Erin Shie Palmer designed a unique entrance to the Metro bus tunnel at the plaza level of Benaroya Hall. The work consists of several different elements that work together to modulate the experience of moving between the Hall and the "high-tech" theme of the Metro station. Along the length of the curved concourse wall, the tile pattern scatters like musical notes on a staff and pixelates as it flows toward the Metro station. A series of sandblasted tiles scattered within the pattern depicts concepts derived from Robert Fludd's Temple of Music. The curved aluminum ceiling, shaped to create a form reminiscent of trains and transportation, uses neon lights to tint and shift the color. Handrails along the tunnel walls terminate in two sculpted knobs depicting the scroll of a violin at one end and a microphone at the other.
