Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe’s Hatchery & Beach Shelter Construction Progress

Kingston, Washington

The new building will house office and utility space for the @portgamblesklallams salmon hatchery program and a separate open-air structure used by the Tribe’s commercial fishing operations.

Salmon hatchery operations require a constant flow of clean streamwater. The project includes a new earthen dam and water intake structure in the adjacent ravine that provides reliable flow at a constant pressure. Downstream, equipment housed within the building filters the water and regulates its oxygen content before supplying it to the indoor incubation tanks and outdoor fish runs.

Salmon fishing is central to the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe’s traditional identity and its contemporary outlook. This project seeks to recognize the cultural importance of both the place—a focal point of their history—and the program, while providing solutions to allow these activities to flourish in the 21st century. 

Learn more about the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe.

TEAM
Architect: CAST architecture
Contractor: www.paccivil.com
Geo-tech: Robinson Noble
Structural: SSF
MEP: Glumac
Civil: Cannon
Landscape Architect: Pacific Landscape Architecture
Archeologist: Willamette Cultural Resources
Survey: AES Consultants
Intake System Engineer: Kleinschmidt Group
Specifications: Applied Building Information
Windows: @jeldwenusa  www.dahlglass.com

See more about the Hatchery project here.