Fact Sheet: 1st Avenue & Pike Street – Seattle, WA
Starbucks is reinventing the store experience with a new design approach inspired by Starbucks™ Shared Planet™, our ongoing commitment to ethical sourcing, environmental stewardship and community involvement.
We’re working to strengthen our customers’ sense of community and reduce our impact on the planet by locally sourcing materials and incorporating reused and recycled elements where possible. We want each new or renovated Starbucks store to reflect the character of its surrounding neighborhood, allowing customers to feel truly at home when visiting “their” store and giving them opportunities for discovery at our other locations around the world.
We’ve placed plaques throughout our new concept stores to identify and explain specific green design and construction elements. We hope these markers not only inform customers about our environmental efforts, but motivate them to make environmentally responsible choices once they leave our stores.
Reused & Recycled Materials - The columns, floor and ceiling of our 1st Avenue and Pike Street store were preserved from existing buildings
- The original floor tile in the building was recycled rather than thrown away
- The informational piece on the bar utilizes recycled slate from Garfield High School and salvaged materials such as metal, wood and terracotta tiles from the Seattle area
- The coffee bag tapestry on the wall was created using repurposed burlap coffee bags from the Starbucks Roasting Plant in Kent, Washington
- The wood in the cabinets was repurposed from fallen trees in the Seattle area
- The structure of the main serving bar incorporates reclaimed and recycled materials
- The leather on the face of the bar is scrap leather obtained from shoe and automobile factories
- The walnut used to make the table, bar top and entry door handles was salvaged from a farm in Washington State
- The oak dividers in the wall fixtures were reclaimed from other buildings
- The wine barrels were repurposed from the local wine industry
- The community table came from a local restaurant and, before that, a Seattle-area home
- The partitions were made from recycled laundry detergent bottles
Water & Energy Conservation
- Dual-flush toilets and low-flow faucets significantly reduce our water use
- LED and CFL bulbs reduce our energy use
- Our hand dryers are energy efficient and reduce paper towel consumption
Waste Reduction
- During construction, 99 percent of the waste was diverted from the landfill
- By using one of our “for-here” mugs or bringing in their own, customers can help us reduce waste
Store Environment
- Paint, finishes and adhesives were carefully selected to avoid interference with the aroma of our coffee
- The wainscot is a natural product made from linseed oil
For More Information If you have questions or need more information, you may visit starbucks.com. For more information regarding Starbucks™ Shared Planet™ visit www.starbucks.com/sharedplanet. For news media, please contact us at (206) 318-7100 or press@starbucks.com. © 2009 Starbucks Coffee Company. All rights reserved.
