Miller Hull

Vibrant South Lake Union neighborhood hub recognized for its community-centric design.

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SEATTLE (Nov. 29,2018) — The Miller Hull Partnership, an international, award-winning architecture and planning firm, is proud to announce it received an AIA Seattle Honorable Mention on Monday, Nov. 5 for the 8th & Republican Mixed-Use Development, a full-block revitalization in South Lake Union developed by The Wolff Company.

In collaboration with Runberg Architecture Group, 8th & Republican blurs the line between public and private space in a community setting. In addition to housing units and commercial space, the design team set the building back from the street at mid-block to provide a generous public courtyard and make room for the building’s iconic Megastoop, an elevated public walkway that forms a green pocket park. This approach was the result of a perfect partnership: Miller Hull’s expertise in public design and Runberg’s knowledge of multi-family design.

“It all came together when we realized that by configuring the building diagonally across the site, we were able to provide more units and a public space,” said Mike Jobes, principal at Miller Hull and design principal on the project.

The jury was impressed with the aesthetic of the design, enthusiastically wanting to give it a high-five and be friends with the project itself. The jury said 8th & Republican stood above the masses of multi-family submissions, applauding it as a great example of how projects could be sited and how consequential decision-making can be beneficial and successful.

The 2018 AIA Seattle Honor Awards jury members include Sunil Bald (New York), Will Laufs (Berlin/New York), Andrea Love (Boston) and Dan Maginn, FAIA (Kansas City). The awards event was moderated by Elizabeth Golden, assistant professor of architecture at the University of Washington.

For more information about the 8th & Republican Mixed-Use Development and The Miller Hull Partnership, call (206) 682-6837 or visit www.millerhull.com.

About The Miller Hull Partnership, LLP
The Miller Hull Partnership is an architecture, planning, urban and interior design firm that creates dynamic and environmentally-responsible buildings, striving for a regenerative and inclusive future. The firm has a studio in Seattle and San Diego with work extending across typologies for public and private clients, including single-family, multi-family, mixed-use, civic, commercial, higher education, independent K-12, community, cultural, gateways, infrastructure and public safety. Widely recognized for innovative, timeless designs and a partnership-driven practice, Miller Hull has received over 350 local, regional and national awards for design excellence, including the AIA National Firm Award and Architect 50’s Top Firm for Sustainability. For more information, visit www.millerhull.com.

Media contact:
Katherine Misel, Communications Specialist
The Miller Hull Partnership, LLP
kmisel@millerhull.com
206-254-2072

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