Photo: Nic Lehoux
House of Smith Jet City
Seattle, Washington
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Design Principal
Tom Kundig
Originally a Dr. Pepper bottling plant and later a recycling center, the design of House of Smith Jet City (formerly Charles Smith Wines) preserves as much of its hard-won industrial patina as possible, while opening up the building to the surrounding Seattle neighborhood, the runways of Boeing Field, and dramatic views of Mt. Rainier.
The former 32,000 square-foot building is composed of two structures, a two-floor office building and a contiguous open-structure steel truss warehouse. Together, they provide space for everything from grape crush to barrel storage and bottling, to tasting rooms and sales. The transformation of this 1960s era building involved the removal of a portion of the exterior street-side façade replacing it with a 19-by-60-foot span of windows, opening the building up to the neighborhood and views.
This project is about folding together the unfound beauty of the building with the larger‑than‑life spirit that is Charles Smith.Tom Kundig, FAIA, RIBA
Team
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Design Principal
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Project Architect
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Interior Designer
Debbie Kennedy
Awards
2017
Chicago Athenaeum, American Architecture Awards, American Architecture Award
2016
Architizer A+ Awards, Winner, Hospitality: Bars & Nightclubs
Publications
2018
Shook, Lindsey. “The Emerald City.” California Home & Design, 1 Oct. 2018, 100, 102. Print.
2017
“UW Station, winery among the NW winners of 2017 architecture awards.” Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce, 6 April 2017, 1, 8. Print.
2016
“Awards Category Typology / Type Hospitality: Bars & Nightclubs / Winner Jury: Charles Smith Wines Jet City Seattle, WA, USA.” Architizer: A+ Awards 2016, 2016, 76. Book.
Berkowicz, Sylvie, and Sophy Caulier. “Seattle – La renaissance par la technologie.” The Good Life No. 22, March-April 2016, 120. Print.
Hayes, Kelly J. “Aspen Times Weekly: Gut Feeling.” The Aspen Times¸ 12 Jan. 2016. Web.
