UWT Hood Corridor Project - University of Washington

University of Washington Tacoma 

Hood Corridor 

Development 

ATELIER DREISEITL + SRG PARTNERSHIP INC

Content 

UNIVERSTIY OF WASHINGTON TACOMA 

1- Project Background 

2- Existing Conditions 

3- Site Analysis 

4- Understanding 

5- Spirit of the Place 

6- Approach 

7- Precedents 


Campus Aerial 


Project Background 


Decisions 

Organization Chart 


University of Washington 

Board of Regents\UW President 

UWT Chancellor 

Architectural Commission 

• ULAC 

Information Exchange Advisory 

City of Tacoma 

Comm. & Econ. Dev. 

Landmarks 

Public & Community Stakeholders 

D.T. Merchants Group 

Hillside Dev. Council 

New Tacoma Council 

Downtown of the Go 

Tacoma Public Schools 

Holiday Inn Express 

Project Coordination 

UWT Hood Corridor Projects 

Dome and Brewery District 

TAM Entrance 

Pacific Avenue 

Prairie Line Trail 

Dome and Brewery District 

Art 

SEPA 

TAM 

Historic Tacoma 

Property Owners 

State Museum 

Metro Parks 

Art Plan 

SEPA 

UW Core Team 

Ysabel Trinidad 

Milt Tremblay 

Ben Mauk 

Program / Vision 

Consultant Team 

Atelier Dreiseitl 

Design Guidance 

Objectives 

Eric Smith 

Lanie Ralph 

Rebecca Barnes 

Kristine Kenney 

SRG Partnership 

Civil/Structural – KPFF Tacoma 

Lighting – Leni Schwendinger LP 

JLS Memorial - Nakano 

UW Tacoma 

Students 

Faculty 

Tacoma Staff Association 

Sustainability Committee 

Advancement 

Alumni 

Technical Coordination 

University of Washington 

UWT Facilities (Milt, Hugh) 

Grounds (Kim Shaw) 

Electrical (Tony Fragada) 

Civil (Jim Moran) 

Security (Susan Wagshul-Golden) 

UWRE (Dave Leonard, Deidra __) 

McKinstry 

Ryan 

Milgard 

Foundation 

City of Tacoma 

Elliott Barnett 

Dianne Wiatr 

Jessica Nickerbocker 

Laurna Mauren 

Curtis Kingsolver 

Dana Brown 

Tacoma Power 

Joe Rempe, Rich Barrutia 



Schedule 




• Develop Hood Corridor as an essential Open Space for UWT 

campus 

• Respect and enhance the gentle Curve of Tracks into the 

aesthetic of the open space development 

• Celebrate and leverage opportunities provided by the Transect 

through Campus 

• Respond to the Industrial Past of surrounding area 

• Honor the Historic Significance of the railroad terminus 

• Incorporate sustainable strategies for Storm Water management 

• Provide accessible Campus Connections 

• Provide a Safe and Secure campus pathway and civic heart of 

campus 

• Minimize the width dedicated to Easements 

Hood Corridor Objectives 




Relevant Projects Project Background 

































Regional Picture 

Connectivity Project Background 















Site Materials 


Existing Conditions 


Site Photo Looking North 




Site Photo Looking South 




Site Photo Looking South 




Movement & Connectivity Site Analysis 



Spatial Site Analysis 



Environmental Site Analysis 



Environmental Site Analysis 



Existing 

Drainage 

Environmental 


Site Analysis 


Open Space 


Understanding 


Corridor Gateways Understanding 



Existing / Future Intersections Understanding 



Existing / Future Building Entries Understanding 



Storm Water Flow Understanding 



Pedestrian Lane Understanding 



Bicycle Lane Understanding 



Softscape Understanding 



Synthesis Understanding 



In 1864 President Lincoln signed legislation which chartered the Northern Pacific Railroad to complete a 

line between the mid-west and Puget Sound. 

• Prairie Line refers to the ―burnt prairie‖ route across the Nisqually delta from Tenino. 

• Diagonal Tacoma route was designed to accommodate the most powerful locomotive available. 

• Built by Chinese contract labor in 1873 

• When built, it became the Pacific terminus of the Northern Pacific Railroad that linked to 

the Great Lakes. 

• In 1885 a major fire devastated downtown Tacoma, prompting the first building codes, which called 

for brick and stone permanent structures. 

• The line became a development trunk for the growth of Tacoma, sprouting rail sidings to serve 

industrial and shipping facilities in what is now the warehouse and brewery district, including 

UWT. 

