Photo Gallery
Thornton Creek — September 2016
Key plan
Aerial view from the north, July 25, 2016
Site – preparing soil for grass on athletic field, July 7, 2016
Site –kindergarten courtyard, July 7, 2016
Site – kindergarten courtyard, July 7, 2016
Building C – painting Hardie Panels, July 7, 2016
Building A – commons, July 8, 2016
Building A – commons looking towards gymnasium, July 8, 2016
Building A – north vestibule to commons, July 8, 2016
Building B – first floor tackable wall surface in library, July 8, 2016
Building B – second floor art room, July 7, 2016
Site – preparing subgrade for pavement for service drive, July 14, 2016
Site – preparing subgrade for pavement on north play area, July 14, 2016
Site – preparing subgrade for new sidewalks, July 14, 2016
Building A – installing acoustic ceiling grid, July 14, 2016
Building A – installing coiling door in kitchen, July 14, 2016
Building A – commons/music stage wall painted, July 14, 2016
Building A – commons walls and ceiling painted, July 14, 2016
Building A – installing wood floor in gym, July 14, 2016
Building A – installing wood floor in gym, July 14, 2016
Building A – installing exterior Hardie Panel at childcare, July 14, 2016
Building A – gym room signage, July 14, 2016
Building A – commons looking toward main entry, July 14, 2016
Building A – completed childcare roof, July 14, 2016
Building B – installing ceramic tile at bathrooms, July 14, 2016
Building B – installing exterior Hardie Panel, July 14, 2016
Site – rain garden no. 1, July 26, 2016
Site – concrete walkway and outdoor meeting area, July 26, 2016
Site – walking track around athletic field, July 26, 2016
Site – dugout at athletic field, July 26, 2016
Site – asphalt play area between gym and covered play area, July 26, 2016
Building A – music room, July 26, 2016
Building A – Gym Wood Floor Installation, July 26, 2016
Building A – second floor staff lounge, July 26, 2016
Building A – second floor hallway, July 26, 2016
Building B – library lighting over circulation desk, July 26, 2016
Site – irrigating seeded grass athletic field, July 30, 2016
Site – preparing for concrete sidewalks in interior courtyard, July 29, 2016
Site – painted chess/checkerboard outside library, July 30, 2016
Site – painted game areas on asphalt at hard play surface, July 30, 2016
Building A – installing lighting under main entry canopy, July 30, 2016
Building A – installing acoustical ceiling grid in commons, July 30, 2016
Building B – installing drinking fountains in first floor, July 30, 2016
Building B – lighting turned on in first floor shared learning, July 30, 2016
Building B – second floor classroom lighting, ceiling tiles and resilient floor, July 30, 2016
Building C – installed acoustical wall panels, July 30, 2016
Thornton Creek — August 2016
Aerial view from the west
Aerial view from the north
Building D — covered play area, August 4, 2016
Building B — west stairwell, August 4, 2016
Building B — second floor main bathroom entrance, August 4, 2016
Building B — second floor special education classroom bathroom, August 4, 2016
Building A — outdoor childcare play area, August 4, 2016
Building A — childcare entry lobby, August 4, 2016
Building A — north commons, August 4, 2016
Building A — childcare classroom, August 4, 2016
Building A — Gym, August 4, 2016
Site — east ballfield, August 4, 2016
Site — northeast play area forms for concrete seat walls, August 4, 2016
Building A — Commons, August 11, 2016
Building C — casework installation, August 12, 2016
Building B — Nurses office installing epoxy flooring, August 12, 2016
Building A — gym floor with striping, August 12, 2016
Building A — childcare play area, August 12, 2016
Building A — childcare play area, August 12, 2016
Building A — gym floor with striping, August 12, 2016
Building A — childcare kitchen, August 12, 2016
Building A — childcare classroom, August 12, 2016
Building A — childcare lobby, August 12, 2016
Building A — childcare classroom, August 12, 2016
Site — playground equipment area concrete curbs and seatwalls, August 12, 2016
Site — interior courtyard seating inspection by principal John Miner, August 12, 2016
Site — interior courtyard landscaping, August 12, 2016
Building A — Gym, August 24, 2016
Site — student pathway between existing Decatur building and new school, August 24, 2016
Site — Grass athletic field, August 24, 2016
Site — landscaping at entry to north commons, August 24, 2016
Site — prepping northeast parking lot for asphalt pavement, August 24, 2016
Site — main entrance, August 24, 2016
Building C — installed acoustical wall panels, July 30, 2016
Building B — second floor classroom lighting ceiling tiles and resilient floor, July 30, 2016
Building B — installing drinking fountains in first floor, July 30, 2016
Building B — lighting turned on in first floor shared learning, July 30, 2016
Building A — installing lighting under main entry canopy, July 30, 2016
Building A — installing acoustical ceiling grid in commons, July 30, 2016
Site — painted game areas on asphalt at hard play surface, July 30, 2016
Site — painted chess/checkerboard outside library, July 30, 2016
Site — irrigating seeded grass athletic field, July 30, 2016
Site — preparing for concrete sidewalks in interior courtyard, July 29, 2016
Building A — childcare classroom other angle, August 12, 2017
Building A — gym floor with striping, August 12, 2017
Site — playground equipment area concrete curbs and seatwalls, August 12, 2017
