#6. Stadium High School renovation

Construction of Stadium High School originally began in 1893 as a tourist hotel. After the railroad stopped construction on the hotel, the city of Tacoma bought the property and completed the building in 1906 as the new Tacoma High School. The name was later changed to Stadium High School after the landmark Stadium Bowl was constructed next to the school.

The building consists of four upper levels and three basement levels. The structure is primarily non-reinforced masonry, with wood columns, beams and floor framing inside.

Many of the interior masonry bearing walls will be removed and replaced with new concrete shear walls. All existing stairs will be replaced, and portions of the existing floor structures will be removed and replaced with structural steel. All floors will receive new concrete topping slabs.

The school renovation consists of demolishing and reconfiguring classroom, administrative, corridor and speciality spaces to accommodate a modern high school program that includes seismic and ADA upgrades. All mechanical, elevator, electrical, security and data/tech systems will be replaced.

An 80,000-square-foot gymnasium and performing arts building, and a structured parking garage, will be added to the campus. Also, a new cafeteria and commons will be constructed inside the old gymnasium building, and an existing swimming pool will be renovated.

PROJECT PARTICIPANTS

Contractor: Skanska, 900 Poplar Place S., Seattle, WA 98144, (206) 726-8000 Architects: Krei Architecture, 1119 Pacific Ave., Suite 1600, Tacoma, WA 98402, (253) 383-8700 (School design) Bassetti Architects, 71 Columbia St., Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104, (206) 340-9500 Engineers: Magnusson Klemencic Associates (structural) Notkin Engineering (mechanical) Travis Fitzmaurice & Associates (electrical) AHBL (civil, land surveyor) Owner: Tacoma School District

Other Participants
ACCO Engineered Systems	Acoustics Northwest	All New Glass
Bargreen Ellingson	The Berger Partnership	Cobra Roofing
Cosco Fire Protection	Crosby Masonry Restoration	Deeny Construction
DL Henrickson	D.W. Close	Doug Lent Mechanical
FS&GS Services	George Bundy & Associates	ISEC
J&S Masonry	Knudson & Ward	Malcolm Drilling
Michael Yantis Associates	Mid-Mountain Contractors	Mortenson
Nuprecon	Otis Elevator Co.	Pella Windows
Purcell Painting & Coatings	Rubenstein’s Contract Carpets	United Iron Works
Washington Architectural Hardware	Wm. Dickson Co.	Woodworth & Co.