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Atrisco Elementary School Kindergarten Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Raymond R. Vigil, AIA, LEED AP 505/890-5030 2010 DESIGN TEAM Raymond R. Vigil, AIA, LEED AP, Principal-in-Charge Jo Montague, RA, LEED AP, Project Architect QPEC Engineering Corp., Structural Engineers Coupland-Moran Engineers, Inc., Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Engineers Jeff Mortensen & Associates, Inc., Civil Engineers Vigil Contracting Services, Inc., Contractor OWNER/CLIENT Albuquerque Public Schools Albuquerque, NM Karen Alarid, Director of Facilities Design & Construction 505/242-5865 KEY STATS Grades Served: Kindergarten Capacity: 83 students Size of Site: 0.3 acres Building Area: 5,494 square feet Building Volume: 73,200 cubic feet Space per Student: 66 square feet Cost per Student: $11,892 Square Foot Cost: $180 Construction Cost: $987,000 Total Project Cost: $1.3 million Contract Date: Aug. 2004 Completed: Aug. 2006 Completion: 100% Photography: Patrick Coulie Photography

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ocated in Albuquerque’s South Valley, Atrisco Elementary School is made up of a campus of buildings dating back to the 1950s. The new 5,500-squarefoot kindergarten addition is a free-standing building designed to complement the existing campus while adding a colorful, modern character. The addition provides three kindergarten classrooms, each with a full kitchen, bathroom, walk-in

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storage closet, and direct access to a new tot lot dedicated for use by the kindergarten.

The spacious classrooms are designed to accommodate a variety of learning spaces and activities while maintaining good visibility by the teachers. Every classroom includes a corner reading nook with built-in shelving that doubles as a window seat. Tall corner windows, skylights, and operable windows allow students

and teachers to enjoy the warm, sunny weather of Albuquerque, New Mexico, while reducing the need for artificial cooling and lighting.

As part of this project, a separate kindergarten drop-off lane was added directly in front of the kindergarten building, providing safer and more convenient access for parents and students. In addition, existing parking areas were reconfigured for better efficiency. n

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Baker and George Elementary Schools Brockton, Massachusetts

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G BY D HMFH INC. I N ARCHITECTS, E N R 130 Bishop Allen Drive Cambridge, MA 02139 www.hmfh.com Honorable

Susan Mention Elmore, Marketing Manager 617/492-2200

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Design team Stephen Friedlaender, FAIA, Project Director Pip Lewis, AIA, LEED AP, Project Manager Maria Mulligan, AIA, LEED AP, Project Architect Gary Brock, LEED AP, Team Member Deborah Collins, AIA, Team Architect John Nunnari, Construction Administration Owner/Client Brockton Public Schools Brockton, MA Matthew H. Malone, Ph.D., Superintendent 508/580-7511 KEY stats Grades Served: Pre-K-5 Capacity: 850 students each Size of Site: 13.4 acres (Baker); 15 acres (George) Building Area: 116,000 square feet each Building Volume: 1.5 million cubic feet each Space per Student: 136 square feet each Cost per Student: $34,667 Square Foot Cost: $224 Construction Cost: $26 million each Total Project Cost: $33 million each Contract Date: Mar. 2007 Completed: Aug. 2008 (Baker); Dec. 2008 (George) Completion: 100% PHOTOGRAPHY: WAYNE SOVERNS JR.

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hese two schools complete Brockton’s city-wide elementary school construction program, increasing capacity and providing equity across districts.

The 850-student, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 schools are based on identical programs and share a floor plan. The simple plan is organized around grade-level groups and flexible shared spaces for performances, assemblies, and athletics.

Throughout the building, 21st century technology is combined with traditional learning: The library offers both a cozy story nook and current research technology, and heavily used smartboards are mounted in each classroom. Bright, playful colors and patterns, unexpected window connections between adjacent spaces, and exposed ductwork actively engage students in their surroundings.

Both schools feature skylights, daylight dimming systems, and the use of recycled construction materials. The distinctive brick and zinccoated copper exterior was chosen for minimal longterm maintenance. The Baker School also includes a 40-kW

photovoltaic array, a portion of which is embedded in the cafeteria windows to allow students to see what makes their school sustainable. A rainwater harvesting system for irrigation at the Baker

School and a winding path through wetlands to the playfields at George are likewise both green and educational, providing students with tangible examples of their school’s sustainability. n

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Bonny Slope Elementary School Beaverton, Oregon

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G B Y D ARCHITECTS DULL OLSON I N WEEKES E N R907 SW Stark Street Portland, OR 97205 www.dowa.com Honorable

