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Giddens School & Lake Washington Girls Middle School
Giddens School & Lake Washington Girls Middle School
Seattle, WA, United States
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Giddens School & Lake Washington Girls Middle School
Seattle, WA, United States
Type
STATUS
Under Construction
SIZE
25,000 sqft - 100,000 sqft
The Giddens School and Lake Washington Girls Middle School (LWGMS) complex is an urban educational campus located between Beacon Hill and the Central District neighborhoods of Seattle, and designed to host two private, independent schools. Though each school will maintain its own identity, the schools’ shared commitment to innovation and connectedness made co-locating an obvious solution. In addition to creating enhanced educational facilities, co-locating enables the schools to leverage their mutual desire for enhanced educational facilities that better connect to the community.
Key design goals for the tightly integrated and program-driven project include flexible and innovative spaces, student-centered design, and a building that is open and connected to the community and the natural world. Program spaces within the 52,500-square-foot complex include general and specialty classrooms, communal gathering spaces, and administrative and faculty support areas. Where feasible, classrooms will be designed for multiple ages and subjects. Multipurpose spaces, such as the gym/performance hall and dining commons, will support a wide variety of functions and act as a central hub for the two schools. STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) will be supported through the design of classrooms which will embrace the philosophy of student inquiry, dialogue, and critical thinking. Classrooms are interconnected by grade up to grade 5 (there is a dedicated STEAM classroom in the LWGMS program).
Each school will have its own entry. The Giddens School entry will be on the west side of the site, accessed from 21st Avenue South The LWGMS entry will be located on the west side, accessed from South Walker Street. Giddens will have a total of 12 classrooms, an early childhood and elementary playground, and a maker space for science, art and social studies. The Giddens pre-K spaces will be clustered around the entry area, while elementary classrooms and administrative spaces will be stacked on two levels, running east to west. The elementary school serves around 240 students. Another 110 students attend the middle school, which is for grades six through eight. LWGMS will accommodate approximately 110 students and feature classrooms and administrative spaces that will be stacked above their entry, running north to south. The two communities will join at the center, in a series of shared program spaces. On the main level, the performing arts space, gym, library and commons will share a direct relationship to the exterior play space and an exterior covered walkway that will connect the two schools at the ground level. On the third level, Giddens occupies the west side of the 3rd floor, while LWGMS has stair access to a fenced rooftop playfield. Parking will be located on the north portion of the site, partially tucked underneath the main level of the building, taking advantage of the 25 feet of elevation change from one corner of the site to the other.
The L-shaped building will open to the south and form an exterior open play/outdoor area within the L to take advantage of solar exposure, providing a soft and welcoming edge to the adjoining residential neighborhood. The open play/outdoor area will also serve as an exterior gathering/performance space for the school community. The design is focused on creating a healthy learning environment for kids through the use of nontoxic, durable materials and ample daylighting. Sustainable strategies will be used as teaching opportunities with a rain gauge on the cistern that will hold water to flush toilets, and the solar panels that will serve as the Giddens’ entry canopy. The upper roof of the building will also support solar panels. Bioretention gardens, situated around the site, will provide onsite rainwater filtration.
