Eastern Washington University
Cheney, Washington

BLRB has been engaged by the Eastern Washington University Foundation for master planning and the design for a renovation and expansion of EWU's Roos Field football stadium.  The 7-story Gateway Project creates an iconic campus entry that provides critical university functions including enhanced student services, improved campus culture, and revenue production to support scholarships.

The Gateway Project at Roos Field transforms the adjacent Washington Street to create a retail village of student-centered business that supports students, faculty and the West Plains community.  Football-related facilities include over 8,000 seats in a two-tiered grandstand, a 2,500-person grass berm seating area in the south endzone and a variety of premium seating options that include 1,100 club seats, loge boxes and 

executive and cabana-style donor suites. 

Currently in the design development phase, construction is slated to begin upon completion of the EWU  Foundation's capital campaign.

 

City of Lacey

Originally built and opened in 2003, the Lacey Senior Center is owned and maintained by the City of Lacey.  A valuable resource to the community’s senior residents, the center provides a variety of programs and services to support the elder community’s social, educational, health and recreation needs.

BLRB was engaged by the City of Lacey to provide planning, programming, design and construction administration for a 5,000 square foot addition to the existing 5,100 square foot facility which will expand the center’s kitchen and dining/social hall.  The addition will also expand the health and restroom facilities and will provide space for a fitness room, television and game lounge, adult day care space and classrooms.

Tacoma School District
Tacoma, Washington

Washington Elementary School is a grand example of colonial revival architecture and is deserving of its place on municipal, state and national historic registers. Built in 1906, this school has served generations of Tacoma’s Proctor District families and has a special place in the hearts and lives of the residents of this established and close-knit neighborhood.

With its rich architectural legacy and position as a much-loved fixture in the Proctor neighborhood, Washington’s restoration will be both challenging and rewarding. Currently in the design development phase, the scope of this project will encompass the complete interior reorganization of the two-story school and basement, demolition of a historically insignificant addition, and integration of an architecturally

compatible addition.  Project goals include accommodation of ‘rainy day recess’ areas, additional classrooms, centralized common use areas and site improvements for parking, bus drop off and vehicular and pedestrian circulation.

Click the link below for a conceptual 3D view of the project:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzFMJZWDoa8

Renton School District
Renton, Washington

Supported by the Renton School District’s 2006 capital construction bond, the Renton Early Learning Center will provide 67,800 square feet of space dedicated to early childhood education and multiple adult learning programs.  The building will be divided into two zones; one for public access and the other for early learning functions. The early learning zone will include 11 inclusive preschool classrooms; seven Head Start classrooms; and two ECEAP classrooms, multiple breakout spaces, staff offices, library and program support areas.  Two adult classrooms will support general education, parenting and other adult learning programs. 

Each classroom wing will feature a playground adjoining indoor/outdoor play courts facilitating group play and outdoor learning activities. A 4,000 square foot multipurpose room suited to host a variety of in-house and community events will be located adjacent to the community courtyard, adult classrooms, lobby and kitchen. Thoughtful implementation of extensive interior and exterior glazing throughout the facility will enhance safety and security while minimizing distractions in classroom areas.

Bellevue School District
Bellevue, Washington

Student safety, collaboration, personalized learning and sustainability are some of the primary points of emphasis in the design for the new Chinook Middle School.  The replacement of Chinook offers a unique opportunity to the District to create a contemporary, forward-thinking middle school that embodies flexibility and sustainable design.  

As the outcome of a comprehensive, planning process with district staff, the planning committee, parents and community residents, a two-story building design that will feature two academic wings around a central courtyard was identified.   The transition from single story to two-story elements will be

accomplished within the large volume of the school’s central commons.  Access to the upper floor will be provided by a monumental stairway, elevator and walkway bridge connecting the academic wings.  The building configuration will maximize the shape of the site while preserving forested areas at the site perimeter.  When complete in 2014, this 143,000 square foot school provides a modern, technologically forward and inspirational environment for 1,200 Bellevue middle school students.

Walla Walla School District
Walla Walla, Washington

BLRB is privileged to be working with Walla Walla Public Schools on the design of a new $1.77 million track and field project at Walla Walla High School. Part of master planning and pre-bond services currently in process, the project encompasses a football stadium, relocation of softball fields and tennis courts, a new nine-lane synthetic track, new synthetic turf football and soccer field, and new field event facilities – long jump, pole vault, shot put, discus, javelin, and high jump – as well as security and safety fencing, field and stadium lighting, storm water management systems and multi-purpose scoreboard.

In addition to athletic facility projects, a comprehensive modernization of Walla Walla High School would be supported by a proposed $42-$46 million capital bond, coupled with Washington State matching funds of approximately $26 million. If voter supported, the project will include renovation and expansion of the school’s academic, science, music, and career and technical education facilities. It would also expand and modernize the existing student commons building and central administration/student services facilities. Pending successful bond passage, construction would begin in 2013.