Magnusson Klemencic Associates

Benaroya Hall

Interior view of Benaroya Hall's main hall, floor seating, balconies, and central stage

Team

Architect

LMN Architects; Murase Associates

Contractor

Skanska USA

Stats

PROJECT TYPE

Performing Arts

COMPLETION

1998

PROJECT SIZE

183,000 ft²

MKA ROLE

Structural and Civil Engineer

Seattle, WA

 Benaroya Hall

Rising six stories and encompassing an entire city block, this premier venue for the Seattle Symphony features a 2,500-seat concert hall, 600-seat recital hall, rehearsal spaces, and underground parking for 400 vehicles. MKA’s box-within-a-box design is seismically and acoustically isolated from a light-rail tunnel below and street-level bus transit corridor.  Extensive custom precast concrete provides extra sound-absorbing mass while repeating patterns of concrete shapes reduce the required formwork to save costs and complete the project eight months faster than cast-in-place concrete.
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Exterior daylight view of Benaroya Hall and its glass-enclosed lobby, looking northeast from the corner of Second Avenue and University Street
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Interior view of Benaroya Hall's main hall, floor seating, balconies, and central stage
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Awards

Award of Honor - 1999 Region Design Awards - American Institute of Architects - Northwest and Pacific Chapter

Award of Merit - International Illumination Design Awards - Illuminating Engineering Society of North America

Award of Merit, Completed - Honor Awards for Washington Architecture - American Institute of Architects - Seattle Chapter

Best Miscellaneous Building Co-Winner, Stadiums/Arenas/Theaters - Design Awards - Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute

Co-Winner, Henry H. Edwards Industry Advancement Award - Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute

Grand Award, Overall - Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards - Washington Aggregates and Concrete Association

Grand Award, Structural Systems - Engineering Excellence Awards - American Council of Engineering Companies

Honor Award - Civic Design Awards 1999 - American Institute of Architects - Washington Chapter

Honor Award, Arch. - Institute Honor Awards for Arch., Interior Arch., and Regional and Urban Design - American Institute of Architects

Honor Award, Structural Systems - Engineering Excellence Awards - American Council of Engineering Companies - Washington Chapter

Winner, Best of Show - Northwest Construction Consumer Council

Winner, Cast-in-Place Structures - Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards - Washington Aggregates and Concrete Association

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