Child Development Center.
Snoqualmie Indian Tribe
In 2019, the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe acquired the Salish Lodge, the iconic hotel adjacent to sacred Snoqualmie Falls. In hopes to continue their community development, the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe pursued the renovation of a previous clinic and administrative spaces to include a childcare facility.
The 7,790 SF Child Development Center was designed by studioMLA Architects in such a way to support and showcase a “cultural overlay” that was important to the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe. studioMLA Architects provided the infrastructure and the framework that allowed them to represent their culture in ways that were meaningful for them through art, signage, and other elements. For example, alcoves for art, inspiration from the phases of the moon, mimicking the night sky through color and light fixtures in the corridor, incorporating river-rock-look flooring in certain areas to representation the tribe’s “canoe journey,” and using local trees as columns to frame the new entry, crafted by the tribe.
Services Provided
Architectural Design services, from Programming/Conceptual Design through Construction Administration.
*Project completed as studioMLA Architects prior to acquisition by Ashley McGraw Architects
Early Childhood Education
