SPOKANE

CONVENTION
CENTER

CASE STUDY
 Spokane Convention Center is
the primary convention
center in Spokane, Washington,
in the northwest United States,
and consists of two
interconnected buildings along
the south bank of the Spokane
River in downtown Spokane.
 The facility, owned and operated
by the Spokane Public Facilities
District, is part of a larger
campus, historically referred to
as Spokane Center, that also
contains the adjacent First
Interstate Center for the Arts.
 Site
 The proposed project site is on the north side of the
existing Convention Center in the area where the C.I.
Shenanigan’s Restaurant and parking lot are currently
located.
 The site is bounded by the Spokane River and the
Centennial Trail to the north, the Division Street Bridge
on the east and the Arbor Open Space (over which the
second story might cantilever) on the west.
 The potential development area is further defined from
the north by a 50 foot buffer zone back from the
Ordinary High Watermark with an additional 7.5m
building setback. The remaining developable site area is
approximately 3700sqm.
  The new program is intended to enhance the overall building
capabilities, to meet the latest trends in the convention center
industry, and to supplement additional program spaces not
Program Area achievable in the previous expansion.
 As noted in the Programming Summary (by Conventional
Wisdom) a thorough process of program analysis was preformed
resulting in the following Summary of Program Areas
 Description of Space Program Area (approx.
sqm)
Public Lobbies, • Public Lobbies & 675
Concourses and Entrances.
Registration • Pre-Function 802
Concourses.
• Existing Riverside /
0
Prefunction. (1550) 31
• Circulation / Riverside
Elevator Relocation.
Subtotal 1508

Key program Exhibition Halls • Exhibit Hall, Upper Level 1825

Subtotal 1825
spaces: Assembly Spaces • Junior Ballroom (Flex- 1272
space).
• Meeting Rooms 970
• Board Room / Tasting 60
Subtotal 2302
Front of House Support Subtotal 370
Areas
Back of House Support Subtotal 2230
Areas
Vertical Circulation Subtotal 142
Enclosed Building Area Total 8500
 2% Public Lobbies, Concourses and
18% Registration
27% Exhibition Halls

AREA 4% 22%
Assembly Spaces

DIVISION 27%
Front of House Support Areas

Back of House Support Areas

Vertical Circulation
 DESIGN NARRATIVES

• The design intent for the Completion

Project for the Spokane Convention
Center is to fulfill the vision of the 2006
Expansion, achieving an integrated
aesthetic for the “East Campus”.
• Exterior and interior materials will
complement those of the existing spaces,
to create a unified experience for visitors
and convention attendees.
• The opportunity to present a cohesive face
to the Spokane River and neighborhoods
north of the site is particularly important.
• An opportunity to improve the existing
Spokane Riverfront Landscape, enhance
connections to the Spokane Riverfront,
and expand recreational opportunities for
Spokane residents and visitors.
ZONNING
ZONNING
FLEX SPACE
• One of the most challenging aspects of the
project is blending the massing of the new
spaces to the distinctive form of the existing
building.
• The proposed design treats the volume of the
project as two primary forms: one for the
expanded Hall A, the second for the new “Flex
Space” adjacent to the existing Hall D.
• Geometrically, the expanded footprint of Hall
A is formed by a curve mirrored from the east
wall of the exhibit hall.
• The rectilinear form of the Flex Space extends
the geometry of the Riverside Hall towards the
River, creating a contrast to the curved forms
of the exhibit volume.
BOOTH
LAYOUT
• EXIBIT HALLS – 7

• BALLROOMS – 13

• MEETING ROOMS – 30

• THEATER – 1
OVERALL SITE PLAN
LANDSCAPE DIAGRAMS
RIVER VIEW FROM NORTHWEST
DIVISION STREET VIEW