GREENFIRE CAMPUS
Situated on .85 acres in the dense core of the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, Greenfire’s two buildings total over 30,500 SF and house apartments, offices and a restaurant. The grounds support urban agriculture and wildlife habitat, connecting occupants and passers by alike to the natural world. Building systems were selected to provide a balance between capital investment and life cycle costs.
In addition to specific sustainable design strategies, the Greenfire Campus promotes social sustainability and livability through a carefully orchestrated dialogue between the natural and man-made. The range of environments from restful habitat for flora and fauna to busy streets and sidewalks creates an understanding of our place as stewards of the environment within an urban context.
The project’s comprehensive sustainable design strategies include the use of geothermal heating and cooling, the exchange of energy between uses whose needs vary during the day, passive cooling through natural ventilation, provisions for edible horticulture, the use and reintroduction of rain and storm water into the earth with attendant reduction in infrastructure and the use of solar energy for heating, cooling, and daylighting. The Greenfire Campus goes beyond its technical sustainability achievements by promoting human interaction and understanding within a new sustainable core for the Ballard community.
LOCATION Seattle, WA
AREA 30,500 SF
COMPLETED 2013
PHOTOGRAPHY Lara Swimmer
AWARDS + RECOGNITION
2017 AIA Seattle Honor Awards \ Meeting 2030 Challenge
2016 March, Seattle Weekly
2015 ASHRAE Award
2013 Futurewise Awards
2013 May, Seattle DJC
2013 March, Seattle DJC
2013 February, The Seattle Times
2012 AIA What Makes It Green Award
2012 February, Seattle DJC