Graham Baba Architects design team
Jim Graham, Principal-in-Charge
Brett Baba, Design Collaborator
Maureen O’Leary, Senior Project Manager
Leann Crist, Project Manager
Erica Witcher, Project Architect
Caroline Brown, Staff Architect
Brian Jonas, Project Architect – Exterior Design
Anjali Grant Design team (educational/architectural collaborator)
Anjali Grant, Principal/Project Architect/Educational Collaborator
Amanda Wolfang, Architectural Staff
Project consultant team
Graham Baba Architects (architecture and interior design)
Anjali Grant Design (educational/architectural collaborator)
Costigan Integrated (project manager)
Cascade Design Collaborative (landscape architect)
KPFF (civil and structural engineer)
GeoEngineers (geotechnical engineer)
Heffron Transportation Inc. (traffic consultant)
Ecotope (mechanical engineer)
Rushing (electrical engineer)
Exell Pacific (general contractor)
A3 Acoustics (acoustical consultant)
DarkLight (lighting designer)
JRS Engineering (building envelope consultant)
Emerald Aire (mechanical contractor)
Holaday-Parks (plumbing contractor)
Johnson Electric (electrical contractor)
Key design goals for the tightly integrated and program-driven project include flexible and innovative spaces, student-centered design, and a building that is open and connected to the community and the natural world. Program spaces within the 52,500-square-foot complex include general and specialty classrooms, communal gathering spaces, and administrative and faculty support areas. Where feasible, classrooms will be designed for multiple ages and subjects. Multipurpose spaces, such as the gym/performance hall and dining commons, will support a wide variety of functions and act as a central hub for the two schools. STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) will be supported through the design of classrooms which will embrace the philosophy of student inquiry, dialogue, and critical thinking. Classrooms are interconnected by grade up to grade 5 (there is a dedicated STEAM classroom in the LWGMS program).
Each school will have its own entry. The Giddens School entry will be on the west side of the site, accessed from 21st Avenue South The LWGMS entry will be located on the west side, accessed from South Walker Street. Giddens will have a total of 12 classrooms, an early childhood and elementary playground, and a maker space for science, art and social studies. The Giddens pre-K spaces will be clustered around the entry area, while elementary classrooms and administrative spaces will be stacked on two levels, running east to west. The elementary school serves around 240 students. Another 110 students attend the middle school, which is for grades six through eight. LWGMS will accommodate approximately 110 students and feature classrooms and administrative spaces that will be stacked above their entry, running north to south. The two communities will join at the center, in a series of shared program spaces. On the main level, the performing arts space, gym, library and commons will share a direct relationship to the exterior play space and an exterior covered walkway that will connect the two schools at the ground level. On the third level, Giddens occupies the west side of the 3rd floor, while LWGMS has stair access to a fenced rooftop playfield. Parking will be located on the north portion of the site, partially tucked underneath the main level of the building, taking advantage of the 25 feet of elevation change from one corner of the site to the other.
The L-shaped building will open to the south and form an exterior open play/outdoor area within the L to take advantage of solar exposure, providing a soft and welcoming edge to the adjoining residential neighborhood. The open play/outdoor area will also serve as an exterior gathering/performance space for the school community. The design is focused on creating a healthy learning environment for kids through the use of nontoxic, durable materials and ample daylighting. Sustainable strategies will be used as teaching opportunities with a rain gauge on the cistern that will hold water to flush toilets, and the solar panels that will serve as the Giddens’ entry canopy. The upper roof of the building will also support solar panels. Bioretention gardens, situated around the site, will provide onsite rainwater filtration.
Graham Baba Architects design team
Jim Graham, Principal-in-Charge
Brett Baba, Design Collaborator
Maureen O’Leary, Senior Project Manager
Leann Crist, Project Manager
Erica Witcher, Project Architect
Caroline Brown, Staff Architect
Brian Jonas, Project Architect – Exterior Design
Anjali Grant Design team (educational/architectural collaborator)
Anjali Grant, Principal/Project Architect/Educational Collaborator
Amanda Wolfang, Architectural Staff
Project consultant team
Graham Baba Architects (architecture and interior design)
Anjali Grant Design (educational/architectural collaborator)
Costigan Integrated (project manager)
Cascade Design Collaborative (landscape architect)
KPFF (civil and structural engineer)
GeoEngineers (geotechnical engineer)
Heffron Transportation Inc. (traffic consultant)
Ecotope (mechanical engineer)
Rushing (electrical engineer)
Exell Pacific (general contractor)
A3 Acoustics (acoustical consultant)
DarkLight (lighting designer)
JRS Engineering (building envelope consultant)
Emerald Aire (mechanical contractor)
Holaday-Parks (plumbing contractor)
Johnson Electric (electrical contractor)
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