Interpretive Center Floor Plan

 

   

    Store No. 1 First Floor Plan

 

  

   Interpretive Center Elevation

           

Fort Nisqually

Point Defiance Park

 

Tacoma

Washington

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Client :

- Metro Park District of Tacoma

 

Project Goals

- Create a clear visitor's entrance

- Enhance the visitor's introduction to the fort

- Implement the fort's master plan by recreating missing buildings

- Provide modern facilities for staff and visitors

- Create the appearance of traditional Hudson's Bay post-in-beam construction and meet current energy, safety, and accessibility requirements

 

Program

- New collections ascension and archival storage space

- Indoor gathering space

- Staff offices

- Visitor's center

- Museum store and storage

 

 

Originally established in 1833 along the Nisqually River Delta, Fort Nisqually was the first European trading settlement on Puget Sound. Relocated in 1933 - 1934, the fort is located inside Tacoma's Point Defiance Park where it operates as a "living history" museum.