Wenatchee, WA

Wenatchee Valley College Mish ee twie/Wells Hall

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LEED Silver
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New three-story replacement building named after higher educational advocate and tribal elder Mish ee twie

AHBL provided civil engineering, landscape architecture, and land surveying services for the new 74,000 SF, three-story addition to “Mish ee twie” (aka: Wells Hall) at Wenatchee Valley College. The facility includes 25 classrooms, offices, flexible spaces, and event areas, replacing four original wings. The building was renamed to “Mish ee twie” in honor of Gloria L. Atkins, a respected tribal elder and education advocate.

Land surveyors conducted utility locates, boundary research, and topographic mapping, while the civil team managed site planning and utility coordination. AHBL’s landscape design celebrates the region’s natural diversity, featuring native plantings from the Columbia Basin to the Cascades, creating a vibrant, educational outdoor environment that complements the building’s academic and community-focused programs. AHBL’s landscape design takes the campus’ arboretum background a step further and developed a landscape design showcasing native plants of the Wenatchee region from Columbia Basin shrub-steppe to sub-alpine environments in the nearby Cascades.

 

 

Teaming Partners

  • Owner: Wenatchee Valley College
  • Architect: Integrus Architecture
  • Contractor: Lydig Construction
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