Mention Steve Olson, Principal 503/226-6950

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DESIGN TEAM Steve Olson, Principal-in-Charge, DOWA Barry Deister, Designer, DOWA Bill Conboy, Project Manager, DOWA Skanska USA, Contractor Leslie Imes, District Project Manager Kim Haskins, School Principal OWNER/CLIENT Beaverton School District Beaverton, OR Jerome Colonna, Superintendent 503/591-8000 KEY STATS Grades Served: K-5 Capacity: 600 students Size of Site: 8.5 acres Building Area: 80,405 square feet Building Volume: 2.8 million cubic feet Space per Student: 134 square feet Cost per Student: $32,700 Square Foot Cost: $244 Construction Cost: $19.6 million Total Project Cost: $23.1 million Contract Date: June 2006 Completed: Sept. 2008 Completion: 100% PHOTOGRAPHY: GARY WILSON PHOTO/GRAPHIC

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onny Slope Elementary School presented an opportunity to create a second-generation design.

Beginning with a tour of a project we completed for the district in 2001, we listened to the users about what worked and what they would improve to create a solid foundation from which the final designs of Bonny Slope were built.

The steep slope of the site meant that access for buses and trucks was a major consideration in locating the building. Compact site issues necessitated the creation of a two-story classroom wing, with the media center located on the upper floor. The classroom wing was oriented to take advantage of natural daylighting that penetrates through the building and corridors.

Mimicking the playfulness and activity of children, a dynamic faรงade pattern was created by careful placement and color selection of windows and metal panels.

Educational spaces were designed with L-shaped classrooms to create small, flexibleuse spaces that the district has found to be beneficial for small group instruction.

Classrooms are connected to these flex spaces through the calculated placement of transparent glass, providing super-

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vision of the flex space while minimizing distractions.

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Catherine Kolnaski Elementary Magnet School 2010

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JCJ ARCHITECTURE 38 Prospect Street Hartford, CT 06103 www.jcj.com James E. LaPosta, Jr., AIA Chief Architectural Officer 860/247-9226 Design team Gilbane Building Company, Construction Manager Consulting Engineering Services, Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Engineering Maachi Engineers, Structural Engineering Pare Corp., Site, Civil Engineering Ferraro Hixon, Landscape Architecture CCR Pyramid, Technology Owner/Client Town of Groton, Groton Public Schools Groton, CT Paul J. Kadri, Superintendent 860/572-2100 KEY stats Grades Served: Pre-K-5 Capacity: 550 students Size of Site: 23.7 acres Building Area: 74,000 square feet Building Volume: 765,500 cubic feet Space per Student: 1,345 square feet Cost per Student: $36,545 Square Foot Cost: $272 Construction Cost: $20.1 million Total Project Cost: $26.4 million Contract Date: Nov. 2004 Completed: Jan. 2008 Completion: 100% PHOTOGRAPHY: ROBERT BENSON Rendering: JCJ ARCHITECTURE

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atherine Kolnaski Elementary School is a 74,000-square-foot steel frame pre-K-5 learning community housing 550 students.

Stone and curtain wall distinguish the main entrance, with brick and aluminum framed windows along with metal panel, curtain wall, and stone for the balance of the facility.

Site considerations included the need to master plan and provide infrastructure for a future middle school on the 125-acre site. Wetlands,

substantial rock, and steep topography contributed to the design challenge. Two outdoor playfields allow for concurrent organized sports and free play.

The building plan has a “main street,” forming a long arc following the terrain, with a twolevel “local street” that provides the majority of the classroom space. The design provides easy delineation between community and general instructional spaces.

Flexibility of the learning environment emerged as

the most important criterion to project stakeholders. JCJ designers responded with L-shaped classroom configurations that facilitate learning simultaneously and separately, allowing students who need additional guidance to work away from the larger group while remaining part of their classroom. Students can work independently or with another student, instructor, or tutor in one of the learning areas. The building was designed to meet current NECHPS guidelines. n

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The Chickasaw Nation Child Development Center Ada, Oklahoma

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BOYNTON G B Y WILLIAMS DE IN N R & ASSOCIATES 4455 LBJ Freeway, Suite 820 Dallas, TX 75244 Honorable www.bwaarchitects.com

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Stacy Liston, LEED AP 972/661-5461 2010 DESIGN TEAM Jay W. Boynton, AIA, Director, Principal Architect Dayna Boynton, AIA, Project Architect Diann Franklin, Director of Operations, Piazza Construction, General Contractor Doug Fakkel, Owner, Fakkel Art, Muralist OWNER/CLIENT The Chickasaw Nation Ada, OK Bill Anoatubby, Governor 580/439-7280 KEY STATS Grades Served: 6 weeks - 5 years Capacity: 250 children Size of Site: 2.6 acres Building Area: 26,728 square feet

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he Child Development Center was designed to provide state-of-the-art child care services for community children. It is a year-round facility that provides affordable child care for approximately 250 children from six weeks to 5 years of age.

