Wells Fargo Center (Seattle)
| Wells Fargo Center | |
|---|---|
| Former names | First Interstate Tower |
| General information | |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Location | 999 Third Avenue Seattle, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47°36′18″N 122°20′03″W / 47.605°N 122.3341°WCoordinates: 47°36′18″N 122°20′03″W / 47.605°N 122.3341°W |
| Completed | 1983 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 174.96 m (574.0 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 47 |
| Elevators | 24 |
| Design and construction | |
| Owner | Equity Office Properties Trust |
| Main contractor | Howard S. Wright Construction |
| Architect | McKinley Architects |
| References | |
| [1][2][3] | |
Wells Fargo Center is a skyscraper in Seattle, Washington. Formerly named First Interstate Center when completed in 1983, the 47 storey, 175 m (574 ft) tower is now the ninth tallest building in the city, and has 24 elevators. 87,400 m2 (941,000 sq ft) of rentable space.[4] The design work was done by The McKinley Architects, and it is owned by Equity Office Properties Trust
The exterior façade Wells Fargo Center is composed of a six-sided, steel-framed tower that features a combination of tinted continuous double-glazed glass and polished spring rose granite panels. As is common with buildings in Downtown Seattle, the Wells Fargo Center rests on a slope. The Eastern entrance facing Third Avenue is slightly more than two stories higher than the Western side facing Second Avenue. On the west side, the building has a public hill climb on two flights of outdoor escalators that were encased in clear tubes until 2006 when they were updated with a simpler, yet more modern glass roof. The building has three levels of outdoor plazas.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Wells Fargo Center (Seattle) at Emporis
- ^ Wells Fargo Center (Seattle) at SkyscraperPage
- ^ Wells Fargo Center (Seattle) at Structurae
- ^ Warren, James R.; Henry Gordon, and Karen Milburn (1986). Where Mountains Meet the Sea: an Illustrated History of Puget Sound. Northridge, CA: Windsor Publications. p. 243. ISBN 0897811755.
