AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY RENOVATION & EXPANSION
South Seattle College | Seattle, Washington
Estimated Completion: Fall 2021 | Construction Cost: $16.5 million
The Automotive Technology Building at South Seattle College has been serving students in the automotive programs for almost 50 years. Its building systems are outdated and the spaces are poorly configured to meet growing student program needs or modern technology. This project will renovate the 34,120-gsf of the existing Automotive Technology Building to correct inefficiencies and infrastructure deficiencies, and infill an existing service courtyard with a new 11,470-gsf 2-story addition to address the shortfall of functional space.
The design is focused on providing space necessary for appropriate educational delivery and renovating existing areas in order to resolve issues such as accommodating ADA accessibility, allowing safe equipment operation within labs/shops and providing better access to classrooms and support spaces. The exterior renovations to the existing building will complement the context, scale, and material palette of existing campus buildings while increasing transparency, better emphasizing building entrances, and improving pedestrian connections to the rest of campus. The project will integrate sustainability strategies reflecting South’s commitment to green building principles.