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The new 35,000-SF Divine Academic Building and 15,000-SF Hunter Physical Education Building will be located between Lloyd Auditorium and Kastel Hall. The progressive design-build project will include:
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Skanska USA Building Inc.
1010 NW Flanders St.
Suite 500
Portland, OR 97209
503.382.0900
Project Designer
JoAnn Wilcox
EHS Manager
Kathryn Prus
Construction Project Manager
Sam Reid
Senior Project Manager
Alan Halleck
Senior Superintendent
Shawn Aubrey
Estimator
Richard Troyer
Architect of Record
Brendan Connolly
Architectural Project Manager
JC Letourneau
Project Architect
Chip Hammer
new parking lot
new campus heart
new academic building designed with DeafSpace standards
2024
2023
2022
2021
The Academic and Physical Education Building will be completed in fall of 2024.
Construction begins in summer of 2023. Check back for weekly updates!
Design and Preconstruction
Washington School for the Deaf, Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Youth and WA State Department of Enterprise Services selected Skanska + Mithun as the design-build partner through a competitive proposal process.
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DeafSpace Consultant
Robert T. Sirvage
DeafSpace Consultant
Hansel Baumann
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Together we will empower and inspire students, families and staff through the collaborative creation of our vibrant, beautiful and diverse Deaf-centered academic and athletic center, which will serve to educate our future leaders and enhance WSD community pride.
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Mithun Architects
1201 Alaskan Way
Suite 200
Seattle, WA 98101
206.623.3344
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Academic and Physical Education Building
Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Youth
Last Updated: 3.15.2024
Senior Project Engineer
Kate Betschart
Superintendent
Doug Healy
Project Manager
RJ Strength
Architect
Molly Hollyman
Architect
Seamus Kelly
Architect
Sayaka Akiyama
WSD Students: Bilingual Empowered Successful
for Today and Tomorrow - The Best!
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Project Engineer
Gabriel Culbreth
Student Engagement: Drones
Skanska team members introduced students to a set of remote-control drones that are being used to map the property. Students engaged with two types of drones during Monday’s assembly: smaller, no-touch drones that are fun to play with and watch fly, and a more technologically advanced camera drone that is similar to what’s being used in the design process.
Progress Updates
Update: March 2022
Four existing campus buildings were demolished from July 2021 through January 2022. The new Academic and Physical Education building will be constructed in this space between Lloyd Auditorium and Kastel Hall. Watch the drone videos to see the campus before and after demoltion.
Demolition
Update: July 2021 - January 2022
Update: February 2022
Students and faculty particiapted in design workshops to provide thier input on how they envision their new school.
Design Workshops
Update: June 2022
Students celebrated the end of the school year!
End of year celebration
Academic and Physical Education Building
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Skanska USA Building Inc.
1010 NW Flanders St.
Suite 500
Portland, OR 97209
503.382.0900
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Mithun Architects
1201 Alaskan Way
Suite 200
Seattle, WA 98101
206.623.3344
Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Youth
Last Updated: 6.13.2022
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Update: July 2022 - May 2023
Process and Design Explorations
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Update: July 2023
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Drone Footage showing overall site progress.
Update: August 2023
Image shows tilt panel forms and reinforcement. Concrete tilt panels are poured flat and after curing are tilted up into place
Tilt Up Concrete
Image shows underslab vapor barrier and rebar ahead of slab on grade concrete pour
Slab on grade
Crane rigging is hooked up to tilt panel pick points
Tilt Up Concrete
Drone captures image of concrete tilt panel being set into place with crane
Drone Footage
Update: September 2023
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Tilt panels are set in to place at gym building
Tilt Panels
Tilt panels are set in to place and supported with braces anchored to the slab
Tilt Panels
Roof trusses are installed at the gym building
Gym Building
Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) panels are set in place at the academic building.
CLT Panels
The academic building is primerily constructed using glulam beams and columns seen here
Mass Timber
Glulam Beams and columns are shown in this image. The green wrap on the columns is used to protect the wood from water damage.
Mass Timber
Drone image capturing overal progress at the academic building
Drone Footage
Drone captures image of mass timber construction at the new academic building
Drone Footage
Update: October 2023
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Interior shear wall framing continues in the academic building.
Interior Wall Framing
Photo captures steel construction ongoing at the PE building.
Steel Construction
The concrete slab is poured at the PE building.
Concrete Slab Pour
Drone image capturing overal progress of construction
Drone Footage
Drone captures image of the new gym building and the concrete slab for the PE building.
Drone Footage
Update: November 2023
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The last concrete slab pour is completed in the new gymnasium.
Concrete Pour
The weather barrier installation begins on the gym exterior walls
Weather Barrier
The exterior framing and sheathing is installed at the Academic Building
Exterior Wall Framing
Drone image capturing the overall progress of the new buildings
Drone Footage
The vapor barrier installation begins on the Academic building. Once complete, this will allow interior work to begin and final roofing to be installed
Roof Vapor Barrier
Update: December 2023
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Window frame installation begins in the Academic Building
Windows
January brought snow to the project site. The building was protected from the storm with all the openings covered with plastic and temp heat running in the building
Inclimate Weather
The first layer of gypcrete is poured on level 2 of the Academic Building
Gypcrete Flooring
Rough-in for mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems begins in the Academic Building
Interior Rough-In
DensElement is installed at the PE building
PE Building
Update: January 2024
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The finish coat of sealer is applied to the CLT and Glulam beams in the Academic Building
Mass Timber
The stair on the North side of the Academic Building is installed
Interior Stair
Glass is safely installed in the Academic Building using special equipment
Glass Installation
Drone image capturing the progress on the curtain wall installation
Drone Footage
Drone footage captures the overall progress of construction
Drone Footage
Update: February 2024
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Drywall and paint has started in the Academic Building
Finishes
The stair on the South side of the Academic Building is installed
Interior Stair
Layout for the new playground has begun
Playground
Drone image capturing the progress of construction
Drone Footage
Metal Panel Installation is ongoing on the Academic Building
Metal Panels
Update: March 2024
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