Hotel Clare

Work

Embracing Seattle’s Rise in Tourism: Engineering an upscale hotel in the midst of Seattle’s prominent attractions

At 16 stories, the new Hotel Clare in Seattle, Washington will offer the downtown district a spacious high-rise in order to supplement its growing tourism needs. DCI is providing the structural engineering for this 175,866-sf hotel which will incorporate the existing five story concrete façade of the landmarked Terminal Sales Annex Building. The landmarked building will require underpinning with new steel piles and a combination of temporary and permanent steel bracing throughout the height of the facade. The hotel features 210 keys and a top floor restaurant with 360 degree views of the city. Hotel Clare is being designed with a terrace roof on the 2nd floor which will provide additional meeting space and prefunction capabilities.

Location:

Seattle, Washington

Square Feet:

175,866

Stories:

Service:

Structural, Civil

Industries:

Hospitality & Gaming

Primary Material:

Concrete

Project Highlights

Hotel Clare is being designed with a translucent elevator on the outside of the building that will transport guests to the lobby at the top of the tower.
The 179 foot tall structure will utilize reinforced concrete shear walls and diaphragms to resist wind and seismic loads.
The columns and walls will be founded on a combination of spread and mat foundations.
The ground floor combines back of house hotel services, retail space and an exterior porte cochere all above the below grade parking garage of approximately 18,350-sf.