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Building History

This branch opened 07/15/2006; a community center was located directly behind the library on Fifth Avenue, NE. The Northgate Branch Library possessed a collection of 40,000 books and cost $6.7 million. It contained 10,000 square feet of space. The site also accommodated the Northgate Community Center, costing $8.8 million and a park, costing $4.8 million.

The Seattle Public Library.org's website said of the Northgate Branch's construction timeline: "The temporary site closed in 2004 to prepare for construction of the new 10,000-square-foot branch library, the 20,000-square-foot community center and 1.67-acre park. Construction began in March 2005 and was coordinated with street improvement work done by the Seattle Department of Transportation. ARC Architects provided site-planning services. Miller|Hull designed the buildings and the park to create an urban gathering place for the community. The buildings are connected through a common entry plaza, which also serves as a gateway to the park." (See Seattle Public Library.org, "Northgate Branch Architecture and Environmental Features," accessed 04/17/2024.)

Building Notes

The Miller/Hull Partnership LLP designed the Northgate Library, Community Center and Civic Park at the same time.

The complex was awarded a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification by the US Green Building Council (USGBC), a very high sustainability rating at the time. The Seattle Public Library noted two of its most sustainable features: "...Outdoor lights that cast light down and don't contribute to light pollution, and an underground, 149,000-gallon stormwater retention vault that collects runoff from the site and adjacent street to irrigate the park and the landscaping." (See Seattle Public Library.org, "Northgate Branch Architecture and Environmental Features," accessed 04/17/2024.)

PCAD id: 6579