The facility consists of ageappropriate classrooms, cafeteria, full kitchen, media room, aerobic room, staff lounge, sick room, indoor play areas, screening rooms, and administrative offices. In every corri-

Building Volume: 403,420 cubic feet Space per Student: 107 square feet Contract Date: Sept. 2007 Completed: Mar. 2009 Completion: 100%

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dor there are three-dimensional murals, which are visually as well as tactilely important.

The center reflects a community setting, incorporating many learning styles and learning opportunities as well as a high standard of safety with the development of safe rooms—one on the lower level and two on the upper level— and access control systems. The classrooms have been equipped with smartboards, which provide touch control computer applications for interactive

whiteboard learning.

The facility is designed as a town-like atmosphere known as Fun Town, USA, with nursery rhyme highlights throughout, bringing childhood imaginations to life. The center is complete with street signs for hallways and physical addresses for each room, incorporating the Chickasaw language into the facility. The Chickasaw language is the heritage of more than 80 percent of the children attending the center. n

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Dewey Elementary School Evanston, Illinois

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n 2007, OWP/P | Cannon Design and Evanston/ Skokie School District 65 identified a number of facility improvements necessary to provide enhanced learning spaces for increased enrollment at the school. In 2009, thanks to a group of dedicated parents and community members, the result was a library/classroom wing addition that was contextual to the attached 1920s building while marking Dewey

Justin Cafferty, Project Manager Keith Hammelman, Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Engineer David Bibbs, Structural Engineer Wendy Watts, Interior Design Owner/Client Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Evanston, IL Dr. Hardy Murphy, Superintendent 847/859-8000 KEY stats Grades Served: K-5 Capacity: 398 students Building Area: 8,000 square feet Space per Student: 20 square feet Cost per Student: $8,970 Square Foot Cost: $446 Construction Cost: $3.6 million Total Project Cost: $4 million Contract Date: June 2008 Completed: June 2009 Completion: 100% PHOTOGRAPHY: JAMES STEINKAMP

School’s progression into 21st century teaching and learning. The addition was a truly integrated design process in which the community had a stake in the project’s success.

The new multizone, multigenerational library includes multimedia group learning spaces, computer stations and smartboard technology, ergonomic furniture, intimate reading areas, and a tiered storytelling space. OWP/P | Cannon Design incorporated the school’s curriculum emphasis on geography by using different gradations of blue for the library’s interior walls—a representation of the world’s vast bodies of water.

OWP/P | Cannon Design also designed a new main office suite that incorporates a secure and easily identifiable

main entry with new classrooms, storage rooms, and an elevator for ADA accessibility.

The Dewey School addition incorporates a number of environmentally sustainable components such as natural daylighting, construction products containing recycled and recyclable materials,

regionally manufactured furniture, finishes and casework that are non-toxic and formaldehyde-free, and native landscaping. The addition also contains energy-efficient lighting and controls and an HVAC system that exceeds current minimum efficiency standards. n

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Eagle Elementary School Delmar, New York

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Richard L. Peckham, AIA 518/463-8068 2010 DESIGN TEAM Richard Peckham, AIA, Principal-in-Charge Ron Bagoly, AIA, Design Architect Thomas Kenney, AIA, Project Manager Andrew Neubauer, AIA, Project Architect Melissa Renkawitz, Intern Architect Cathleen Peckham, ASID, Interior Designer OWNER/CLIENT Bethlehem Central School District Delmar, NY Dr. Michael Tebbano, Superintendent 518/439-7481 KEY STATS Grades Served: K-5

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he ambiance of a tightly knit neighborhood school, complete with a “main street” that functions as a communal hub, was created at the new Eagle Elementary School in Delmar, New York.

A centralized cupola identifies the main entry for visitors and provides daylighting to the lobby area below. Inside, the cupola houses a cozy reading area within the media center. Custom steel trusses in the cafeteria and media center mimic a timber frame

Capacity: 576 students Size of Site: 21.4 acres Building Area: 57,980 square feet Building Volume: 1.5 million cubic feet Space per Student: 100 square feet Cost per Student: $17,101 Square Foot Cost: $170 Construction Cost: $9.9 million Total Project Cost: $11.8 million Contract Date: Mar. 2004 Completed: May 2009 Completion: 100% PHOTOGRAPHY: RANDALL PERRY PHOTOGRAPHY, INC.

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design and add character and warmth to the spaces.

Large windows in hallways and stairwells maintain visual connections both within the school and to the outdoors no matter where you are in the building.

