Education

By: scott.huish in TopProjects 2023 June 1, 20239:17 pm

Photo credit:Turner & Townsend Heery

Location: PortlandSize: 292,000 square feetCost: $196 millionStart: January 2020Completion: April 2023Owner/Developer: Portland Public SchoolsArchitect: Bora ArchitectsEngineer: Turner & Townsend HeeryGeneral Contractor: Hoffman-Pacificmark JVSubmitting Company: Turner & Townsend HeeryOther Associates/Consultants: JBK Consulting and Design, Mayer Reed, RWDI, The Greenbusch Group, The Shalleck CollaborativeSubcontractors: ADP Lemco, Axiom Division 7, Brown Contracting, Building Material Specialties, Carr Construction, Cosco Fire Protection, Culver Glass, DeaMor Associates, Elite Storage Products, Floor Solutions, Hoffman Specialty Contracting, Hollywood Lights, Hydro-Temp, Interior Technology, JM Painting, Keller North America, Klinger Masonry, Kone, Laboratory Design & Construction, LMS Earthworks, Mari Designs, Material Flow & Conveyor Systems, McKinstry, Ming Surveyors, Nationwide Lifts Oregon, Nor-Pac Seating, Pacific Foundation, Prairie Electrical, Prestige Tile & Stone, Pure Floors, Quantum Assets & Consulting, Ramsay Sign, Salem Wood Products, Schuff Steel, Seattle Sounds & Vibration, Series Seating, Smith & Greene, Straight Up Carpentry, T&T Contractors, Teufel, Town & Country Fence, Wenger Corp., Westview Productions, Whitaker/Ellis, Zana Construction

Lincoln Cardinal students and faculty flocked to a new "nest" this past fall when their 292,000-square-foot high school opened. The six-story urban "high-rise" building is designed to accommodate a surge in student population in Portland Public Schools.

Hoffman Construction completed the project in a joint venture with COBID-certified Pacificmark Construction. De-spite COVID, wildfires and supply chain challenges, Hoffman-Pacificmark delivered the project on budget and on schedule.

The school was built on the athletic fields at one end of the school's campus to allow students to occupy the old facility during construction. Stringent safety protocols and intensive preconstruction planning protected students on the active campus.

The new building includes specialized classrooms for 2D and 3D fine arts, adjacent flex spaces, STEM labs and a maker space. The building has a variety of sustainability features and innovative wayfinding to help students and staff navigate the "high-rise" wing of the school. New athletic facilities include a 1,700-seat main gym, auxiliary gym, weight room, wrestling/dance room, and a new track and field. Primary features include a new commons and outdoor plaza at the main entrance.

The team worked with Portland's Regional Arts and Culture Council on a large mural that fronts the building. Also included are a new 500-seat auditorium, black box theatre, dedicated band and choir classrooms, and associated practice rooms, along with a career technical education space.

Providing opportunities for COBID-certified construction firms was a key project goal. Pacificmark, an MBE, managed 22 percent of the overall work. The firm mentors small MBE/SBE firms and played an important role in preconstruction. PPS's goal for the project was 18 percent COBID firm participation and Hoffman-Pacificmark set a goal of 22 percent, with the added goal of engaging women and people of color in 20 percent of apprenticeships. Ultimately the project provided abundant opportunities for growing capacity and skills for diverse workers and firms, surpassing PPS's diversity goals and ensuring the school was built by people who represent the community it serves.