Predesign
During the predesign phase the design team inquired about free daylighting services through the Seattle Lighting Lab. The modest public budget and state fee schedule did not allow for study models, so the Better Bricks Foundation offered a grant to assist with model building. An architecture student was hired to create a model specifically for the study, and a series of studies helped to identify the best options for obtaining even daylighting throughout the facility. Relites, overhangs, louvers, and the placement of openings and skylights were all tuned based on this information.