Avalara Hawk Tower

Work

Engineering high-rise solutions for a major transit oriented development

DCI Engineers provided structural design services for Avalara Hawk Tower, the commercial portion of the larger Stadium Place development. Avalara Hawk Tower comprises of a concrete 23-story, 282-key hotel connected to a 12-story Class A office tower with a shared eight-story atrium and skybridges.

DCI Engineers provided the primary structure for both towers, which is post-tensioned concrete slabs supported by concrete columns. The lateral force resisting system is special reinforced concrete shear walls, with some buckling restrained braced frames for the office/parking tower. The engineering team designed high-rise gravity and lateral systems to meet the client’s design and performance criteria.

Location:

Seattle, Washington

Square Feet:

650,000

Stories:

12 & 24

Service:

Structural

Industries:

Commercial, High Rise / Performance Based Design, Hospitality & Gaming, Sustainable Design

Primary Material:

Concrete, Steel, Masonry

Avalara Hawk Tower

Project Highlights

Hotel structure is 23 stories tall and the 12-story tower includes offices, parking, a health club, a conference level, and roof top restaurant.
Parking garage has 342 stalls.
The project includes a covered skybridge connecting the two buildings at Levels 6 and 8 and a non-accessible roof structure at Level 3 covers the arcade space between the two buildings.
The overall Stadium Place development is considered one of the larger transit oriented developments on the West Coast.
Certified LEED Silver Awards
2019 Silver Skyline Award, Seattle Business Magazine, hospitality category
2017 Architectural Precast Concrete Award for Excellence, Architectural Precast Association, commercial category