Loretto Academy Masterplan Report

LORETTO ACADE MY THE NEXT 100 YEARS VISIONING AND MASTERPLAN REPORT September 10, 2024 Prepared By:

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“I urgently appeal, then, for a new dialogue about how we are shaping the future of our planet. We need a conversation which includes everyone, since the environmental challenge we are undergoing, and its human roots, concern and affect us all.”

-Pope Francis, Laudato Si’

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Executive Summary

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History Loretto Academy

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Methodology Laudato Si’ Stakeholder Engagement

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Existing Conditions Site Analysis

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Master Plan Vision Site Gymnasium & Multipurpose Elementary School Middle School High School Code Analysis

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Renderings

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Probable Cost

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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01 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Exigo Architecture is honored to present the Visioning and Masterplan Report for Loretto

Masterplan Development

Academy, El Paso, Texas. This report marks a pivotal moment as the Academy celebrates

Exigo Architecture utilized historical Trost & Trost drawings and field verifications to

its Centennial and prepares for the next 100 years of fostering women leaders and

create floor plans of existing buildings and develop conceptual designs for the Master

upholding its Catholic values. With the guiding inspiration from Bishop Schuler’s words

Plan. Key steps included:

to Sister Praxades, “if you succeed in building here, I’ll say you are the special child of

1. Stakeholder Meetings: Follow-up meetings with stakeholder groups to refine the

our Divine Lord,” this plan is a testament to the enduring faith and exceptional nature of

Master Plan and validate its direction.

Loretto Academy.

2. Schematic Design and Cost Estimation: Development of schematic Masterplan drawings, with cost estimates prepared based on 2024 market values.

The Visioning and Masterplan Report outlines the framework for transforming and

3. System Evaluations: Collaboration with Alegro Engineering and Alpha Engineering to

adapting Loretto Academy to meet 21st-century educational needs while addressing

assess the condition of existing systems and identify necessary deferred maintenance

deferred maintenance. The plan aligns with the core Catholic values of Faith, Community,

improvements.

Justice, and Respect, and positions Loretto as a beacon of exemplary education.

Conclusion Laudato Si’ Commitment

The final Master Plan concepts and renderings were presented to the Board of Directors

On July 25, 2022, Loretto Academy, in solidarity with the Loretto Community, joined

in July 2024 for approval. This comprehensive plan is a crucial step toward ensuring

the Laudato Si’ Action Platform, initiating its journey to become a Laudato Si’ School.

Loretto Academy’s growth and adaptation over the next century while honoring its

This commitment underscores the Academy’s dedication to environmental stewardship

commitment to Catholic values and sustainability.

and holistic education. During the 2022-2023 academic year, the Academy developed a flexible action plan and integrated Laudato Si’ principles across its three campus

Next Steps

schools. As part of its Centennial celebrations, Loretto Academy embarked on a new era

With the Board’s approval, the Academy will move forward with implementing the Master

as a Laudato Si’ School, emphasizing sustainability and the welfare of both the Earth and

Plan, focusing on enhancing educational facilities, integrating Laudato Si’ principles, and

its inhabitants.

addressing infrastructure needs to support Loretto’s mission for future generations.

Stakeholder Engagement

Acknowledgements

In June 2023, Exigo Architecture engaged with Loretto Academy stakeholders through

We extend our deepest gratitude to all stakeholders, Exigo Architecture team members,

a series of workshops and meetings led by Nicole Cobb, President of Loretto Academy.

and the Loretto Academy community for their invaluable contributions to this visionary

These sessions revisited Laudato Si’ principles and explored their application to the

plan. Together, we look forward to celebrating another century of excellence and faith at

campus’s grounds, buildings, and operations. The process included:

Loretto Academy.

1. Initial Workshops: Stakeholders reviewed presentation boards, providing feedback

For further details or inquiries, please contact Exigo Architecture or Loretto Academy’s

through green and red sticker dots to indicate preferences and concerns. Discussions

administrative offices.

were centered on campus grounds, extracurricular activities, the cafeteria, and educational buildings.

2. Focused Group Discussions: Participants were divided into groups to delve into specific areas, addressing necessary improvements and aligning with the Academy’s Laudato Si’ goals. Each group shared their findings with the larger assembly, and all input was recorded.

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LORETTO ACADEMY

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Established in 1812 in Hardin’s Creek, Kentucky, the Sisters of Loretto were the first religious order in the United States that had no foreign affiliation. Under the direction of Father Charles Nernickx, the Sisters of Loretto were the first religious order to bring Catholic Education into the American West.

