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Seattle Central Library in Seattle, United States
Seattle Central Library

2004 · Seattle, Seattle, United States

Seattle Central Library image

Public Library in Seattle, Washington

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Seattle Central Library

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Seattle Central LibrarySeattle Central Library

2004 · Seattle, Seattle, United States

Peter BehrensPeter Behrens

1903 · Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Typeworkbureau
Year / years20041903
PlaceSeattle, Seattle, United StatesBerlin, Berlin, Germany
Place contextSeattle, Seattle, United StatesRepresentative site: Bezirk Mitte, Bezirk Mitte, Germany
Climate11°C · 14.0h daylight · 7 km/h wind3°C · 14.4h daylight · 5 km/h wind · via AEG turbine factory
FocusArchitecture6 works in corpus
Architects
  • Rem Koolhaas
  • Peter Behrens
Linked context

Bureaus

  • OMA

Notable works

  • AEG turbine factory
  • Embassy of Germany, Saint Petersburg
  • Bernauer Straße (Berlin U-Bahn)
  • Voltastraße (Berlin U-Bahn)
Typologies
  • library
  • building
  • house
  • office
  • civic building
Materials
  • glass
  • steel
  • glass
  • steel
  • stone
Carbon signals

Steel and Glass look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Steel
  • Glass

Steel, Glass, and Stone look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Steel
  • Glass
  • Stone
Lower-carbon levers
  • Prioritize recycled content, efficient sections, and procurement-specific EPD comparisons.
  • Compare system-level facade options, reduce overspecification, and pair glass choices with structural reductions.
  • Prioritize recycled content, efficient sections, and procurement-specific EPD comparisons.
  • Compare system-level facade options, reduce overspecification, and pair glass choices with structural reductions.
  • Check source geography, fabrication intensity, and whether stone is structural, cladding, or finish-only.
AccessibilityPublicly accessible1 of 1 recorded works are publicly accessible
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