Author Archives: geneseeschmitz
June 13 GSNC Meeting to Be a Potluck
Save the date for the quarterly general meeting, which will include a hearty appetizer/dessert potluck! When: Thursday, June 13, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Where: Howell Auditorium at Westside Presbyterian Church This will be a fun opportunity to meet and chat … Continue reading
Genesee Hill School Garden Clean-up this Saturday, June 1
It’s Here! GSNC Garden Clean-up: A time to meet and work together to beautify our closed neighborhood school. When: Saturday, June 1, 9 am to 1 pm Where: Please meet at the front of the school at 51st & Genesee Ave SW … Continue reading
Community Conversation & short GSNC Meeting on March 14
You are invited to attend a Community Conversation this Thursday evening regarding the new elementary school to be built on the Genesee Hill site. This meeting will be co-hosted by Seattle Public Schools and GSNC, and will be held from … Continue reading
Feb. 26 Community Conversation cancelled
We have been informed by Gerrit Kischner, principal of Schmitz Park Elementary School, that Seattle School District has decided to cancel next Tuesday’s meeting. They explained that their new project manager needed some time to get up to speed, and … Continue reading
More info on bldg. schematic design and landscape conceptual design!
Last, but not least, here are the 2013-02-13 SDAT Workshop 8 Meeting Notes from yesterday’s meeting, with some additional discussion about the overall process and the various designs GSNC posted earlier today. (Hint: SD in the minutes means Schematic Design, DD … Continue reading
Landscape Conceptual Design B
Here is Conceptual Design B, with more commentary below it: The SDAT decided that it preferred the field/playspace/amphitheater arrangement in Concept A, in addition to the yellow patio-type areas at the top of the slope in Concept B. (These would … Continue reading
Landscape Conceptual Design A for new school
Tom Rengstorf, of Thomas V. Rengstorf Associates, presented some initial ideas for the landscape design around the new school. He presented two alternatives, with different locations of the playspace, amphitheater, and other components. The first design presented was Concept A: … Continue reading
Latest schematic design for new elementary building
The latest building design for the new school is an updated version of the preferred alternative, shown in CombinedPlans. It was presented to the SDAT last night, along with the caveat that the design had become outdated just in the … Continue reading
Upcoming meeting schedule for Genesee Hill school design
At last evening’s meeting of the School Design Advisory Team (SDAT), BLRB Architects shared their Schematic Design Schedule for February through April 2013. There will be three Community Conversations during this time, co-hosted by Seattle Public Schools and GSNC: Tuesday, … Continue reading
Design team settles on unique preferred alternative for new school
At yesterday afternoon’s meeting of the School Design Advisory Team (SDAT), BLRB Architects presented three variations on previously presented designs, plus one entirely new one. Under the new design, the building would be mainly on the north half of the … Continue reading
