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Early Design Guidance Packet


The City of Seattle's Design Review Board holds Early Design Guidance meetings to determine which of the City's Design Guidelines are most important for the project and its site.

Instructions
An applicant prepares an Early Design Guidance packet in advance of the Early Design Guidance review. 

Information in an Early Design Guidance packet should include:

  • statement of the development objectives for the site
  • analysis of the urban design opportunities and constraints
  • list of the City's design guidelines the applicant thinks are the most important for the project to address
  • analysis of the site
  • three feasible alternatives architectural concepts including a preferred concept and a code-driven alternative that are presented in the same graphic context
  • potential standard development departures

All Early Design Guidance packets should be 11" x 17".

See detailed instructions.

Samples
Below are a few samples of Early Design Guidance packets that are well presented.

Small Projects

Boylston Ave Condominium (3.0 MB)
Type: Residential
Address: 1416 Boylston Ave.
Project Number: 2501974
Reviewer: Capitol Hill/First Hill/Central District Board
Date: July 15, 2005 
Architect: Daniel Umbach

 

 1911 E. Pine Street (4.8 MB)
Type: Residential
Address: 1911 E. Pine Street
Project Number: 3004704
Reviewer: Capitol Hill/First Hill/Central District Board
Date: June 14, 2006
Architect: b9 architects inc.



 

Medium Projects

1500 E. Madison Street (3.8 MB)
Type: Mixed Use
Address: 1500 E. Madison St.
Project Number: 3003718
Reviewer: Cpital Hill/First Hill/Central District  Board
Date: January 18, 2006
Architect: Weinstein A/U

 

4515-4525 41st Avenue SW (4 MB)
Type: Residential
Address: 4515-4525 41st Avenue SW
Project Number: 3004618
Reviewer: Southwest Board
Date: October 12, 2006
Architect: Nicholson Kovalchick Architect

 

 

Ballard Park Mixed Use (4.9 MB)
Type: Mixed Use
Address: 5700 24th Ave. NW
Project Number: 2306110
Reviewer: Northwest Board
Date: January 12, 2004
Architect: Bumgardner

 

2034-NW-56-st

2034 NW 56th Street (29.3 MB)
Type: Mixed Use
Address: 2034 NW 56th Street
Project Number: 3012205
Reviewer: Northwest Board
Date: July 11, 2011
Architect: Johnston
 

 

Large Projects

9th and Cherry (8.3 MB)
Type: Mixed Use
Address: 710 8th Ave.
Project Number: 2407617
Reviewer: Capitol Hill/First Hill/Central District Board
Date: March 2, 2005
Architect: Perkins and Will

 

2201 9th Avenue (3.0 MB)
Type: Mixed Use
Address: 2201 9th Ave.
Project Number: 2409278
Reviewer: Downtown Board
Date: April 12, 2005
Architect: Callison

 

12311 32nd Ave (3.1 MB)
Type: Mixed Use
Address: 12311 32nd Ave.
Project Number: 3004734
Reviewer: Northeast Board
Date: March 5, 2007
Architect: Runberg Architecture Group

 

 230-Broadway

230 Broadway (6.1 MB)
Type: Mixed Use
Address: 230 Broadway
Project Number: 3009249
Reviewer: East Board
Date: November 18, 2009
Architect: Runberg Architecture Group
 

AvalonBay

4535 12th Ave NE & 4550 11th Ave NE (21.2 MB)
Type: Mixed Use
Address:4535 12th Ave NE & 4550 11th Ave NE
Project Number: 2501974 & 3011959
Reviewer: Northeast Board
Date: August 15, 2011
Architect: GGLO


 


More design proposal packets can be found in the archive.

Drop-Off Submittal Option
Early Design Guidance packets and applications for Early Design Guidance may be submitted via a drop-off process. (See news story.)

Last Updated:

September 20, 2011