProjectsJewish Museum Berlin Kindermuseum / Berlin, Germany Housed in a former flower market, the 35,000 SF children’s museum is a permanent exhibit based on the biblical story of Noah’s Ark. The architecture and exhibit design includes interactive installations that appeal to the imagination, while scientific elements develop the flood narrative’s thematic diversity. The design won first prize in the Jewish Museum Berlin Foundation’s two-stage international design competition.

Research & Development Center / Beaverton, OR The 700,000 SF Innovation Center unites more than six hundred employees and creates a hub for collaboration. The program includes design studios, offices and meeting spaces, prototyping labs, an indoor research facility, and a 100 meter outdoor track that scales up the side of the building.

Ross & Field Master Planning / Dallas, TX Conceptual master planning on a 10 acre site in downtown Dallas within the Dallas Arts District. Scope included site research, precedent studies, program development and massing studies.

Georgetown Brewery Tasting Room / Seattle, WA The new 3,700 SF tasting room and brewery for Georgetown Brewing Company uses hot-rolled steel, bold graphics, and oversized operable sliding doors to transform a nondescript warehouse into an iconic landmark in an industrial neighborhood.

Relevant Work

Jakarta Residence / Jakarta, Indonesia

Cyrus Restaurant / Windsor, CA

Orchard House / Kirkland, WA

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About Pacific Studio

Pacific Studio designs, fabricates and installs museum-quality exhibits and public art pieces. Working in a 40,000-square-foot facility in Seattle, Washington, a staff of 110 creates exhibits for installations at museums, zoos, aquariums, interpretive centers, visitor centers, and public spaces. We have completed one-of-a-kind public art sculptures for the Seattle Arts Commission as well as numerous artists around the region. By focusing efforts on a specific clientele, we have been able to provide superior products and services to a unique marketplace with demanding criteria.

Pacific Studio and Olson Kundig

Pacific Studio has a working relationship with Olson Kundig that spans over 10 years. We have enjoyed fabricating numerous successful exhibitions designed by their firm, the most notable being the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Visitor Center, the Bezos Center for Innovation at MOHAI, as well as the Holocaust Center for Humanity.

While working on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Visitor Center, our staff carefully crafted every element of the project in accordance with the design directive. For example, the dimensional letters, shown in the image to the right, were routed from pieces of plywood that had

a fine edge grain. The pieces were then stacked to the appropriate thickness and fixed together using pins and glue to create dimensional text. The resulting appearance of the grain is a motif used throughout the exhibit.

Our work on the Bezos Center for Innovation at MOHAI involved close collaboration with Olson Kundig Architects to fabricate and install mechanical interactive exhibits, photobooth stations, shadow boxes, artifact displays and large format graphics and signage. The exhibits explore how innovation has shaped the Puget Sound region, and continues to fuel ideas that are changing the world. The interactive exhibits, as show in the image to the left, allow visitors of all ages to learn about their community’s role as a generator of big ideas, and encourages them to become an innovator of the future. Recently, Pacific Studio finished the fabrication and installation of the new , square foot museum for the Holocaust Center for Humanity in Seattle Washington. The center served as a valuable resource for teachers since 1989. The new expansion offered the center an opportunity to broaden its reach and address many complicated contemporary issues, while also focusing on sharing stories and artifacts from local Holocaust survivors. Our scope of work include numerous removable wall panels for detailed graphic display, hanging homage banners with powerful imagery and a 13’ vinyl column wrap.



Jon HarmonPROJECT MANAGER10+ years experience

• Big Break Visitor Center | Oakley, CA • Bezos Center for Innovation | Seattle, WA • Nu Skin Innovation Center | Provo, UT • Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site | Tuskegee, AL• Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Visitor Center | Seattle, WA • Old Faithful Visitor Education Center | Yellowstone National Park, WY• Park City Museum | Park City, UT• Children’s Museum of Tacoma | Tacoma, WA• Northcreek Signs and Kiosks | Bothell, WA• Carl Hayden Visitor Center | Marble Canyon, AZ• Church History Museum | Salt Lake City, UT

Jon Harmon joined Pacific Studio in 2008 and has managed multiple projects involving large interactive exhibits, period replicas, dioramas, sculpture, and lighting design. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre Design from San Francisco State University. His qualifications include exhibit fabrication management for groups such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Park City Museum, and Children’s Museum of Tacoma. Before joining Pacific Studio, he worked as a lead lighting designer and consultant for Pacific Northwest Theatre Associates, Inc.

Jon has excellent communication skills and the project experience required to manage large projects which include a variety of partners, such as architects, engineers, and general contractors.

Background Featured Projects

Asa KeeneLEAD DETAILER20+ years experience

• College Football Hall of Fame | Atlanta, GA • Lao Niu Children’s Discovery Center | Beijing, China • Bezos Center for Innovation at MOHAI | Seattle, WA• Hibulb Cultural Center | Tulalip, WA • Museum of History & Industry | Seattle, WA • The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Visitor Center | Seattle, WA• American Memorial Park | Garapan, Saipan • Boy Scouts of America | Mount Hope, WV• Nu Skin Innovation Center | Provo, UT• Health Happens Here | Sacramento, CA• Nevada State Museum | Las Vegas, NV• Valor in the Pacific National Park | Honolulu, HI• National Museum of Organized Crime & Law Enforcement | Las Vegas, NV• Nevada Discovery Museum | Reno, NV• LOTT Clean Water Alliance | Olympia, WA• Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site | Tuskegee, AL • Desert Living Center | Las Vegas, NV• Old Faithful Visitor Education Center | Yellowstone National Park, WY • Canyon Visitor Center | Yellowstone National Park, WY• Death Valley National Park | Death Valley, CA • Suquamish Tribal Museum | Suquamish, WA• The Jones Archaeological Museum | Moundville, AL

