Team Member

• Sarah Joos, Project Manager

Architect of Record

• BLDD Architects, Inc.

The project connected the existing Intermediate School building with the existing Primary School building by adding two additions. The first addition provided fifteen additional classrooms with a central collaboration space and adjacent resource rooms. The second addition included a gymnasium, event entry with toilet rooms, art classroom, band and chorus Rooms with adjacent storage, offices and practice rooms. These additions connected the existing buildings in six locations and had to accommodate floor elevation changes for each. The project also renovated the existing buildings to provide expanded library space for the Primary School and a large student/ media commons space for the Intermediate School. Renovations were made to the existing band and chorus rooms to create an office suite with a secure new entry on the southeast corner of the existing Intermediate School. The mechanical systems were upgraded to include cooling, and the existing rooftop air handling units and portions of existing roofing systems were replaced as part of this project.

NEEDS:

• Secure entry for visitors to building

• More space for the growing student population

SOLUTIONS: 

• Relocated the entry to the main parking lot and created a secure check-in area for visitors

• Added classrooms to each grade level

• Added larger band and chorus rooms

• Added an art room and gymnasium

• Enlarged library at both schools