![]() ![]() ![]() The space below contains a den, bathroom and primary suite which can be closed off for privacy while aligning with the views down to the city in more intimate settings. The top level, where the materiality and form of the pyramid are most directly experienced, is programmed as the primary living space with kitchen, living and dining flowing together in a single, open plan. The new 2-level layout was carefully considered to maximize space within the modestly scaled, uniquely shaped volume, and to emphasize the experience that is particular to living in a pyramid above the city. © Graham Baba Architects © Graham Baba Architects © Graham Baba Architects The latest renovation, completed earlier this year, builds upon the unique opportunity of living atop one of Seattle’s most iconic structures, updating the apartment into a fresh and contemporary space that celebrates the character of the building and the particularities of its history and form. In the late 1990s, the neglected and underutilized space was converted into an eccentric apartment through a 20-year lease. The lower portion of the pyramid, now the main level of the penthouse, went through a variety of uses including serving as office space and a radio broadcasting studio run by infamous Prohibition-era bootlegger Roy Olmstead and his wife Vivian, who was rumored to broadcast coded information for her husband’s rum-running operation during her children’s radio story program. The pyramid-shaped peak of the tower is the site of a one-of-a-kind two-story penthouse apartment recently reimagined by Graham Baba Architects.ĭespite its enviable position above the city skyline, the base of the pyramid was originally used for a building maintenance office, and the very top of the tower housed a large water cistern for the building’s fire suppression system, which remained into the 1940s. Today, this iconic figure in the Seattle skyline houses offices and commercial spaces topped by an observation deck on the 35th floor. No expense was spared in the construction of this ambitious 462-foot-tall building, with interiors finished in rich materials and ornate detailing. Built in 1914, Smith Tower was the tallest structure west of the Mississippi upon its completion. The project was an incredible opportunity to continue writing the next chapter in the history of an iconic Seattle building. Excerpt: The Penthouse at Smith Tower is an interior design project designed by Graham Baba Architects in Seattle, USA.
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