Cascadia Tech Academy 100 Building

Cascadia Tech’s 100 Building is a career and technical education building that houses programs for construction technology, diesel technology, automotive technology, and criminal justice. The building is organized around four main shop spaces that are aligned to a central spine that connects circulation through building. Each shop space is tailored to the tools, workflow, and identity of each discipline.

The building massing reinforces the importance of each shop space and program identity. High-bay program spaces are expressed as individual volumes, each topped with clerestories that bring in abundant natural daylight, enhancing visibility, reducing energy consumption, and creating uplifting environments for hands-on learning. Between these taller volumes, flat-roofed support spaces house classrooms, offices, and shared resources, optimizing mechanical distribution and structural simplicity.

Durability, sustainability, and cost-efficiency are central to the material strategy. The building employs a mass plywood panel (MPP) structural system, selected for its strength, practicality, aesthetic value, and environmental performance. MPP offers warmth and character while supporting a fast construction duration and long-term resilience, an ideal match for Cascadia Tech’s occupied campus educational mission, as well as Evergreen Public Schools investment in lasting infrastructure.