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Ballard Library and Neighborhood Service Center
Seattle
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

the People

Client
Seattle Public Library

Architect
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
1932 First Avenue Suite 916
Seattle WA 98101
206-256-0862 phone
206-256-0864 fax
www.bcj.com

Special People
Peter Q. Bohlin,
FAIA partner in charge

Robert E. Miller,
AIA LEED AP Project manager

David Cinamon,
AIA project architect

Project Team:
Steve Mongillo, AIA, Nguyen Ha, Eric Walter, Stephen Gibson, Darren Lloyd, Zeke Busch, Daniel Ralls

Interior Designer
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

Consultant(s)
Structural Engineer:
Putnam Collins Scott Associates
811 1st Avenue #510
Seattle, WA
206-292-5076


www.pcs-structural.com

Landscape:
Swift & Company
402 Dexter Ave N
Seattle, WA
206-632-2038
www.swiftcompany.com

Lighting:
Candela
720 Olive Way #1400
Seattle WA 98101
206-667-0511
www.candela.com/connect

Acoustical:
Greenbusch Group Inc
1900 W Nickerson St #201
Seattle WA
206-378-0569
www.greenbusch.com

Mechanical/Electrical:
Affiliated Engineers, Inc
1601 5th Ave #1400
Seattle WA
206-256-0800
www.aeieng.com

Other
Security:
Sparling
720 Olive Way #1400
Seattle WA
206-667-0610
www.sparling.com

GeoTech:
PanGeo Inc.
3414 NE 55th Street
Seattle WA
206-262-0370
www.pangeoinc.com

Civil:
Rosewater Engineering Inc.
101 Stewart St #407
Seattle WA
206-441-9385

Survey/Short Plat:
Apex Engineering PLLC
2601 S 35th St
Tacoma, WA
253-473-4494
www.apexengineering.net

General Contractor
PCL Construction Services, Inc.
15405 SE 37th #200
Bellevue WA
206-454-5924
www.pcl.com

Artist(s)
Don Fels
Andrew Schloss
Dale Stammen

Photographer(s)
Nic LeHoux
604-874-0918
604-805-1811 cell
www.niclehoux.com

Renderer(s)
CAD system, project management, or other software used:
Microstation
www.bentley.com

 

the Products

Structural system
Steel:
Precision Ironworks
www.precisionironworks.com
erected by SEI Northwest Inc.

Wood Glulams:
Stucturlam
www.structurlam.com
erected by Infrastructures,
Woodinville, WA

Exterior cladding
Metal/glass curtainwall:
EFCO
erected by Pacific Glass
www.efcocorp.com

Concrete:
Cadman
www.cadman.com

placed by PCL:
www.pcl.com

Precast Plank:
Bethlehem Construction, Inc.,
Cashmere, WA

Wood:
Custom milled 1 x 8 cedar, shiplap.

EIFS, ACM, or other:
Cement Board:
Hardie Industries
www.jameshardie.com

Roofing:
Elastomeric:
Firestone
www.firestonebpco.com

Metal:
AEP Span
installed by Krueger Sheetmetal
120 W Highland Dr# 425
Seattle, WA 98119
(206) 283-4771
www.aep-span.com

Tile/shingles:
Ettel & Franz Shingles
installed by Krueger Sheetmetal
(206) 283-4771
120 W Highland Dr # 425
Seattle, WA 98119

Other:
Green Roof System,
American Hydrotech, Inc.
www.hydrotechusa.com

Windows:
Aluminum:
EFCO
installed by Pacific Glass
www.efcocorp.com

Louvers:
Construction Specialties, Inc.,
Cranford, NJ
www.c-sgroup.com

Glazing
Glass:
Solarban 60VT C2 TEMP
www.ppg.com

Northwestern Industries
www.nwiglass.com

Skylights:
Hi Pro International, Inc.,
Knoxville, TN
www.hiprointl.com

Doors
Entrances:
EFCO installed by Pacific Glass

Metal doors:
Hollow Metal Doors and Frames:
Stiles Custom Metal, Inc.,
Ceres, CA
www.stilesdoors.com

Wood Doors:
VT Industries, Inc.,
Holstein, IA
www.vtindustries.com

Garage Door:
Garage door and gate at stair:
Custom, Precision Ironworks
www.precisionironworks.com

Roll-up door, other:
Wayne Dalton Corp,
Mt. Hope, OH
www.wayne-dalton.com

Hardware
Locksets:
Corbin Russwin
www.corbin-russwin.com

Lever:
Corbin Russwin LWA
www.corbin-russwin.com

Cylinders:
Medeco
www.medeco.com

Hinges:
Stanley
www.stanleyhardware.com

McKinney
www.mckinneyhinge.com

Hager
www.hagerhinge.com

Continuous:
Pemko
www.pemko.com

Roton

Markar
www.markar.com

Push button actuator:
Larco

Closures
Surface:
Corbin Russwin
www.corbin-russwin.com

Exit devices:
Corbin Russwin
www.corbin-russwin.com

Bookdrops:
The Kingley Company
www.kle.com

Interior finishes
Acoustical ceilings:
Armstrong Optima Open Plan
www.armstrong.com

