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Karen Wagner High School
project client
Karen Wagner High School, San Antonio
colored limestone and brick, contributing to the school’s lo-
Judson ISD
cal character. The school’s interior spaces maintain a level
PBK
of separation between upper and lower-level classmates.
architect
contractor
Joeris General Contractors
Grade levels are grouped in different classroom areas, but
Reynolds-Schlattner-Chetter-Roll (structural);
students interact in common spaces such as the library,
Goetting & Associates (MEP); Robert Simpson & Associates (food
athletics, and the fine arts wing. The building’s entry is
service); BAi (acoustics); Gould Evans Associates (landscape)
oriented to align with the 1968 Hemis Fair’s Tower of the
consultants
photographer
Jud Haggard
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Americas in downtown San Antonio. andi beierman
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Completed in August 2005, Karen Wagner High School is located on a 100-acre hilltop overlooking San Antonio’s
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downtown skyline. The footprint features a formation of
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two Y’s placed end-to-end. This design compresses the 399,949-sf building while allowing the maximum amount
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of natural light to permeate the interior. Windows line the
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corridors, affording views to the outdoors and providing a sense of orientation and direction within the building.
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Two secondary corridors bisect the main mall in either
r e s o u r c e s concrete pavement :
direction, and tertiary corridors help in the daily movement
athletic and recreational surfacing :
and security of students. Security is easily maintained by
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placing administrators at the various intersections. All
roof panels :
stairwells either open to the corridors or have windows to
masonry units : Elgin-Butler Brick; limestone : Interceramic; cast stone :
Pavestone;
unit pavers :
Plexipave; fences , gates , and hard-
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Aztec Ornamental; precast autoclaved aerated concrete wall and Tectrum;
precast architectural concrete :
Interceramic;
Texas Quarries; metal materials : Aurora; metal decking : Consolidated
the school to reflect a collegiate atmosphere that would
Systems; roof and deck insulation : Tectum; membrane roofing : Soprema;
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encourage a sense of pride in students, faculty, adminis-
metal roofing :
trators, and the community of Judson ISD. The building’s
Iron Works;
interior reinforces this atmosphere through the use of
curtainwall : Vistawall, AFG; tile : Interceramic; athletic wood flooring :
subtle and elegant colors, materials, and finishes. The
Action Floor Systems; wall coverings : Kenmark; acoustical treatments :
site plan 1 visitor parking 2 main entry 3 administration 4 commons 5 food service 6 library 7 classrooms 8 band 9 music/fine arts
design also incorporates native materials such as lightly
Tectum; operable partitions : Hufcor
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Pavestone;
the exterior as an added measure of security. PBK designed
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Berridge Manufacturing; specialty doors : The Cornell
unit skylights :
Skywall Translucent;
structural glass
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