Northwest Maritime Center

Port Townsend, WA | Architect: Miller|Hull Partnership | Completion Date: 2009

Quantum Consulting Engineers provided the structural design of the Northwest Maritime Center, a 27,000 SF multipurpose cultural and educational facility in Port Townsend, Washington. The Center serves as a focal point of the community, offering educational and communal opportunities that incorporate the area's rich maritime history.

The Center consists of two buildings: the Maritime Heritage and Resources Center, which is a two-story, 16,800 SF building, and the Maritime Education Building, which is a two-story structure that comprises 10,700 SF.

The Center offers a variety of maritime and visitor services, including educational programs, small boat building and restoration demonstration areas, meeting rooms, catering facilities, exhibit and display spaces, a chandlery and gift shop, a community boat house, and a maritime resource library. A large outdoor commons area is available as staging space for maritime demonstrations and community events. Easy access to the shore and a deep-draft dock facilitates a variety of on-the-water activities.

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