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If a new elementary school under construction in Beaverton looks familiar, there’s a good reason why – it is the latest in a series of campuses Beaverton School District is building from a prototype design by DLR Group. Hazeldale Elementary School is the third of four bond-funded K-5 schools to be built from the prototype design; two were completed last fall, and construction of the fourth will begin this summer.

The new Hazeldale school is replacing an outdated campus built in 1942 that was no longer meeting the community’s needs. The structure had gained multiple additions over the years, was expensive to maintain, and lacked current technology and capacity for projected growth of the student body. As such, the school was one of three K-5 sites identified as prime candidates for replacement as part of a $680 million bond passed in 2014.

The school is being built by general contractor Kirby Nagelhout Construction, which began work last summer. The two-story concrete and steel structure, at 87,200 square feet, will be the district’s largest K-5 campus. It will feature a ground-floor commons area, a gymnasium, administrative and service spaces, and kindergarten and special education classrooms. The second floor will house classrooms for grades one through five.

In addition to 32 classrooms, the school will have nine teaching spaces, including five flexible commons areas. The 6,717-square-foot gymnasium will be dividable to support two simultaneous physical education classes. A central courtyard will provide daylight penetration in classrooms and common areas, and will feature a pair of demonstration stormwater ponds that will collect water channeled from a rooftop drain. The drain will run through a colored pipe that will be visible inside the building and then reach an exit spout in the courtyard.

Site upgrades to the campus will also include a 10,000-square-foot covered play area and a new soccer field. Vehicle entries will be separated, with accommodations for buses on one side of the building and accommodations for other vehicles on the opposite side. Whereas vehicle entries were previously on Southwest Farmington Road, they will be moved to side streets for improved safety and traffic flow.

The project team includes landscape architect Cameron McCarthy and civil engineer Harper Houf Peterson Righellis; DLR Group is performing the structural and mechanical engineering. The project will be completed this summer, and the school is scheduled for an August 27 opening.