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Overview

The Suquamish American Indian Tribe, which owned land on WA's Kitsap Peninsula, directed the Seattle firm of Degen and Degen to design this resort hotel and spa; as in all American Indian-owned hotels on reservation lands, this resort also featured various gambling games, a main source of its appeal to visitors. In general terms, this four-story, 85-room hotel resembled earlier mountain or national park resort hotels built in the early 20th century. Like these grand lodges, the Suquamish Clearwater Resort had a central lobby/dining/administration pavilion bilaterally flanked by long wings containing guest rooms. Degen and Degen designed the building in a variation of Arts and Crafts/Swiss Chalet architecture, with open beamwork, rustic stone fireplaces and Native American sculptures and artwork.

Building History

According to Degen and Degen's web site: "D&D was originally retained to develop a master plan to help the Tribe determine how to develop their real estate holdings to compliment their existing casino. Their original thought was to build a casino hotel attached to the casino. We knew that the location on Puget Sound was their strongest asset and proposed that it should be a resort hotel oriented to take advantage of the breathtaking view of the Puget Sound." (Accessed 01/26/2015.)

Building Notes

The Suquamish Clearwater Resort's building contractor, the Canadian-based Aecon Group, Incorporated, collaborated with Degen and Degen, and received an award from the Washington State Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) in 2007. According to an Aecon News Release of 07/11/2007: "The Clearwater Casino Resort placed first in the Design-Build Award category for the creativity the team used in constructing the luxury facility. Work included the reconstruction of an 8,000 square foot space under the casino into an eco-friendly laundry facility." (Accessed 01/26/2015.)

Alterations

The Suquamish Clearwater Resort added a 670-space parking garage in 2014. A second hotel construction phase occurred in 2014-2015, when 14,500-square-feet of meeting facilities were enlarged and a six-story, 98--room wing added. This new wing also contained three restaurants, a fine dining venue, a dine-in cafe and a coffee shop. It was set to be done by 05/2015.

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