MOUNT SI HIGH

• THE CAMPUS NESTS IN A VALLEY

DEFINED BY TWO MOUNTAINS AND
THE SNOQUALMIE RIVER, WHICH
CREATES A FLOODWAY.

• WITH A SITE HALF THE SIZE OF A COMMUNITY COLLEGE CAMPUS, CONCERNS

ABOUT THE SCHOOL’S LARGE SCALE WERE AT THE FOREFRONT. INVITING A
PROGRESSIVE EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY, SEVEN BUILDINGS, THREE STORIES
EACH, STRATEGICALLY INCORPORATE 2,300 STUDENTS INTO INTERDISCIPLINARY
MATERIAL:
• THE MATERIALS INCLUDE CORRUGATED STEEL SIDING, AND FIBER CEMENT/COMPOSITE
PANELS IN CORRESPONDING SHADES OF LIGHTER AND DARKER GRAY, PLUS WARM ACCENT
COLORS USING MATERIAL THAT LOOKS LIKE WOOD, BUT IS ACTUALLY MADE OF STEEL. 
• THE DESIGN TEAM ALSO SELECTED TRIM COLOR OF TERRACOTTA TO COMPLEMENT THE
EXTERIOR MATERIALS.
• RESPONDING TO THESE NATURAL CONDITIONS, THE SCHOOL IS ELEVATED ABOVE
FLOOD LEVELS, NOT ONLY SAFEGUARDING THE FACILITY BUT ALSO MAXIMIZING
VIEWS OF THE MOUNTAIN RANGE
• ELEVATING THE BUILDING ON PLINTHS PROTECTS THE SCHOOL FROM FLOODING
AND ALLOWS FLOODWATERS TO FLOW UNOBSTRUCTED ON THE PROPERTY.
• THE SPACE BELOW THE RAISED PLATFORM HAS BECOME A 400-CAR GARAGE— A
FUTURE-ORIENTATED SOLUTION THAT EXEMPLIFIES EFFICIENT LAND USE.
• LIFTING THE SCHOOL ABOVE THE PARKING PROVIDES ELEVATED OUTDOOR SPACE, A
MORE SECURE CAMPUS, AND ACHIEVES IN 34 ACRES WHAT IT TYPICALLY TAKES 50
TO 60 ACRES TO ACCOMPLISH. 
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