The Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce
Friday, April 18, 2003

LOWE’S OPENS IN OLYMPIA

Sierra Construction Co. of Woodinville a few months ago completed construction of a new Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse at 4230 Martin Way E. in Olympia. The 139,774-square foot building was built concurrently with a grocery store, gas station and two stand-alone retail buildings.

The store involved construction of a painted split-face CMU block building with single-ply thermoplastic polyolefin roofing. The front entry includes EIFS with “Lowe’s blue,” sheet metal roofing and siding. A custom 1,500-square foot mural was painted on the east elevation by Kangas Murals.

The store’s HVAC and lighting systems are controlled by a building management system from Lowe’s North Carolina headquarters.

Project designer is Sconzo Hallstrom Architects. Major subcontractors included Westland Electric, AFP Systems, Todd Robinson Painting, Rainbow Federal Roofing, Western Steel Erectors, Summit Fence Co., and Brinkerhoff and Sons.

Sierra’s team included David Buckholtz, Bryan Ploetz, Jamey Clark, and Steve Neisinger.