Hamilton International Middle School is getting ready for a remodeled building!
Click here for elevations and sections of the proposed design.
See current floor plans (.pdf): Floor 1, Foor 2, Floor 3
Funding for construction for a remodeled Hamilton was included in the February 2007 school levy. The plan is for Hamilton to move temporarily to the Lincoln site in the Fall of 2008 for two years. Hamilton should be in a newly renovated building for the beginning of the 2010-2011 school year. This year's fifth-graders will have 8th grade in the new building!
A School Design Team (SDT) of faculty, administration, staff, parents, and community members began meeting regularly in the Winter of 2006 to define the school's requirements and work towards a building design.
If you have any questions, you can reach Michael Romero, Hamilton International Middle School Project Manager, at 206.254.7973 or mbromero@heery.com.
Mon., Oct. 30, 2006
School Design Team Meeting
The School Design Team reviewed the discussion items from the Public Workshop with community members about the possibility of shared Wallingford Park/Hamilton recreational facilities.
| Public Workshop Meeting Minutes (.pdf) |
| SEPA checklist |
Mon., Oct. 9, 2006
School Design Team Meeting
The architecture team made modifications to the design based on SDT members’ requests, and the Schematic Design is ready to be presented to the Operations Committee of the School Board at their October 17th meeting. Once the Operations Committee has approved the Schematic Design, the architecture team and the School Design Team will be working to refine the use and design of individual rooms and the exterior spaces of the building.
| Meeting Minutes (.pdf) |
| Floor 1: Revised Oct. 9 (.pdf) |
| Floor 2: Revised Oct. 9 (.pdf) |
| Floor 3: Revised Oct. 9 (.pdf) |
| HIMS Site Plan (.pdf) |
Mon., Sept. 11, 2006
School Design Team Meeting
See updated floor plans:
Floor 1 Floor 2 Floor 3
| Meeting Minutes (.pdf) |
Wed., June 21, 2006
Public Meeting
of the Landmarks Preservation Board
The Landmarks Preservation Board will consider the Hamilton nomination on Wed., June 21, 2006 at 3:30 p.m. in the Seattle Municipal Tower, 700 5th Ave, 40th Foor, Room 4080
| Meeting Flyer (.pdf) |
| Landmarks Nomination (.pdf) |
May 8, 2006
Fourth School Design Team Meeting
Members reviewed revised designs.
| Floor 1: Revised May 1 (.pdf) |
| Floor 2: Revised May 1 (.pdf) |
| Floor 3: Revised May 1 (.pdf) |
| HIMS Schematic Design (.pdf) |
Apr. 24, 2006
Third School Design Meeting
At the third School Design Meeting members reviewed the plans and suggested modifications. They also evaluated the Lincoln site in contrast to the Hamilton site.
| Meeting #3 Minutes (.pdf) |
| Meeting #3 Attendees (.pdf) |
| Floor 1: Apr. 24 (.pdf) |
| Floor 2: Apr. 24 (.pdf) |
| Floor 3: Apr. 24 (.pdf) |
Apr. 5, 2006
Wallingford Community Council Meeting
After working with District staff and architectural and educational consultants, the SDT refined their design ideas and then presented them to the community at the Wallingford Community Council meeting April 5th at 7PM at the Good Shepherd Center. Later this year, the SDT will also make presentations to the School Board and the Hamilton PTSA
| WCC Meeting Notes (.pdf) |
| Diagram for WCC Meeting (.pdf) |
Mar. 2006
Second School Design Meeting
At the March 24th meeting, the SDT members once again laid out the building using construction paper blocks, but this time the layout was on three storeys, using the existing Hamilton property and building. Three-storey clear plexiglass models let the members view the relationship of classrooms, offices, auditoriums and other uses vertically, and to envision how students would circulate through the building.
| Meeting #2 Minutes (.pdf) |
| Diagram 1 (.pdf) |
| Diagram 2 (.pdf) |
| Diagram 3 (.pdf) |
Mar. 2006
First School Design Meeting
In late March, SDT members met to begin to develop initial ideas for the school design. Using construction paper "blocks" SDT members built maps of the school, showing all of the classroom, office, gym, and other needs of the school, and placing them in relation to each other.
| Meeting #1 Minutes (.pdf) |
| Diagram 1 |
| Diagram 2 |
Jan. - Mar. 2006
School Visitations and Retreat
In January, SDT members toured Madison Middle School in West Seattle, and Redmond Junior High School in Redmond to look at some recently constructed/remodeled schools. In early March, SDT members had a day-long retreat, with exercises to help define the school's character, and to imagine what the school could be like in five years in a newly rebuilt building.
| Retreat Minutes (.pdf) |
| Group Exercise Notes (.pdf) |
Interested in learning more about Hamilton's history? Check out the stories that Hamilton students have created on Wallingford's history.
| Hamilton history website |
| Wallingford Playfield history website |