• The area has been a constantly changing web of rail spurs and sidings served by brick 

warehouses, loading docks and freight yards that gave form to these districts. 

• The first passenger depot was located on the Milgard property. It was physically moved in 1892 to 

the site of what is now Union Station. 

• Many of the dock spaces you see along the corridor are actual rail sidings for loading and 

freight car access to buildings/cranes 

• The corridor through the UW campus was primarily fronted by cabins, modest hotels/rooms for 

rent, and small dwellings, as well as coal and wood bunkers (to refuel steam engines?) 

History Summary 


Spirit of the Place 


Local Picture - 1885 
















Local Picture - 1912-50 




Local Picture – Post 1950 




Local Picture – Post 1950 




Local Picture - Today 




Rail Line Mapping 







Grade Study 







Stitching Approach 
























pal·imp·sest 

noun /ˈpalimpˌsest/ 

palimpsests, plural 

A manuscript or piece of writing material 

on which the original writing has been 

effaced to make room for later writing but 

of which traces remain 

Something reused or altered but still 

bearing visible traces of its earlier 

form- Sutton Place is a palimpsest of the 

taste of successive owners 

Layering / Palimpsest 


Approach 


pal·imp·sest 

noun /ˈpalimpˌsest/ 

palimpsests, plural 

A manuscript or piece of writing material 

on which the original writing has been 

effaced to make room for later writing but 

of which traces remain 

Something reused or altered but still 

bearing visible traces of its earlier 

form- Sutton Place is a palimpsest of the 

taste of successive owners 

Architects imply palimpsest as a ghost — 

an image of what once was. Whenever spaces 

are shuffled, rebuilt, or 

remodeled, shadows remain. Tarred 

rooflines remain on the sides of a 

building long after the neighboring 

structure has been demolished; removed 

stairs leave a mark where the painted wall 

surface stopped. Dust lines remain from a 

relocated appliance. Ancient ruins speak 

volumes of their former wholeness. 

Palimpsests can inform us, 

archaeologically, of the realities of the 

built past. 

Layering / Palimpsest 


Approach 


Site 

Layering / Palimpsest Approach 



Rail 




Water 




Water 




Landform 




Landform 




Plaza / Platform 




Plaza / Platform 




Planting 







Sketch 




Building Interface Approach 



Section - Existing 




Section – Option A 


Existing 



Section – Option A 


Existing 



Section – Option B 


Existing 



Section – Option B 


Existing 



Connections / Nodes 




Storm Water Concept Approach 



. 




Existing: 

Storm Drain Locations 




TO THEA 

FOSS WATERWAY 

Existing: 

Drain Flow 


TO THEA 

FOSS WATERWAY 



. 




Proposed: 

Intercept Surface Drainage 




Proposed: 

Intercept Roof Rainwater 




Proposed: 

Intercept Water from Storm Drain, 

Convey & Infiltrate 



TO THEA 

FOSS WATERWAY 

Proposed: 

Polish Water With Cleansing Biotope 


TO THEA 

FOSS WATERWAY 



Storm Water Flow 




Landscape Section 

Synthesis Approach 



































Railroad Bed Details 




Landscape Sections 




Materials Approach 



Water 


Atelier Dreiseitl- Portland 

Atelier Dreiseitl- Germany Atelier Dreiseitl- New York 

Atelier Dreiseitl- Germany Atelier Dreiseitl- Germany 

Atelier Dreiseitl- Germany 

Precedents 


Hargreaves - Portland 

Water 

Paris - France 

GGN - London 


SWA Group - Shanghai 

Atelier Dreiseitl - Berlin 

Atelier Dreiseitl - London 

Atelier Dreiseitl / Cao – Perrot Studio - Sonoma 

Cordoba - Spain 

Precedents 


Hargreaves - Portland 

Paris - France 

Grade Transition 


Gehl Architect -Brighton 


Atelier Dreiseitl - Berlin 

PROAP - Portugal Field Operations - NYC 

West8 - Toronto 

FOA - Yokohama 

Precedents 


Landform 

Grade Transition 


Atelier Dreiseitl Loidl - Duisburg 

Vetschpartner - Zurich 

Lorenzo Castro - Bucaramanga 

Doazan + Herschberger - Nantes 

Field Operations - NYC 


Precedents 


Lighting 


Leni Schwendinger

UWT Hood Corridor Project - University of Washington

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