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Their presence in El Paso began when the sisters arrived in our neighbor city, Las Cruces, New Mexico where the first Loretto Academy was opened in 1870. Nine years later, the Sisters of Loretto arrived at San Elizario, where they opened St. Joseph’s Academy boarding and day school for girls. The city of El Paso started growing tremendously with the arrival of the railroad. In 1892, they relocated St. Joseph’s to its current location in central El Paso. Mother Praxades, the Superior, envisioned a college for women in the El Paso/Juarez community. She dreamed of an academy that would extend its arms to all cultures and ethnicities.

In 1921, against the advice of Bishop Schuler, Mother Praxades bought 19 ½ acres of desert land in the Austin Terrace. Bishop Schuler told Mother Praxades, “If you succeed in building here, I’ll say you are the special child of our Divine Lord.”

Joseph Morgan and Gus Trost, from the famous “Trost and Trost” architecture firm were chosen to design and construct the school. Mother Praxades asked that the Academy’s wings extend with “open arms”, welcoming members from Mexico, New Mexico, and the El Paso community in a warm embrace.

In 1922, the first classes were held in the building on the corner of Trowbridge and Hardaway, where the Sisters and boarders temporarily lived while the Academy was being built. The following year, in 1923, the school opened its doors for the enrollment of 186 students, 20 of whom were boarders. Bedridden Mother Praxades continued directing the construction of the school until her passing in 1933.

Through the years, Loretto has continued to grow. By 1948, the Academy had a kindergarten, band, a full student orchestra, drama classes, a domestic arts department, several tennis and basketball courts, and even offered horseback riding classes. The Sisters taught French, Spanish, Latin, dance, voice, violin, and piano. By 1957, the school grounds expanded. The school’s gymnasium (HiltonYoung Hall), the cafeteria (Guadalupe Hall), an outdoor pool, and the elementary school building were inaugurated. In 1968, the Ginger Gurss Dance Studio was built, and in 1975, the Karam-Peticolas Playing Field, the outdoor field, was built.

Today, Loretto Academy continues to grow in its tradition of excellence and continues educating today’s youth, producing leaders in the community and nation. Loretto now offers Advanced Placement courses, robotics, theater, dance, art, speech and debate, and clubs and organizations that help the students build confidence and character. Loretto Academy was built for the love and purpose of teaching, in celebration of the mission of the Sisters of Loretto and continues as such today.

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LAUDATO

SI’ LAUDATO SI’ , MI SIGNORE Praise be to you, my Lord

The Loretto Academy: Next 100 years project is an opportunity to expand the Laudato Si’s vocation “to

St. Francis of Assisi reminds us that our common home is like a sister with whom we share our life and a beautiful mother who opens her arms to embrace us.

care for our common home” by teaching those values

“Praise be to you, my Lord, through our Sister, Mother Earth, who sustains and governs us, and who produces various fruit with colored flowers and herbs”.

to the academy and the community. The Laudato Si’

Pope Francis Appeal: “A new dialogue about how we are shaping the future of our planet. We need a conversation which includes everyone, since the environmental challenge we are undergoing, and its human roots, concern and affect us all.”

is an encyclical of the new appeal from Pope Francis that addresses an inclusive dialogue about how we are shaping the future of our planet. To enhance the vision, learning environments require quality space, the

to do the following: To continue the Laudato Si mission.

To understand Loretto Academy’s functional and technical requirements.

To determine the scope of work and project program: Space types required Square footages Adjacencies To help build the next 100 years’ vision.

1. Each creature has its own purpose.

2. “ From panoramic vistas to the tiniest living form, nature is a constant source of wonder and awe. It is also a continuing revelation of the divine”.

3. God’s goodness “could not be represented fittingly by any one creature” (St. Thomas Aquinas), Hence we need to grasp the variety of things in their multiple relationships… to better understand God’s plans.

V Universal Communion

VI The Common Destination of Goods 1. Every ecological approach needs to incorporate a social perspective…that takes into account the fundamental rights of the poor and underprivileged.

2. The Natural Environment is a collective Good.

II The Issue of Water 1. Depletion of Natural Resources.

2. Fresh Drinking Water for the Poor.

1. Assessing the environmental impact of any project.

2. Caring for Eco Systems.

be developed to its fullest potential, Exigo’s team set out

IV The Message of Each Creature in the Harmony of Creation

1. Pollution and the Throwaway Culture.

2. Climate as a Common Good.

with nature as one, and lastly to create an architecturally

goals of a Laudato Si school. In order for the campus to

1. Every creature has its own value and significance.

2. Nature is a gift from the Creator.

1. Living beings are not at the same level nor to deprive human beings.

2. Sense of deep communion with the rest of nature cannot be real if our hearts lack tenderness, compassion and concern for human beings.

