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School as a center of community – Theater as a large regional venue

Mount Si Challenge: Elevate the Campus. Managing the inevitability of flooding / Honoring an educational vision for integrated learning / Mitigating the building’s large scale.

Elevating the building on piers allows for parking 400 vehicles underneath and for emergency flood waters to flow unobstructed.

In proximity to Mount Si and Rattlesnake Ridge, the new high school is the third large scale element in the Snoqualmie River Valley.

The spaces between: For one, for many. To recharge, relax, socialize, and learn.

Informal shared spaces vary in scale and character. Distributed and integrated throughout all Small Learning Communities, they support student-centered learning and socializing.

Social nodes and informal spaces allow learning to happen anywhere.

Outdoor spaces, landscaping, and interiors incorporate biophilic design principles -- prospect and refuge perspectives to humanize the 358,000 sf campus.

Inclusion for all students: Extroverts and Introverts -- Collaborative Learning / Transparency / Connectedness

Mitigating the large building scale – Spatial choices that help students form relationships.

As the largest capacity theater in the area, seating 700, this Performing Arts Center is an asset to the school and the broader community.

A 700 seat theater and 2,400 seat gym have independent, thoughtfully crafted lobbies and support spaces to allow simultaneous and frequent community use.

©2019 Benjamin Benschneider

©2019 Benjamin Benschneider

©2019 Benjamin Benschneider