The owner of this building, Delta Marine, is a manufacturer of large yachts in Seattle, Washington. At 30 feet the ceiling clearance was adequate to fulfill most of their customer orders, however, the potential to take on bigger projects was clearly there. In order to do so, the owner needed the ceiling height to be 53 feet instead of 30. They calculated the costs of improving their existing structure was inexpensive compared to the amount of income a higher roof could bring to their business. Due to the increase in height, Delta Marine is building much bigger yachts.