The design was used as a pilot for New York’s Collaborative for High Performance Schools Verification Program (NY-CHPS) and includes many sustainable features. The twostory layout maximizes the number of spaces oriented for

direct south/north exposure for natural light; incorporates deep roof overhangs for shading in spring and summer and heat gain in winter; and maintains a minimal footprint on the site, allowing wetlands to remain undisturbed. Stormwater is treated on-site and discharged into an on-site stream. Cubby areas in classrooms are arranged along interior walls and are set apart with lower ceilings and separately switched lighting, which can be turned off when not in use. n

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Eastlake Elementary School South Jordan, Utah

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Design team Steve Crane, FAIA, REFP, Principal-in-Charge Dan Nelson, Associate AIA, Project Manager Comtrol, Inc., General Contractor Owner/Client Jordan School District West Jordan, UT Dr. Barry L. Newbold 801/567-8180 KEY stats Grades Served: K-6 Capacity: 850 students Size of Site: 7.4 acres Building Area: 86,350 square feet Building Volume: 1 million cubic feet Space per Student: 102 square feet Cost per Student: $17,852 Square Foot Cost: $176 Construction Cost: $15.2 million Total Project Cost: $16.2 million Contract Date: Mar. 2007 Completed: June 2008 Completion: 100% PHOTOGRAPHY: DANA SOHM, SOHM PHOTOGRAPHS

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astlake Elementary School is the first of a new two-story prototype design for the Jordan School District. Recent property value increases have created the need for the district to fit a large elementary school on a site that uses the space as efficiently as possible.

A part of the Daybreak Community development, this 86,350-square-foot facility was built on land donated to the district by the developer and features design elements that facilitate collaborative learning in a lively, exciting, academic environment. To accommodate the fast-growing community, additional classrooms were added to the original design. Gathering spaces for group learning are provided throughout the building, creating a feeling of inclusion and community.

The Eastlake design also provides teachers with ample work areas. Four faculty preparation rooms make tasks like grading and lesson planning easier and more collaborative.

Two large faculty workrooms

facilitate special projects and keep clutter out of the classrooms. A large media center is part of the flexible design, along with a multipurpose room suitable for athletic,

community, and school-wide events. The multipurpose room has its own entrance and can be separated from the rest of the building for after-hours use. n

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PETER GISOLFI ASSOCIATES 566 Warburton Ave. Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706 www.petergisolfiassociates.com Sandra K. Mintzes, AIA, LEED AP 914/478-3677 DESIGN TEAM Peter A. Gisolfi, AIA, ASLA, LEED AP, Partner-in-Charge Sandra K. Mintzes, AIA, LEED AP, Partner, Project Manager Gideon Kipperman, RA, Project Architect Tomo Kimura, ASLA, Landscape Designer

Marco Martelli Associates, General Contractors OWNER/CLIENT Hackley School Tarrytown, NY Walter Johnson, Headmaster 914/366-2601 KEY STATS Grades Served: K-4 Capacity: 220 students Size of Site: 5 acres Building Area: 33,000 square feet Building Volume: 330,000 cubic feet Space per Student: 150 square feet Cost per Student: $44,500 Square Foot Cost: $295 Construction Cost: $9.8 million Total Project Cost: $12.2 million Contract Date: Mar. 2006 Completed: Aug. 2007 PHOTOGRAPHY: ROBERT MINTZES, LEED AP

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Hackley School: The Kathleen Allen Lower School

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he Kathleen Allen Lower School is part of a campus planning effort that has gone on for eight years at the Hackley School. After lengthy deliberations about renovating or replacing the Lower School, which was built in the early 1970s, the decision was made to design a new K-4 school that would relate to the Tudor-style campus, but be distinctly different and more child-friendly.

During an earlier phase of the master plan, a new meadow quadrangle, Akin Common, was created in the center of the campus. The new Lower School replaced the old building on the same plateau overlooking Akin Common, but was designed to engage and interact with this important new green space.

The new two-story building is comprised of three interlocking structures arranged in a C-shape. These elements create a central courtyard for the school’s playground. The microclimate of this protected south-facing space makes this courtyard an

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ideal place to play, even during colder months.

The building is organized by a single-loaded corridor on each floor facing predominantly south or east, looking directly into the playground; classrooms, special spaces, and offices are located to the north of these corridors.

The single-loaded corridor arrangement mimics the designs of the Middle and the Upper Schools. A stone

tower at the east end of the main corridor “speaks� to other important towers on the campus.

Overall, the building is designed with young children in mind and feels residential in scale. Important elements like lockers and windows are low to the ground. Tiles on the courtyard façades and interesting floor patterns in the main corridor stimulate imaginative play. From the

corridors, children are able to see the activities of other children outside, and teachers can passively monitor the entire courtyard. Transparency and visibility reinforce the sense that this building is a community of children.

While the owner chose not to pursue LEED certification, the building is intrinsically sustainable and incorporates passive solar design strategies.

