Seattle Aquarium
―Ocean Pavilion
Vibrant panels interpreting the landscape, the underwater ecosystem, and city’s original shoreline for the aquarium’s new scenic rooftop park.
Project
Ocean Pavilion
Location
Seattle, Washington
Team
Principal: Kristine Matthews
Creative Director: Marta Bernstein
Illustrator: Daniel Robinson
Designer: Peyton Todd
Project Manager: Samantha Segar
Creative Director: Marta Bernstein
Illustrator: Daniel Robinson
Designer: Peyton Todd
Project Manager: Samantha Segar
Photography
Natalie O'Rourke, Studio Matthews
Collaborators
Landscape Architect: Field Operations
Architect: LMN Architects
Fabricator: Design Communications Ltd. (DCL)
Architect: LMN Architects
Fabricator: Design Communications Ltd. (DCL)
Categories
Interpretation
Overlook Walk is a transformative, elevated pedestrian path that wraps around the Seattle Aquarium Ocean Pavilion, connecting Seattle’s iconic Pike Place Market to Waterfront Park. From this spot, 360 degree views of downtown and the water offer an amazing vantage point for shoreline storytelling.
We designed a series of panels that interpret the Salish Sea, native plant life and ecological artwork sandblasted on the public rooftop plaza. Looking to the south, the original natural shoreline is overlaid with how it appears today, revealing its dramatic evolution. To the west, viewers can understand their place in the vast mountain ranges and watershed of the Puget Sound, as well as the diverse wildlife under the sea.