Thornton Creek — July 2016
Key plan
Aerial view from the north July 15 2016
Building B — second floor art room, July 7, 2016
Building A — commons, July 7, 2016
Building C — painting Hardie Panels, July 7, 2016
Site — kindergarten courtyard, July 7, 2016
Site — preparing soil for grass on athletic field, July 7, 2016
Site — kindergarten courtyard, July 7, 2016
Building B — second floor art room, July 8, 2016
Building B — installing exterior Hardie Panel, July 14, 2016
Building B — installing ceramic tile at bathrooms, July 14, 2016
Building A — completed childcare roof, July 14, 2016
Building A — gym room signage, July 14, 2016
Building A — commons looking toward main entry, July 14, 2016
Building A — installing exterior Hardie Panel at childcare, July 14, 2016
Building A — installing wood floor in gym, July 14, 2016
Building A — commons walls and ceiling painted, July 14, 2016
Building A — installing wood floor in gym, July 14, 2016
Building A — commons/music stage wall painted, July 14, 2016
Building A — installing coiling door in kitchen, July 14, 2016
Building A — installing acoustic ceiling grid, July 14, 2016
Site — preparing subgrade for new sidewalks, July 14, 2016
Site — preparing subgrade for pavement for service drive, July 14, 2016
Site — preparing subgrade for pavement on north play area, July 14, 2016
Building B — library lighting over circulation desk, July 26, 2016
Building A — second floor hallway, July 26, 2016
Building A — second floor staff lounge, July 26, 2016
Building A — Gym Wood Floor Installation, July 26, 2016
Building A — music room, July 26, 2016
Site — asphalt play area between gym and covered play area, July 26, 2016
Site — walking track around athletic field, July 26, 2016
Site — dugout at athletic field, July 26, 2016
Site — concrete walkway and outdoor meeting area, July 26, 2016
Site — rain garden no. 1, July 26, 2016
Building C — installed acoustical wall panels, July 30, 2016
Building B — second floor classroom lighting ceiling tiles and resilient floor, July 30, 2016
Building B — installing drinking fountains in first floor, July 30, 2016
Building B — lighting turned on in first floor shared learning, July 30, 2016
Building A — installing acoustical ceiling grid in commons, July 30, 2016
Building A — installing lighting under main entry canopy, July 30, 2016
Site — painted game areas on asphalt at hard play surface, July 30, 2016
Site — painted chess/checkerboard outside library, July 30, 2016
Site — preparing for concrete sidewalks in interior courtyard, July 30, 2016
Site — irrigating seeded grass athletic field, July 30, 2016
Building A — installing wood floor in gym, July 14, 2017
Site — kindergarten courtyard, July 7, 2017
Thornton Creek — June 2016
Aerial view from the north – June 15, 2017
Building A – entry foyer in childcare, June 14, 2016
Building A – loading dock and service yard, June 14, 2016
Building A – boiler in main mechanical room, June 14, 2016
Building A – overhead duct in gym, June 14, 2016
Building A – main entry, June 14, 2016
Building A – geothermal piping in main mechanical room, June 14, 2016
Building A – main entry way, June 7, 2016
Building A – main mechanical room, June 6, 2016
Building A – pouring concrete service yard, June 7, 2016
Building B – library painted walls, June 2, 2016
Building B – computer lab painted walls, June 2, 2016
Building A – sidewalk to service yard, June 6, 2016
Building B – library computer lab painted hollow metal frames, June 2, 2016
Building B – library painted walls, June 2, 2016
Building B – resilient flooring in classroom, June 14, 2016
Building B – second floor prepping for resilient flooring, June 9, 2016
Building B – second floor hallway installing acoustical ceiling grid, June 9. 2016
Building B – second floor shared learning space, June 9, 2016
Building C – hallway east lockers and wood veneer panel, June 2, 2016
Building B – second floor west stairwell, June 9, 2016
Building B – second floor installing acoustical ceiling grid, June 9, 2016
Building C – OT PT room swing structural support, June 2, 2016
Interior courtyard, June 14, 2016
Irrigation system installation for athletic field, June 14, 2016
Site – main entry sidewalk and pavement, June 2, 2016
Site – main entry sidewalk and pavement(2), June 2, 2016
Site – kindergarten courtyard, June 2, 2016
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Thornton Creek Building Town Hall - December 17, 2013
Test Bore - August 23, 2013
On Friday, August 23 the District drilled a 6” diameter test bore hole 350-feet deep in the Thornton Creek (Decatur) play fields near 40th Ave NE. This test is required for some of the sustainability goals for the new school project. It will allow tests on the thermal conductivity of the soils at the site for the potential to use ground source wells as a heating/cooling energy source, and is fairly routine for new construction projects. The hole was grouted around a 1” diameter pipe that is looped the full depth of the hole, and next week the crew will flush water through the loop to test the thermal properties of the ground. The filled hole will be covered when the test is done, and the grass will be restored. Seattle Schools recently installed similar systems at Nathan Hale High School and Madison Middle School, and has had success using these low-maintenance systems to use natural heat in the earth to avoid gas-fired boilers, saving energy costs and carbon emissions.
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