Education

Quantum Consulting Engineers provided structural design services for The Evergreen School in Shoreline, Washington. Founded in 1963, this private Pre-K-8 school aims to teach 450 highly capable students in a fun, innovative, and supportive environment. 

This project added over 27,000 square feet of new construction to the existing school, including outdoor learning and play spaces, a new administration suite, a multi-purpose room, community gathering areas, and the BIG Lab, the creative center of the campus. Quantum also provided structural upgrades to 15,000 square feet of existing building areas.

Architect: Bassetti Architects

Quantum Consulting Engineers provided the structural engineering for a 92,500 SF addition to Olympic High School, in Bremerton, WA. The design included new classrooms, technical labs, a Performing Arts Center, a high-bay common area and an updated cafeteria and kitchen area. The Performing Arts Center is comprised of a (417) seat main theater with orchestra pit, a black box theater, music classrooms and practice rooms.
During the design process, we recognized that the classroom configurations stacked between floors, which leant itself well to light wood-framed construction for greater structural economy and sustainability. The Commons area was framed with deep glulam beams and columns in conjunction with a long-span custom steel truss that allowed for a clerestory window to allow natural light into the space. The Performance Arts Center was framed with CMU walls and a steel roof trusses.
The new construction was designed with sustainability and energy efficiency in mind and the new building uses 70% less energy than building code requirements. Because of this, Olympic High School qualified for the Puget Sound Energy Conservation Grant and received an AIA Civic Design Award.

Architect: Sundberg Kennedy Ly-Au Young

Quantum Consulting Engineers provided structural engineering for a new elementary school in Mukilteo, WA. The 650-student school is designed with community and adaptability in mind in every space. Classroom clusters, administrative offices, and student services branch off from the centralized lobby/entry. The campus includes flexible spaces for special programming, movable partitions, a library and media center easily accessible by the public, a parent center, gymnasium, and a commons area for performances, presentations, and student lunches. Outside, there is ample parking, as well as outdoor learning areas near the preserved wetlands.

Architect: Bassetti Architects

Quantum principals John Riley and Jack Wiggins provided structural design and management for a new elementary school in Renton. The 9.5-acre site features a 55,800 SF facility housing classrooms, offices, conference rooms, workrooms, a kitchen, a cafeteria, common areas, a gymnasium, a music room, and a library/media center.

The site was challenging due to its unusual shape and sloping terrain. To accommodate, two classroom wings were designed to come together at the center of the building and connect the floors with a central, open stairway. The lower floor, containing administrative offices, is the main entry, while the upper floors include a library, and special services such as counseling, physical therapy, and daycare. Portions of the building are designed to be sectioned-off, improving security for after-hours neighborhood uses.

Outside, an all-weather baseball/soccer field, hard-surface play areas, covered shelters, and a small outdoor amphitheater wrap around the campus.

*John and Jack performed this project while with another firm.

Architect: BCRA Architects