3. Everything is connected. Concern for the environment thus needs to be joined to a sincere love for our fellow Human being.

I Pollution

III Loss of Biodiversity

extensive updates and renovations in order to meet the

LAUDATO SI’

WHAT IS HAPPENING TO OUR PLANET:

grounds need to be appropriate for the users and connect cohesive campus. The current facillities and site require

III Mystery of the Universe

VII Gaze of Jesus 1. Jesus was in constant touch with nature. Many of his parables were nature related: “The kingdom of God is like a grain of mustard…”.

2. He was in such harmony with nature and others were amazed: “What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?” (Mt 13:31;32).

ECOLOGICAL EDUCATION AND SPIRITUALITY

IV Decline in the Quality of Human Life 1. Human beings too are creatures of the world.

2. Social dimensions of the environment and social breakdown, Increased drug used, drug and human trafficking, aggression and loss of identity.

3. Learning how to live wisely, thinking of love and love generously.

4. Mental Pollution and development of real relationships with others.

V Global Inequality 1. Human and Natural environment deteriorate together, Nature deterioration is a symptom of human deterioration.

2. Opinion and decision makers far removed from the poor.

3. True Ecological approach always becomes a social approach.

4. Some can only propose a reduction in the birth rate.

5. To blame population growth instead of extreme and selective consumerism on the part of some, is one way of refusing to face the issues.

I Towards a new Lifestyle 1. Self-centeredness, A seed for collective selfishness.

2. False belief the man is free as long as they have the supposed freedom to consume.

3. Purchasing is always a moral-and not simply- economic act.

II Educating for the Covenant Between Humanity and the Environment 1. Transform awareness and education into habits.

2. Learn to participate and become the “ecological citizenship” (plant trees, consume what is necessary, energy conservation in car pooling, turning off unnecessary lights… etc).

3. Transmit the ecological education in all walks of life: Family, school, friends…

4. Learn to see and appreciate beauty.

III Ecological Conversion 1. Living as protectors of God’s handiwork.

2. Reconciliation with nature.

3. Awareness that each creature reflects something of God and has a message to convey to us.

VI Weak Responses

IV Joy and Peace

1. Decisions made based on technology, finance and special interests.

2. Superficial Rhetoric.

3. Corruption.

1. Conviction of being capable of deep enjoyment free of the obsession with consumption.

2. Less is more.

3. Christian spirituality proposes a growth marked by moderation and capacity to be happy with little.

VII Variety of Opinions

V Civic and Political Love

1. Acknowledge different approaches.

2. Promote Honest and Ethical debate.

3. Technology does not solve everything.

1. Living together and communion, Fraternal Love.

2. We have had enough of immorality and mockery of ethics, goodness, faith and honesty. It is time to acknowledge that light-hearted superficiality has done us no good.

3. Love for society and commitment to the common good.

4. Love in social life-political, economic and cultural-must be given renewed value.

5. Develop a culture of care.

GOSPEL OF CREATION I Light Offered by Faith As Christians….”realize that our responsibility within creation, and our duty toward nature and the Creator, are an essential part of our faith”.

II Wisdom of Biblical Accounts “God saw everything that he had made, and behold it was very good” (Gn 1:31). The Bible teaches that every man and woman is created out of love and made in God’s image and likeness (cf Gn 1:36).

1. Fundamental intertwined relationships: with God, with our neighbor and with the earth.

2. Distorted mandate to “have dominion” over the earth (cf. Gn 1:28).

3. We are not God. 4. Responsibility for God’s earth means that human beings, endowed with intelligence, must respect the laws of nature.

5. Our obligation is to use the earth’s goods responsibly.

VI Sacramental Signs and the Celebration of Rest 1. Discover God in all things. (Contemplation).

2. The Sacraments are a privileged way in which nature is taken by God. 3. Baptism-Water.

4. Eucharist. An act of cosmic Love, Hidden in a small matte.

5. Sunday is the day of the Resurrection, the “ first day” of creation.

6. Sunday also proclaims “man’s eternal rest in God”.

VII The Trinity and the Relationship Between Creatures 1. Father, the ultimate source of everything; The Son, his reflection, through whom all things were created; The Spirit, infinite bond of love, is intimately present in the very heart of the universe.

