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| What/Where: |
Manufacturer/Vendor: |
| Bouncy blue seats or “poufs” in Children’s Area |
Capellini; purchased through Commerical Office Interiors (COI). (206) 448-7333. |
Lighting in Children’s Area |
Clara Powell, strategic marketing
specialist |
| Lighting over Level 1 ESL area |
Central Library lighting design by Kugler Tillotson Associates. Quartz light fixtures on Level 1. Contact Library Facilities and Fleets Service for more specific information from the O&M manuals. |
| Diamond grid “Smart glass” |
Designed and custom built by Seele
out of Bavaria, Germany |
| Black wall tiles |
The product is called Porous Bead Foam, sound silencer called EPP-ARPRP sold by Acoustical Surfaces Inc. 1-800-448-0121, manufactured by JPS International, Malvern, PA. |
| Non-sliding desk lip that folds over table edges (and table) |
Made by Vitra. For more info, ID
Collections out of Portland. |
| Black electrical cord management net sleeves |
Made by Vitra. For more info, ID
Collections out of Portland. |
| Living Room flooring |
It’s a recycled product called
Worthwood and is manufactured by: |
| Children’s Area & bamboo flooring |
Veneer natural bamboo flooring, reference
desk and wall treatment (for the Story Hour Room) manufactured
by: |
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Foam couches & seats |
Called Frame Seats and the M2Cross
and made by Quinze & Milan in Belgium. We purchased through
ID Collections out of Portland. |
| Custom paint color for legs and frames of Quinze & Milan Furniture |
Paint is a custom mixed RAL9007 metallic paint |
| Auditorium chairs & regular chairs at tables in public areas |
Purchased from Vitra. The .03 is made of “self-skinned” polyurethane foam over a metal frame with leaf springs. The metal is within the foam itself (for strength and durability). |
| Living Room and Reading Room patterned carpets; auditorium curtain |
Carpets were custom designed for
The Seattle Public Library by Petra Blaise of Inside/Outside.
Made of aquafil face yarn by Ege. Ege carpet is made up of nylon
or polyamid, which is a non-absorbable monofilament or braided
synthetic material. It’s a 100 percent recyclable product. |
| Mixing Chamber aluminum flooring |
Standard sheet aluminum screwed and adhered to a standard raised floor system. The assembly was installed by Advanced Technology Construction in Renton, WA |
| Writer’s Room furniture |
Resolve workstations by Herman Miller. Eames seating supplied by Herman Miller. |
| Office furniture (except City Librarian’s office) |
Knoll Systems Furniture ordered through: |
| City Librarian’s office & HQ board room |
Furnishings by Herman Miller, purchased
through: |
| Black carpet material on Headquarters floor (11) |
Metafloor. |
| Auditorium paneling |
Ash veneer paneling with gray stain |
| Shelving & compact shelving |
The vendor is Spacesaver Northwest. It’s standard shelving with a custom end panel & custom color (paint name = MS Silver, product code = 82786B65K, a standard Herman Miller paint color). |
| Restroom paint colors |
The green color was specified as a match to a Sherwin Williams standard color: "Green Room" SW#1442. The blue was to match Sherwin Williams color: "Glint Blue" SW#1795. The product is an industrial marine coating also by Sherwin Williams. Different gloss levels are available in this series of epoxy coatings. The B60V15 notation we specified is for a gloss finish. The floor coating is a different general polymers/Sherwin Williams product designed for floors, but is also an epoxy finish. |
| "Pillow" ceiling on Level 10 |
The ceiling is not a manufactured product. It is made up of acoustic panels wrapped with ripstop nylon (the same fabric that ski parkas, sleeping bags, etc., are made of). The panels were assembled for the Central Library, and cannot be purchased already manufactured. |
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MISC FIGURES: |
400 seats with computers (132 of
these are in the Mixing Chamber) |
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