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natural light. Solar energy stored in the tile-covered concrete floor slabs helps heat the corridors during colder seasons. The corridors and all occupied rooms have operable windows to promote natural ventilation, augmented by ceiling fans. The building is constructed using materials with high thermal mass, creating a stable interior environment; it was designed to conserve energy. n

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ocated near a historic district, Fulton Elementary consolidates two existing grade centers into one new and comprehensive school with a program prototype to match other district schools.

Influenced by the prairie style, the building is tucked within a residential neighborhood, flanked by open fields and parkland.

The new school is LEED registered and is designed to provide enhanced acoustical properties for the core learning spaces, encourage the use of alternative transportation, and reduce the heat island effect and light pollution. Low-flow plumbing fixtures and dualflush toilets curtail water use.

Energy usage was minimized through the use of energy-efficient HVAC systems, daylight harvesting, and a tight building envelope, along with enhanced commissioning.

An active, engaged community produces motivated, inspired learners. Fulton is the anchor to a community-focused campus, shared with local sports organizations. Students not only have access to a variety of athletic and open spaces, but they will have a sense of pride and involvement in knowing

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the significant role their new sustainable school plays in the community.

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Hillside Elementary School New Richmond, Wisconsin

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ATS&R IPLANNERS/ARCHITECTS/ NG BY DE N ENGINEERS R 8501 Golden Valley Road, Suite 300 Minneapolis, MN 55427 Honorable www.atsr.com Mention Paul W. Erickson, AIA, NCARB, REFP 763/545-3731 2010 CLARK ENGINEERING www.clark-eng.com Design team Dean Beeninga, AIA, NCARB, Planner, Project Architect, Project Manager Paul L. Snyder, AIA, CID, NCARB, Principal-in-Charge James T. Lange, PE, Mechanical Engineer Gaylen D. Melby, PE, Electrical Engineer David Bridges Technology Richard Koechlein, ASLA, Site Development Owner/Client Hillside Elementary School New Richmond, WI Morrie Veilleux, Superintendent 715/243-7411 KEY stats Grades Served: K-5 Capacity: 600 students Size of Site: 110 acres Building Area: 85,510 square feet Building Volume: 1.3 million cubic feet Space per Student: 143 square feet Cost per Student: $19,099 Square Foot Cost: $134 Construction Cost: $11.5 million Total Project Cost: $13.6 million Contract Date: Oct. 2007 Completed: Fall 2008 Completion: 100% PHOTOGRAPHY: RICK PETERS, INSIDEOUT STUDIOS

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esigned for green construction, Hillside Elementary School incorporates many features and elements of sustainable architecture. ATS&R and the School District of New Richmond worked together to set and evaluate energy performance goals for the new school, ensuring a minimal carbon footprint for the new facility.

Some of these sustainable features and elements included protecting the downstream wetlands during construction; capturing runoff in temporary holding basins with a “treatment train� that provides clean water runoff as it enters the city and county stormwater management system; using integrally colored concrete floor slabs that were ground and highly polished to serve as finish flooring in the classrooms and corridors; installing highly durable and low-maintenance surfaces that require minimal use of cleaning agents; incorporating water-saving features such as low-flow water saver faucets and dual-level flush valve toilets; minimizing energy consumption with automated lighting, occupancy sensors, variable air volume systems, and use of daylight throughout the facility; and installing high-energy insu-

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urricane Creek, the first LEED 2.2 Silver elementary school in Arkansas, strives to create a better learning environment while teaching students about green technology. To maintain cost effectiveness for the district, the design team searched for a balance between indoor quality, energy efficiency, and maintenance savings, nearly recouping the cost of the building within its projected life cycle. In a time of rising energy costs, designing green is not only environmentally but also fiscally responsible.

For safety, the building has two major access points: a parental drop-off on the lower level and a bus drop-off on the upper level. This allows children attending the school to avoid crossing traffic areas when accessing the building. By creating bi-level access, we have also minimized the impact on site topography.

OWNER/CLIENT Bryant Public Schools Bryant, AR Dr. Richard Abernathy, Superintendent 501/847-5600 KEY STATS Grades Served: K-5 Capacity: 568 students Size of Site: 8.1 acres Building Area: 72,152 square feet Space per Student: 127 square feet Cost per Student: $18,395 Square Foot Cost: $145 Construction Cost: $10.4 million Contract Date: May 2006 Completed: Sept. 2007 Completion: 100% PHOTOGRAPHY: SHIELDS-MARLEY PHOTOGRAPHY

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Mark Vander Voort, AIA, LEED AP, Design Principal Greg Frnka, AIA, Project Manager Jessica Mabry, Intern Dean Mobley, Construction Administration Owner/Client Birdville Independent School District (BISD) Richland Hills, TX Dr. Stephen Waddell, BISD Superintendent 817/547-5700 KEY stats Grades Served: Pre-K-5 Capacity: 700 students Size of Site: 8.5 acres Building Area: 92,000 square feet Building Volume: 2.2 million cubic feet Space per Student: 131 square feet Cost per Student: $16,071 Square Foot Cost: $122 Construction Cost: $11.3 million Total Project Cost: $13.4 million Contract Date: June 2007 Completed: Aug. 2008 Completion: 100% PHOTOGRAPHY: BLAKE MARVIN, HKS, INC.

