Coffee-Pot Pergola is a landmark located at a hub of activity in Lake City, an urban neighborhood in Seattle. Sorey was team artist on Seattle Department of Transportation's Lake City Way Multi-Modal Improvements design team. Sorey chose the site, worked with the design team to lay out paving and planting areas, and created construction drawings to incorporate into SDOT documents. Sorey partnered with community leaders and residents to identify the best-loved aspects of local culture, and find a style, theme and process that fit. The theme, a celebration of the crosscultural social ritual of drinking hot beverages, comes from a desire to inspire togetherness across the many cultures in the neighborhood. Nearby cafes supply the needed beverages to make the space function as intended. The design process included neighbors from many cultures who provided handwritten samples of writing in their language that Sorey transformed into welcoming words embedded in the paving.


Funding Source: Seattle Department of Transportation Percent for Art
Administered by: Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs