Harbour Steps, Seattle
When urban architecture becomes an experience
Harbour Steps is an iconic project in the heart of Seattle: a grand public staircase connecting 1st Avenue with 2nd Avenue, integrated into a larger urban regeneration and hospitality intervention.
Created to connect two levels of the city, Harbour Steps is much more than just a pedestrian link: it is a true inhabited plaza, a place of passage and pause, of perspectives and meeting points, where water, stone and concrete dialogue with the daily movement of the metropolis.
Domos’ contribution was instrumental in the redefinition phase of the project. The supply was shaped on the design evolutions in progress, with great flexibility and adaptability. The workings required a very high level of customization, both technical and aesthetic.
Steps
made of solid Black Absolute granite, with a hydroflamed finish, designed to resist wear and tear and weathering.
Curved and shaped details
executed with millimeter precision to accompany the organic form of the staircase.
Coating of the four fountains
granite with a custom texture made especially for the project.