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ack C. Binion Elementary School’s L-shaped footprint allowed it to be built around the existing campus, which remained in operation throughout construction.

With 88,000 usable square feet for its 700 students, the new school is designed with flexible spaces to accommodate growth and change.

The architecture of Binion Elementary pays homage to the 1950s history of the original school while offering open, studio-like areas for every grade level. Such teaming areas provide unique learning opportunities and can accommodate groups and class combinations of various sizes.

As a benefit to the neighborhood, the building serves as a buffer to what has become a busy street over the past 50 years. With the original school building and 21 portable classrooms razed, a park-like playground area now faces the community.

Recalling the original school’s 1950s architecture, the design of the new elementary school has horizontal and cantilevering roof forms with

an emphasis on horizontal lines. Similar brick colors are incorporated, and a commemorative space is reserved in one of the corridors as a heritage hall for posterity.

It is interesting to note that Ralph Hawkins, HKS’s chair-

man and CEO, is an alumnus of the elementary school.

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he Leaguers Inc., a nonprofit community service organization, retained EI to design its new 45,000-square-foot, threestory Head Start School facility located at 405-425 University Avenue, Newark, New Jersey.

The building is elevated to provide a secure parking garage for 75 cars. The first floor, which is approximately 22,000 square feet, houses the Leaguers’ Head Start Program, with seven classrooms containing stateof-the-art technology; a nurse’s station; supporting administra-

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tive offices; a teachers’ lunchroom; a Head Start lobby with built-in display cases; a media center; a secured outdoor play area; access to a fully functional kitchen for daily meal distribution to the Head Start Program; and multipurpose/ training rooms to support administrative, child, and community services including adult learning programs. The secondand third-floor levels accommodate the Leaguers’ administrative functions.

The building is reminiscent of early Newark architecture,

making use of white brick and creating a strong presence on University Avenue.

Blue and multicolored tinted glass, as well as a primary color palette of accent brick, forms the Head Start entrance.

This primary color coding is further introduced within the classroom interiors to provide visual distinctions between each of the areas. These classroom “color ways” are then woven together in the hallways and common areas to create a rich, child-friendly interior environment. n

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DESIGN TEAM Raymond Gignac, AIA, Principal-in-Charge Rolando Garza, AIA, LEED AP Carolyn James, AIA Juan Mujica Ana Salas OWNER/CLIENT Harlingen CISD Harlingen, TX Dr. Steve Flores, Superintendent 956/430-9500 KEY STATS Grades Served: Pre-K-5 Capacity: 750 students Size of Site: 15.4 acres Building Area: 83,000 square feet Building Volume: 1.4 million cubic feet Space per Student: 110 square feet Cost per Student: $15,467 Square Foot Cost: $140 Construction Cost: $11.6 million Total Project Cost: $13.2 million Contract Date: Aug. 2007 Completed: Dec. 2008 Completion: 100% PHOTOGRAPHY: RICHARD PAYNE, FAIA

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he new Lee H. Means Elementary School has been designed for grades pre-K through 5. The new school has been designed and constructed to maximize the energy efficiency of the building, to improve indoor air quality, and to minimize the impact on the environment.

The school’s orientation on the site and the building’s exterior envelope were both considered very carefully to provide the optimum energy efficiency of the building. The classroom wings are arranged in a radial array to allow easy access to common facilities such as the library and science and art classrooms. The building incorporates sustainable design principles such as energy-efficient systems and natural daylighting. Solar shading devices are also used at windows that receive the

most direct sun exposure.

These solar shading devices provide control of solar heat gain but allow natural daylight to enter each classroom and most occupied spaces.

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McKISSICK ASSOCIATES Architects PC (North Carolina Office) 401 East 4th Street, Suite 203 Winston-Salem, NC 27101 www.mckissickassociates.com Kristen McKissick 336/722-6152 Design team Vern L. McKissick III, AIA, Project Architect Trina L. Gribble, Assoc. AIA, Project Manager Kristen P. McKissick, Interior Designer Owner/Client School District of Haverford Township Havertown, PA Dr. William S. Keilbaugh, Superintendent 610/853-5900 KEY stats Grades Served: K-5 Capacity: 850 students Size of Site: 3.8 acres Building Area: 85,355 square feet Space per Student: 100 square feet Cost per Student: $19,540 Square Foot Cost: $195 Construction Cost: $17.6 million Total Project Cost: $21.6 million Contract Date: May 2007 Completed: Jan. 2009 Completion: 100% PHOTOGRAPHY: MICK HALES

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anoa Elementary School for grades K-5 accommodates four classrooms per grade level, with a total capacity of 850 pupils. Limited open space in this Philadelphia suburb required the district to use the only available site, a 10-acre community sports field. The building footprint, requiring only 3.1 acres of this site, is minimized by a threestory building plan and compact site circulation pattern.

