HKP is working with the Children’s Museum of Skagit County to design their new home in a local outlet mall.  The design strategy involves phasing the project to mitigate impacts to the Museum’s operation and its many members.

The first phase includes tenant improvements to two separate tenant spaces.  The two separate tenant spaces are joined together to provide a seamless connection between community and play.  Included in this phase is: a classroom, family resource center, small conference room, community gathering space, staff offices, party room, gift shop, check-in desk, art room, and reading room.

The second phase of the project involves renovating a large tenant space into the Museum’s exhibition space.  The majority of the existing Children’s Museum exhibits will be carefully relocated and reconstructed in the new open exhibit space including the boat, crane, farmer’s market, stage, sandbox, toddler area, and sand topo map.  The Children’s Museum has also been gifted a new state-of-the-art semi-truck cab allowing for more exploration and interaction.

Construction is scheduled to begin fall of 2018.  Phase 1 and Phase 2 are scheduled to open Spring 2019.