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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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Trevor Wyckoff

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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

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Last Updated: 3.15.2024

Aerial footage of the WSD campus after buildings were demolished.

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

Senior Project Engineer

Kate Betschart

Superintendent

Doug Healy

Project Manager

RJ Strength

Construction Project Manager

Sam Reid

Project Architect

Chip Hammer

Senior Superintendent

Shawn Aubrey

Architect

Molly Hollyman

Architect

Seamus Kelly

Architect

Sayaka Akiyama

WSD Students: Bilingual Empowered Successful for Today and Tomorrow - The Best!

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Gabriel Culbreth

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Seamus Kelly

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Sayaka Akiyama

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.

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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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Last Updated: 6.13.2022

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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

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Update: July 2022 - May 2023

Process and Design Explorations

Students celebrated the end of the school year!

End of year celebration

Update: July 2022 - May 2023

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Update: July 2023

Drone Footage

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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Milestone Schedule

Validation Phase Reports

Click here to view Part 2 of the Validation Report

Click here to view Part 1 of the Validation Report

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Last Updated: 6.16.2022

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Mithun Architects 1201 Alaskan Way Suite 200 Seattle, WA 98101 206.623.3344

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Mithun Architects 1201 Alaskan Way Suite 200 Seattle, WA 98101 206.623.3344

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