Groundbreaking with Mayor Greg Nickels; Bruce Carter, President, ZymoGenetics; Peter Steinbrueck, Seattle City Council President; Earl Davie, ZymoGenetics founder; David Huber, former President, Eastlake Community Council (left to right)
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ZYMOGENETICS CAMPUS
Constructing
the EDBII building
ZymoGenetics,
Inc. is located in the historic Seattle
City Light Steam Plant building located
on the shores of Lake Union in Seattle.
The Steam Plant, built in 1914 to address
the city's increasing demands for electricity,
generated power for seven decades. In
1987, the Steam Plant was decommissioned.
The following year, the Steam Plant and
the adjacent Hydro House were designated
Historical Landmarks by Seattle's Landmarks
Preservation Board.
In 1993, ZymoGenetics purchased both buildings
and began a yearlong, $25 million dollar
renovation to create a cutting-edge research
facility. Following Landmarks Preservation
Board guidelines, the exterior of the
building retains original architectural
features and includes six replicas of
the original seven smokestacks. The Hydro
House, a historic building adjacent to
the Steam Plant, now serves as public
deli and is available to the community
for public meetings.
The Steam Plant provides a unique work
environment for employees to share informal
and casual interactions. The 110,000 sq
ft headquarters building was designed
so that research laboratories would have
clear views of Lake Union while providing
world-class research space to accommodate
the varied research activities that take
place at ZymoGenetics. The Steam Plant
is a readily recognized landmark in Seattle
where ZymoGenetics' employees work in
an innovative, award-winning space.
In 1998, ZymoGenetics constructed a 40,000
sq ft building across the street from
the Steam Plant. Named for one of the
Company founders, the Earl Davie Building
captures the essence of the other historic
buildings while complementing them with
award-winning modern architecture.
Earl Davie
Building II Lab
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In October 2002 ZymoGenetics sold its corporate headquarters buildings, raising
approximately $52 million. The Company,
in partnership with its landlord, then built
additional research and development space
as part of a 45,000 square foot expansion
of the Earl Davie Building. In April 2003,
the Company broke ground for the Earl Davie
Building II expansion in a ceremony attended
by Founder Earl Davie, Seattle Mayor Greg
Nickels, City Council President Peter Steinbrueck
and Eastlake Community Council President
David Huber. Completed in June 2004, ZymoGenetics
now occupies approximately 200,000 square
feet of laboratory and office space.
Seattle is a great place in which to live
and conduct business. Major research institutions
are located near ZymoGenetics which help
create an atmosphere conducive to research
collaborations. The University of Washington
is approximately one mile away and it's
a one-block walk to the Fred Hutchinson
Cancer Research Center. Additionally, South
Lake Union is being developed into a biotech
campus that includes an expansion of the
University of Washington and several leading
biotechnology companies. Being headquartered
in the South Lake Union area of Seattle
has many advantages beyond its proximity
to other world-class research institutions
- employees have direct access to the lake,
can kayak or row during lunch hours, and
have views of the boats and float planes
at the Company's doorstep.
View a more detailed history of the Steam Plant:
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