2. Consequently, when we contemplate with wonder the universe, we must praise the Holy Trinity.

3. The divine Persons are subsistent relations, and the world, created according to the divine model, is a web of relationships, Creatures tend towards GOD. ..

VIII Queen of all Creation

1. Clothed in the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars (Rev 12:1) Queen of all creation.

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RESPONSE TO THE CRY OF THE EARTH

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TO THE CRY 2 . RESPONSE OF THE POOR

Loretto Academy hosting the senior mass along with all seniors of El Paso Diocese held by Bishop Mark Seitz.

Photo courtesy of Loretto Academy.

4 . ECOLOGICAL EDUCATION

Loretto Academy STAR (Student Together Assisting Refugees) club helped with a coat/jacket drive for refugee children and adults receiving aid from local organization, Annunciation House.

Photo courtesy of Loretto Academy.

5 . ECOLOGICAL SPIRITUALITY

OF SUSTAINABLE 7 . ADOPTIONLIFESTYLES

RESILIENCE 6 . COMMUNITY AND EMPOWERMENT

Loretto Academy the “Nun Run”. Service-learning project, organized by the seniors, that consists of a 5k run serving as a fundraiser for the Sisters of Loretto in Pakistan and other charities.

Loretto Academy students gardening.

Photo courtesy of Loretto Academy.

Photo courtesy of Loretto Academy.

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M E T H O D O L O G Y

VISIONING SESSION

June 3rd, 2023 Loretto Academy celebrated a century in 2023.

The academy considered this a pivotal moment to discuss the direction of the school for the next 100 years. Exigo had the pleasure of leading this disucssion together with Loretto Academy staff and board members to help gather information and formulate a master plan vision. In the first hour Nicole Cobb, President of Loretto Academy, and Eugenio “Pacelli” Mesta, President of Exigo Architecture introduced the activities for the day and described the input process.The Laudato Si’ was introduced, prompting a discussion about what the school considered important to implement at Loretto Academy. All responses were recorded.

VISION BOARDS USED FOR WORKSHOP #1 CAMPUS GROUNDS

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

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In workshop one, a series of vision boards were presented to gather input on participants prefernces on the school grounds,

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cafeteria, and the community. Preferences were recorded with either green or red dots as wells sticky notes with additional comments or suggestions. The workshop was very productive and promped many important discussions relatedto Laudato Si.

CAFETERIA

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

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VISION BOARDS RESULTS FROM WORKSHOP #1

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In workshop two, attendees were divided into 5 groups, each with a different discussion topic. Each table had a table leader assigned from the Exigo team to lead the discussion on campus grounds, extracurricular activities, library, cafeteria, elementary school, or high school. The groups rotated after the first 30 minutes and participants were able to join other table topics. Priorities were recorded and at the end of the session the findings were presented to the larger group and any additional commentary was added as necessary.

In the last hour, the findings of each group were placed on the wall were one member was chosen to read out loud the challenges and opportunities of each topic zone.

Concluding with any other additoinal comments the members or staff had.

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SITE ANALYSIS EXISTING CONDITIONS VEHICULAR- INGRESS

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GUIDING PRINCIPLE: TO ADHERE TO LAUDATO SI’ OBJECTIVES: • • • • • • • • •

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CODE RESEARCH ARCHITECTURE

LORETTO ACADEMY CODE ANALYSIS INTRODUCTION: Exigo Architecture is pleased to present our preliminary building code analysis for the Loretto Academy Master Plan study. The

1. Main Classroom Building: Ground Floor:

Project Understanding and Code Analysis

Provide physics classrooms Provide Janitor/Storage/IT and Electrical rooms

2. The work area exceeds 50% of the floor area.

Currently, the size of work area on each floor does not exceed 50% of the overall floor area, therefore, since both conditions do

purpose of conducting our preliminary building code analysis

Per the International Building Code (IBC) the occupancy clas-

was to determine if the proposed campus improvements for each

Upgrade all restrooms to current codes

sification of Loretto Academy is Educational Group E (IBC Section

building will require the installation of an automatic fire sprinkler

Main First Floor:

305). All buildings receiving new improvements are existing,

system. Please note, the code analysis presented in this report is

Remove select classroom wall partitions to provide collaboration

therefore, the use of the International Existing Building Code

preliminary and an extensive building code analysis accounting

spaces

(IEBC) served as an appropriate starting point to perform the

for additional life safety components will be developed as the

Provide study rooms via wall partitions in the existing Library

building code analysis. Additionally, it is important to note that

project is further developed.

Provide Janitor/Storage/IT and Electrical rooms

the Loretto Academy campus resides in the Austin Terrace

Upgrade all restrooms to current codes

2. Theater under the Loretto Chapel:

Historic District, an area designated by the City of El Paso as

Second Floor:

The Auditorium will receive a new automatic fire sprinkler system

Historic (History R-4 & H #10051, per COEP zoning map).

Remove wall partitions to provide new collaboration spaces and

When considering design parameters such as life safety for building occupants, the historic nature of the campus, project

not occur, a sprinkler system would not be required.

classrooms

Auditorium Code Analysis:

funding, and academic schedule, determining if an automatic fire

New improvements will vary in scale for each building and are

No improvements are currently identified for Loretto’s theater,

sprinkler system will be required is critical, to properly identify

Provide Janitor/Storage/IT and Electrical rooms

listed as the following:

Upgrade all restrooms to current codes

therefore, the IEBC will not require the installation of an

Additionally, the Main Classroom Building will receive a new

automatic fire sprinkler system in this space. However, Exigo

mechanical system throughout the entire building

Architecture recommends that a fire sprinkler system be installed

the project budget and construction timeline.

The building code analysis was performed using the following building codes published by the International Code Council (ICC)

Main Classroom Building Code Analysis:

and local zoning ordinances as adopted and defined by the City

New construction improvements inside an existing building are

of El Paso:

defined as Work Areas per the IEBC. Based on the scope and size

in the theater to modernize life safety protection features for this space.

of work area (in square feet), relative to square footage of the 2021 International Existing Building Code (IEBC)

overall building area, the IEBC defines these new improvements

2021 International Building Code (IBC)

as one of three potential Alteration Levels (Alteration Level 1, 2

City of El Paso Municipal Code of Ordinances and Zoning Map.

or 3 per IEBC Chapter 6 Classification of Work).

As part of this analysis, on September 14, 2023, Exigo

Per the list of new improvements outlined above, the IEBC

Architecture met with Daniel Chavira, Senior Plans Examiner at

classifies these improvements as Alteration Level 2, since the

the City of El Paso to validate our interpretation of building code

size of work area does not exceed 50% or more of building

requirements pertaining to the installation of an automatic fire

area (IEBC Section 603 ALTERATION – LEVEL 2). Under section

sprinkler system for this project.

803.2.2 Group E, fire sprinkler systems are required when both conditions listed below occur: The work area is required to be provided with automatic sprinkler protection in accordance with the IBC as applicable to new construction.

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3. Convento Building:

4. Elementary School Addition:

5. Cafeteria:

6. Gymnasium:

Ground Floor:

The elementary school with receive a new 0000SF new addition

New exterior improvements for seating

The Gymnasium will receive a new automatic fire sprinkler

Demolition of existing offices to accommodate new

system throughout the building

collaboration spaces and classrooms

Elementary School Addition Code Analysis:

Cafeteria Code Analysis

Upgrade all restrooms to current codes

From our understanding the elementary school addition will

The scope of work listed above would not require the installation

Gymnasium Code Analysis

First Floor:

abut the existing elementary school. This new addition will be

of an automatic fire sprinkler system.

No

Demolition of existing offices to accommodate new

designed per the requirements of the International Building

gymnasium, therefore, the IEBC will not require the installation

classrooms

Code (IBC) which includes providing a fire rated barrier between

of an automatic fire sprinkler system in this space. However,

Upgrade all restrooms to current codes

the existing school and addition to protect from the passage of

Exigo Architecture recommends that a fire sprinkler system be

Second Floor: No new improvements

fire from either area. A fire sprinkler system will not be required

installed in the Gymnasium to modernize life safety protection

Additionally, the Convento Building will receive a new

to be installed in the existing building; however, the new addition

features for this building.

mechanical system throughout the entire building

will receive an automatic fire sprinkler system as part of the design.

Convento Building Code Analysis: Office spaces on the Ground and First floors of the Convento Building will demolished to provide new classrooms. Per conversation with the City of El Paso Planning and Inspections Department, this scope of work would be classified as a change of occupancy per IEBC Chapter 12 Section 1204 Change of Occupancy, and would require the installation of an automatic fire sprinkler system. However, COEP Planning and Inspections Department informed us that the Code Official can consider an alternate life-safety system in lieu of an automatic fire sprinkler system.

improvements

are

currently

identified

for

Loretto’s

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