Building the School of Law Annex
(Artist's rendering courtesy of Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects)
An expansion at Seattle University School of Law will provide a new home for the law school's thriving clinical and externship programs and needed classrooms and offices. The Law School Annex, located at 1215 E. Columbia St., also will have a multipurpose room for law school events and a larger space for student journals. The former facilities warehouse, which is less than a block from Sullivan Hall, is being transformed into a state-of-the-art academic building. Construction began Sept. 1 and is scheduled for completion in May 2010.
Construction update for the week of November 16
November 19, 2009: The steel beams for the second floor student publication office (above the Law Clinic) have been installed and the first of the wooden beams supporting the floor and roof are being installed.
Accomplished this week:
- NW slab poured.
- Structural steel installed for two-story area.
- Window framing completed in clerestory area.
Upcoming activities:
- Continue glue-lam beam purlin install.
- Install 3x roof decking.
Construction update for the week of November 9
November 13, 2009: The SE floor was poured on Monday. On Wednesday the steel was delivered and you can already see it being installed on the NE corner where it is two stories high.
Accomplished this week:
- SE slab poured.
- First delivery of structural steel.
- Entry slab backfilled.
Upcoming activities:
- Install structural steel upgrades.
- Pour NW slab.
Construction update for the week of November 2
November 5, 2009: The classroom floors are being poured today and the elevator was done early this week. Most of this week's photos are on the classroom floor preparation. Next week the NW and SW corner floor will be poured as well. Next Wednesday, November 11, the support steel will be delivered. There will be interruptions to pedestrians and traffic on 13th and East Columbia periodically during the day for this delivery. They are taking the delivery on the University holiday to lessen this impact.
Important note:
On Wednesday, November 11, the sidewalk along East Columbia will be closed as fill is added to the NW corner of the building. Pedestrians will be rerouted to the north side of the street.
Accomplished this week:
- Elevator pit slab and shear walls poured.
- CMU block laid at the West elevation.
Upcoming activities:
- Install structural steel upgrades.
- Pour SE and NW slab.
Construction update for the week of October 26
October 29, 2009: This week's photos are of the slab pour for the Law Clinic. The slab pour went well and late next week the classroom slab will be poured. The NW wall has now been rebuilt and they continue to work on the west and south walls.
Accomplished this week:
- Imported fill for NE slab-on-grade.
- Placed NE slab-on-grade
Upcoming activities:
- Pouring of shear walls.
- Formation and pouring of elevator pit.
Construction update for the week of October 19
October 22, 2009: The building is progressing with the new exterior walls rising, the slabs and footings being poured and the floors to begin late next week.
Accomplished this week:
- CMU laid at the West elevation.
- Underground plumbing installed.
Upcoming activities:
- Backfill for new slab and footings.
- Pouring of slab-on-grade.
- Pouring of shear walls.
Construction update for the week of October 12
October 16, 2009: The demolition has ended and Sellen has begun to build. The foundations have been dug and electrical feeders are in the ground. The steel rebar framing is near completion and the cement is being poured for the new foundation footings. Exterior walls are being started and will rise from the foundations at the northwest corner of the building.
Accomplished this week:
- Backfilled electrical trenches at the NW corner.
- Poured footings.
- Laid CMU at the NW corner.
Upcoming activities:
- Backfill for new slab.
- Pouring of shear walls.
Construction update for the week of October 5
October 8, 2009: The demolition phase of construction is coming to an end. Next week they will begin installing some of the concrete footings for the new support structure for the building.
Accomplished this week:
- Removed concrete beam along Gridline D.
- Excavated for footings.
- Excavated for electrical and phone lines.
Upcoming activities:
- Rebar installation.
- Formation of shear walls and wall infills.
- Placement of concrete for footings and shear walls.
Construction update for the week of September 28
Accomplished this week:
- Clay tile wall demolished.
- Began CMU demolition at the NW corner.
- Shoring erected along Gridline D in preparation for concrete beam removal.
Upcoming activities:
- Removal of concrete slab on grade
- Excavation of footings and placement of rebar
Construction update for the week of September 21
September 24, 2009: Demolition continues. A significant part of the ceiling has been removed where the second floor will be built.
Accomplished this week:
- High roof demolished.
- Reviewed conditions and recorded dimensions of existing walls and footings.
- Two-story area demolished.
Upcoming activities:
- Removal of concrete slab on grade
- Excavation of footings and placement of rebar
Construction update for the week of September 14
September 17, 2009: More photos of the demolition. As a wall was removed they found a sign for the Imperial Laundromat underneath a wall on the old part of the building.
Accomplished this week:
- Covered sidewalks were painted.
- Stairs and platform to the construction trailer were built.
- Interior demolition
Upcoming activities:
- Ongoing interior demolition
Construction update for the week of September 7
Accomplished this week:
- The covered pedestrian sidewalks were set on Columbia and 13th.
- The construction office trailer was set above the covered sidewalk.
- Utilities were disconnected and reconfigured for construction.
Upcoming activities:
- Interior demo and removal of the terracotta infills and exterior windows.
- Painting of covered sidewalks.
