First Look: Miller Hull's Bullitt Center

First Look: Miller Hull's Bullitt Center
To bring its net-zero-energy goal within reach in cloudy Seattle, the Bullitt Center has a 242-kW photovolatic array covering 14,000 square feet. It extends as much as 20 feet from the edges of the roof.
Photo © Benjamin Benschneider

First Look: Miller Hull's Bullitt Center
With the goal of making the stairs a more attractive option than the elevator, the design team created an “irresistible stair” with wood treads and glass balustrades.
Photo © Benjamin Benschneider

First Look: Miller Hull's Bullitt Center
The stair projects from the facade and offers views of downtown’s skyline from the landings.
Photo © Benjamin Benschneider

First Look: Miller Hull's Bullitt Center
The building’s four upper levels have a heavy-timber structure of Douglas fir, with components such as laminated beams and wood-deck ceilings left largely exposed.
Photo © Benjamin Benschneider

To bring its net-zero-energy goal within reach in cloudy Seattle, the Bullitt Center has a 242-kW photovolatic array covering 14,000 square feet. It extends as much as 20 feet from the edges of the roof.

Joann Gonchar, FAIA, LEED AP, is deputy editor at Architectural Record. She joined RECORD in 2006, after working for eight years at its sister publication, Engineering News-Record. Before starting her career as a journalist, Joann worked for several architecture firms and spent three years in Kobe, Japan, with the firm Team Zoo, Atelier Iruka. She earned a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Arts from Brown University. She is licensed to practice architecture in New York State.