E.L. Haynes Public Charter School – under construction

The latest addition to the E.L. Haynes Public Charter School campus in Washington, DC., is taking shape at Kansas Avenue. The new high school building will include a large light-filled lobby, double-height cafe space with an outdoor terrace, an office and professional development suite, a gymnasium, classrooms, science and computer labs, as well as a large outdoor learning space.

Since the December groundbreaking, there has been a lot of digging and carving, to allow for the start of construction of basement footings and walls.

basement walls

concrete wall: below and above grade

concrete wall: above grade portion is textured to create visual interest

view from northern corner of construction site

Now the basement walls are completed and the slab is poured. Next up – the building’s steel frame!