The Storefront Studio Needs You!

The Storefront Studio is part of King County’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative, and is conducted in partnership with architecture and urban design students from the UW’s College of Built Environments. At a well-attended kick-off meeting on March 30, Island residents talked with the students about the history and development of the Island and their ideas for potential projects. Over the next two months the students will refine these ideas and develop practical preservation and development strategies for strengthening community character and stimulating economic growth.

During this time the project team will host public open houses, exhibits and information exchanges on Vashon in order to develop a visual analysis of the town and nearby areas. The open house format of the project, combined with the speed and relative low cost of digital printing, means that a fully illustrated public exhibition will be mobilized in a short period of time. The student’s ideas will be illustrated with computer-altered photographs of individual buildings and entire streetscapes providing a clear visual graphic of their community generated proposals.

Please join us at the upcoming open houses. We welcome your comments, concerns, and connections!

WHERE: Movie Magic, 17636 Vashon Highway SW
WHEN: Friday, May 4, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm & Saturday, May 5, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Final presentation will be
Friday, June 1, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Contacts:
Jim Nicholls
UW College of Built Environments, Department of Architecture
206.616.4366
jnicholl@u.washington.edu

Julie Koler
King County Dept. of Natural Resources & Parks, Historic Preservation Program
206.296.8689
julie.koler@kingcounty.gov