Set along Seattle’s reimagined central waterfront, the Molly Moon’s Waterfront location brings the famous, locally made ice cream to the restored Washington Street Boat Pergola.
Occupying less than 32 m2 (350 sf), the shop is designed to fit within the existing historic pergola—an iconic structure listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Originally built in 1920 by D.R. Huntington, the pergola served as a symbolic gateway to Seattle from Puget Sound, and at one point in time, housed the Seattle Harbor Master, as a landing for ferries and ships, and as the U.S. Navy’s shore-leave entry point. However, by the mid-1970s, the structure had become vacant.
Graham Baba Architects carefully integrated Molly Moon’s brand while honoring the material palette of the landing’s architecture. Historic ticket windows have been repurposed as service counters. The pergola provides 79 m2 (850 sf) of covered outdoor space