A reinforced masonry bearing and precast concrete plank structural system was utilized for the classroom wing to substantially reduce construction time and permit the overall height of the building to be limited to 30 feet to meet local zoning requirements.

Further reducing the building’s apparent mass within the residential neighborhood, the exterior skin utilizes a mixture of reflective zinccolored metal panels, allowing the three-story building and gymnasium wing to assume the color of the surrounding environment.

Sustainable features include insulated glass windows and doors, lighting occupancy sensors, high-efficiency indirect/direct lighting, and daylighting. Acid-etched and

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sealed concrete floors in circulation areas require minimal maintenance. Corridors have a wainscot of bamboo. The hightech HVAC system provides

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ark T. Skinner West Elementary School is a 30-classroom replacement school in Chicago’s West Loop neighborhood. Part of SMNG-A’s challenge was to design the new and expanded school to conform to a tight urban site in a short time frame.

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The Rise Group, Construction Manager HJKessler Associates Inc., LEED Consultant Matrix Engineering Corp., Structural Engineer HMS Engineering, Mechanical and Plumbing Engineer Terra Engineering, Ltd., Civil Engineer OWNER/CLIENT Chicago Public Schools Chicago, IL Ron Huberman, Chief Executive Officer of Chicago Public Schools 312/553-1000 KEY STATS Grades Served: K-8 Capacity: 750 students Size of Site: 2.7 acres Building Area: 101,354 square feet Building Volume: 1.7 million cubic feet Space per Student: 135 square feet Cost per Student: $33,926 Square Foot Cost: $251 Construction Cost: $25.4 million Total Project Cost: $27 million Contract Date: Feb. 2008 Completed: June 2009 Completion: 100% PHOTOGRAPHY: JOHN FAIER

and construction documents while current students were located in a temporary facility.

The original Chicago Public Schools prototype was re-evaluated to meet the sitespecific needs and to integrate universal design principles, and was redesigned following the principles of the LEED Silver rating.

The new school forms one quadrant of a campus plan surrounding Skinner

Park. The west façade fronts on the park and contains a series of outdoor classrooms that transition the building to the park, with the main building entry located to the south. The south façade along Adams Street contains the library, located on the third floor above the main entry; student dining center on the first floor; and gymnasium/ assembly room with an extensive green roof above. The

green roof is irrigated using a historic water tank reclaimed from a nearby industrial building. Recycling of demolition materials, bioswales, daylighting, and solar louvers contribute to sustainable building features.

To encourage after-hours use by local community groups, portions of the school containing public spaces were designed to be easily isolated during non-school hours. n

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Myers Elementary School Bellwood, Pennsylvania

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Rick Karcher, Principal-in-Charge Thomas Wippenbeck, Project Architect Owner/Client Bellwood-Antis School District Bellwood, PA Dr. Brian G. Toth 814/742-2270 KEY stats Grades Served: K-5 Capacity: 500 students Size of Site: 12 acres Building Area: 88,000 square feet Building Volume: 2 million cubic feet Space per Student: 176 square feet Cost per Student: $23,737 Square Foot Cost: $135 Construction Cost: $12.6 million Total Project Cost: $14.3 million Contract Date: June 2007 Completed: Aug. 2008 Completion: 100% PHOTOGRAPHY: DENMARSH PHOTOGRAPHY

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Bellwood-Antis is comprised of a two-building campus on one piece of property.

Myers Elementary School did not have space on the site for horizontal expansion. Because of these conditions and the need to maintain classes, the construction and phasing of the project required an innova-

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tive approach.

Expansion was accomplished by erecting an independently supported precast structure spanning over an existing classroom wing.

This additional floor was constructed to accommodate the increased program and homeroom needs with minimal impact on the building footprint.

In addition to the building, site improvements included revised bus and car drop-offs; paved and grass play areas and convenient service access

points; all of which created a more student friendly environment. Replacement of the mechanical, electrical, telecommunications, and plumbing systems were also part of the renovation enhancements.

