A Monument to Rain

It's always raining in Seattle.

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El Dorado was contracted to work on a multi-disciplinary team to fabricate a “Monument to Rain” in Seattle, Washington. The monument, located outside the new Georgetown Wet Weather Treatment Station, consists of a five-foot diameter, thirty-five-foot tall, one-and-a-half-inch thick polymer tube that is fastened to a concrete foundation but otherwise stands vertically unsupported, adjacent to the treatment station. The concept behind the monument is that when it’s raining in Seattle, it’s not raining inside the polymer tube; and when it’s not raining in Seattle, it will rain inside the tube. Each new artificial rain event within the polymer tube is programmed to mimic the previous natural-occuring rain event outside, both in type and intensity. The “Monument to Rain” will stand to celebrate the unique weather conditions of the Pacific Northwest and ensure that it is, indeed, always raining in Seattle.
  • In Progress
  • Architect, General Contractor, Fabricator
  • Seattle, WA
  • 1,500 SF

Client

  • 4Culture

Stakeholder

  • King County, Department of Natural Resources and Parks, Wastewater Treatment Division

Eldo Team

  • David Dowell
  • Chris Burk
  • Daniel Renner
  • Ted Arendes
  • Caitlyn Biffle

Collaborators

  • Container: Reynolds Polymer Technology
  • Water Consultant: Crystal Fountains
  • MEP: Fountain Technologies
  • Structural: HDR
  • Civil: Roberts Engineering
  • Landscape: Berger Partnership
  • Wastewater and Systems: Jacobs Engineering Group
  • Design & Architect of Record: The Miller Hull Partnership
  • Design Architect: Signal Architecture + Research

Artist

  • Sans façon

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