Suspension grid:
Armstrong Suprafine XL
www.armstrong.com

Demountable partitions:
Herman Miller – Morrison
www.hermanmiller.com

Installed by Commercial Office Interiors
www.coiseattle.com

Cabinetwork and custom woodwork:
Milltech
www.milltech-group.com

Paints and stains
Interior Paint:
Benjamin Moore
www.benjaminmoore.com

Metal:
Tnemec

Hempel
www.hempel.com

Duramar
www.duramar.com

Flashings:
Duramar XL
www.duramar.com

Hardware
Wallcoverings Stainless Steel Panels:
Forbo Tack Surface
www.forbo.com

Terragreen Recycled Glass Tile:
www.terragreenceramics.com

Paneling
Wood Paneling:
Doug Fir Plywood

Acoustical Fabric:
Guilford

Plastic Laminate
Nevamar
www.nevamar.com

Special Surfacing
Fireslate Countertop
www.fireslate.com

Tack surface:
Forbo Industries
www.forbo.com

Carpet:
Interface Menagerie
and Interface Flor
www.interfaceinc.com

Raised flooring:
Walker Duct

Furnishings
Office furniture:
Herman Miller
www.hermanmiller.com

Reception furniture:
Lounge Chair/ Sofa:
BCJ, Ballard Collection
www.reveal-designs.com

Fixed seating:
Custom Benches
(designed by BCJ
constructed by Milltech)

Ext Fixed Metal Seating:
BCJ Ballard Collection
www.reveal-designs.com

Ext Metal Trash/Ash:
BCJ Ballard Collection
www.reveal-designs.com

Chairs
Children′s Chairs:
BCJ Ballard Collection
www.reveal-designs.com

Shell Chairs:
Modernica
www.modernica.com

Tables
Square Tables:
BCJ Ballard Collection
www.reveal-designs.com

End Tables:
BCJ Ballard Collection www.reveal-designs.com

Rectangular Tables:
BCJ Ballard Collection
www.reveal-designs.com

Children′s Tables:
BCJ Ballard Collection
www.reveal-designs.com

Display Tables:
BCJ Ballard Collection
www.reveal-designs.com

Upholstery
BCJ, Ballard Collection
www.reveal-designs.com

Fabric
Cartwright Newport Tahoe

Other furniture
Kiosk:
BCJ Ballard Collection
www.reveal-designs.com

Globe Stand:
BCJ Ballard Collection
www.reveal-designs.com

Lighting:
Interior ambient lighting:
Lithonia (Downlight Cans)

Lithonia (Up-lights on lid of boxes)
www.lithonia.com

Ledalite (Up-lights at clerestory edges) www.ledalite.com

Downlights:
Linear (General lighting from Deck)

Lithonia
www.lithonia.com

Kim (Garage lighting)
www.kimlighting.com

Metallux (Downlights at low lid/ stacks)
www.metalux-lighting.com

Kurt Versen (Wall washer at low lid/ stacks)
www.kurtversen.com

Peerless Lightline (Restroom lavs) www.peerless-lighting.com

Task lighting
Stack Lights:
(original design by BCJ and Candela)

manufactured by Cliff Campbell Enterprises.
(Stacks)
www.candela.co.uk"

A Light (Quiet Room)
Juno Flex

(Curved window wall)
www.junolighting.com

Alkco (Under cabinet light)
www.alkco.com

Elliptipar
(Multipurpose room edges)

www.elliptipar.com

Exterior:
Smedmarks
(art channel)

www.smedmarks.se

Bega
(Side wall lighting)
www.bega-us.com

Design Plan Centaur
(uplighting at plinths)

www.designplan.co.uk

Lumiere with
custom backet (skylight)

www.lumiere-lighting.com

Hydrel
(in ground uplights)

www.hydrel.com

Stonco
(Jelly Jar Fixtures)

www.crescentlighting.com

Conveyance
Elevators/Escalators:
Schindler
www.schindler.com

Plumbing:
(include water fountains and
water-saving fixtures as applicable):
Waterless Urinals:
Falcon Waterfree Technologies
www.falconwaterfree.com

Drinking Fountains:
Elkay
www.elkay.com

Special Equipment
Solar film:
Schott ASI Glass
www.us.schott.com
Installed by Pacific Glass
and Cochran Electric
www.cochraninc.com

Panels:
Schott Solar Installed by
Pacific Glass and Cochran Electric
www.cochraninc.com

Anemometers
(weather monitoring devices):

Coastal Environmental Systems, Inc.,
Seattle, WA
www.coastalenvironmental.com

     
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