• revolving restaurant floor and observation level
• restaurant addition at 100-foot level
• glass elevator

Client
Pentagram Properties, Inc.

Architect
John Graham & Company

Now a symbol of Seattle, the Space Needle was originally built by Howard S. Wright Construction Co. as the focal point for the 1962 World's Fair. The Space Needle view is unmatched -- a 360 degree panorama of a bustling city, snow-capped mountains and large, sparkling bodies of water.

The Space Needle was designed as a place fair goers could appreciate Seattle's natural setting, and as a vivid expression of the fair's futuristic theme, "Century 21."

The foundation of the Space Needle consists of 5,850 tons of concrete and steel, resting on a 30-foot foundation. Despite its height, the Space Needle's center of gravity is just above ground level. Its earthquake resistance is twice that required by code, and its wind resistance allows it to tolerate gales over 150 miles per hour.

The 6,200-square-foot Skyline Level restaurant and banquet facility, at 100 feet above ground and built on a platform which was provided during initial construction of the Space Needle, is a later addition by Howard S. Wright Construction Co. The addition has a structural steel frame, metal skin and bronze tinted glazing.

Interior renovation by the Howard S. Wright Construction Co. project team also added specialty gift shops. Remodeled at the 600-foot level were the Observation Deck and the Space Needle Restaurant.