Asa Keene joined Pacific Studio in 1999, and served both as a carpenter and a lead carpenter before moving to the engineering department. After a stint as Pacific Studio’s Engineer Director, he moved into detailing, where his broad range of experience in fabrication, engineering, and allocation of proper materials and labor resource enables him to develop the means and methods for how our projects are produced. Asa steers the production of drawings through the submittal phase and assists in production oversight. His main goal is to maintain the designer’s vision during the transition of design concept to finished visitor experience. Asa has been involved with Pacific Studio’s most prominent projects, including College Football Hall of Fame and the Museum of History & Industry.

Background

Featured Projects

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Projects



Opposite: Floating steel hemispherical dome with off-center oculus at the Frye Art MuseumAbove: Rotunda installation as part of the visitor path at the Frye Art Museum

FRYE ART MUSEUM / Seattle, Washington

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The Lightcatcher is a glass sculptural wall that captures Northwest light during the day and becomes a beacon at night and a public gathering space LIGHTCATCHER AT THE WHATCOM MUSEUM / Bellingham, Washington

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Split Column is a modern response to the historic clock tower and glows with a crimson light at night on days of major events and celebrations at the University

SPLIT COLUMN AT WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY / Pullman, Washington

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The 15-foot-tall W-S-U concrete letters mark the west end of the building and help support the large overhanging roof that rests above the glass pavilion as well as act as symbolic pillars for an outdoor gathering place

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY VISITOR CENTER / Pullman, Washington

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The Secret Garden is a mysterious landscape of abstract and secret discoveries to trigger imaginations that offers both contemplative and active spaces on the public rooftop garden of a 12-story department store

SECRET GARDEN / Uijeongbu, South Korea

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This collaborative project between Olson Kundig and Pacific Studios is a historical timeline depicting innovation in the Pacific Northwest over the past 200 years; at the center is a patent tree with 400 Washington State patents including the Space Needle and Amazon Kindle

BEZOS CENTER FOR INNOVATION AT THE MUSEUM OF HISTORY & INDUSTRY / Seattle, Washington

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This award winning museum installation based on the Noah’s Ark story was created by an unusual team of artists, fabricators, ropes course designers and educators

NOAH’S ARK AT THE SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER / Los Angeles, California

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For two years, Olson Kundig operated [storefront], a public installation space; Wonderland: Shaking Up Reality was a partnership with Reel Grrls, an innovator in multimedia training for young women from diverse communities

[STOREFRONT] WONDERLAND: SHAKING UP REALITY / Seattle, Washington

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The City Mouse | Jungle Mouse Rooftop Garden in Dongdaegu, South Korea explores aspects of scale and narrative storytelling based on an Aesop’s fable through an interactive interior and exterior experiences on the 9th floor of a shopping center/transit center

CITY MOUSE | JUNGLE MOUSE / Dongdaegu, South Korea

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As a finalist for the Artists at Play competition at Seattle Center, Olson Kundig proposed a playground that invited children to bring their distinctive alternate realities to life by providing visitors the opportunity to design and build the world they see

ARTISTS AT PLAY / Seattle, Washington

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Ice Cube was a temporary installation designed and built for the 2016 Seattle Design Festival. Inspired by the festival’s theme, Design Change, Ice Cube showcased the stages of the natural water cycle as the ice shifted from opaque to translucent as the 10-ton ice cube evaporated and melted over 10 days

ICE CUBE/ Seattle WA

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Fashion industry magazine Women’s Wear Daily asked Olson Kundig what’s next for New York’s Garment district, Olson Kundig’s proposal takes the district’s iconic rolling racks to new heights, suspending them in glass elevator-like structures that can also show off the goods or a designer at work

FASHION CLIMBER / New York, New York



In response to an invitation to develop a visionary concept for an installation/intervention in the Frank Lloyd Wright Rotunda, Olson Kundig imagined The Central Park Market, market and food production facility using a central wind turbine to create energy

CONTEMPLATING THE VOID: INTERVENTIONS IN THE GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM ROTUNDA / New York, New York

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References

OLSON KUNDIG REFERENCES

JEFFREY LANNIGANWashington State UniversityProject Manager110 CommonsPullman, WA 99164(509) [email protected]

DIANE ANDOLSEKVulcan Inc. 505 5th Ave S #900 Seattle, WA 98104(206) [email protected]

LEONARD GARFIELD Bezos Center for InnovationMuseum of History and IndustryExecutive Director860 Terry Ave NSeattle, WA [email protected](206) 324-1126

PACIFIC STUDIO REFERENCES

TONY FUCHS Senior Natural Resource ScientistPuget Sound EnergyP.O. Box 97034, PSE 095 Bellevue, WA 98008-9734(425) [email protected]

MARK GLEASON Director of Exhibits Museum of Hiostory and Industry 860 Terry Ave North, Seattle, WA 98109(206) 324 1126 Ext 129 [email protected]

CHARLOTTE BEALLDeputy Director Foundation Visitor Center, Community & Employee EngagementThe Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 500 Fifth Avenue N Seattle, WA 98109(206) 770-1695

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