The interior of the building reflects the district’s desire to use architecture as a teaching tool. The main entrance corridor evokes the character of a small town American main street while the kindergarten learning spaces are reminiscent of a train station serving a traditional rural community. n

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THE GEDDIS PARTNERSHIP, PC 71 Old Post Road, P.O. Box 1020 Southport, CT 06890 www.tgparch.com Barbara L. Geddis, FAIA, President 203/256-8700 DESIGN TEAM Barbara L. Geddis, FAIA, President, Principal-in-Charge John S. Brice, AIA Winston Collins, AIA Maria Baptista Victoria Bigliano, ASID, Interior Designer OWNER/CLIENT Notre Dame Academy Staten Island, NY Sister Patricia Corley, President 718/815-5777 KEY STATS Grades Served: Pre-K-2 Capacity: 112 students Size of Site: 1.3 acres Building Area: 8,600 square feet Space per Student: 77 square feet Cost per Student: $30,357 Construction Cost: $3.4 million Total Project Cost: $4.7 million Contract Date: May 2005 Completed: Sept. 2008 Completion: 100% PHOTOGRAPHY: ROBERT BENSON

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he new one-story, freestanding early childhood center is designed exclusively for 3-, 4-, 5-, and 6-year-olds. Learning through play and demonstration, the children are organized into four self-sufficient, L-shaped classrooms around a central commons featuring the children’s art. Each classroom has at least two daylight exposures, built-in cubbies, alcoves for wet science and art, private toilets, individual outside entrances, and shared covered porches.

There is radiant heating under the floors since the school day includes napping on personal mats on the floors.

On the nine-acre, deeply wooded, hilltop campus, the new center’s exterior harmonizes with four other academic buildings, two of which were originally Cotswold-style private homes from the early 1920s. The new center is brick and barse board with cottagetype, divided light windows and steep roof lines. With its own play yard immediately adjacent to the north and its own new entrance and parking drop-off, the center is the new north anchor of the campus. n www.learningbydesign.biz | L e a r n i n g B y D e s i g n S P RING 2 0 1 0

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Design team Mark Barnhardt, AIA, Senior Vice President, Principal-in-Charge Arlan Hollinger, Project Manager Moore Engineering Company, Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Engineers Baker, Ingram, and Associates, Structural Engineers 7group, LEED Consulting Firm Navarro and Wright Consulting Engineers, Civil Engineers Owner/Client Pequea Valley School District Kinzers, PA John Bowden, Business Administrator 717/768-5530 KEY stats Grades Served: K-5

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The site design conserves land resources by utilizing

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an existing district property, following the slope of the existing topography, and preserving open space on site by building multiple floor levels. Shared core facilities are arranged to minimize circulation space, and the classroom wing is oriented for optimal solar orientation.

To conserve and reduce energy consumption and costs, the district chose to install a ground-source heat pump system with heat recovery for ventilation air systems and pursued other energy savings.

Further energy-saving features include increased insulation in walls and roof; dimming ballast in all lumi-

naries with daylight controls and occupancy sensors; monitoring software to continuously document energy loads; building orientation for optimal natural lighting; and high-efficiency windows.

Water efficiency was another important consideration in the design of the new school. Features in this area include rainwater harvesting, low-consumption fixtures, waterless urinals, and recycled wastewater for irrigation.

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The school district was faced with the immediate need for lower elementary classrooms, and tight constraints on its site.

ACI/Frangkiser Hutchens took these challenges and delivered a state-of-the-art elementary school within budget and with many unique characteristics. The new elementary shares a site with an existing school so location of classrooms, administration, and services within the new building were driven by their proximity to the existing building and site limitationssite design was driven by two large drainage ravines and the traffic circulation patterns of the existing school. Rock was encountered on site, and the floor elevation of the school was adjusted to reduce excavation cost.

The new elementary is designed to be compatible with the existing school, creating a vision of a unified satellite campus. ACI/ Frangkiser Hutchens worked with the staff to create a playful townscape theme. Main corridors have features of a downtown main street; the multipurpose room mimics a stadium; an art room resembles a museum; a music room looks like a recording studio; and administration appears as corporate offices. When entering the media center you feel you are in a city park, and the classroom pods have similarities to a residential neighborhood.

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and their relationship to the Chesapeake Bay. The school’s sundial is a prominent part of every student’s arrival, greeting them at the front entrance. The sundial teaches the students about the sun’s ever-changing path

through the sky, highlighting the winter solstice and the equinoxes.

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Kenneth Podany, AIA, Principal-in-Charge 2010 949/496-6191 DESIGN TEAM Kenneth Podany, Architect, Principal, Project Architect E. Jan Hansen, Architect, Senior Project Designer Kevin Kaiser, Project Manager Christian Cochrun, Construction Administration C.W. Driver, Inc., Construction Manager OWNER/CLIENT Irvine Unified School District Irvine, CA Lloyd Linton, Director of Facilities Planning 949/936-5309 KEY STATS Grades Served: K-6 Capacity: 725 students Size of Site: 10 acres Building Area: 58,256 square feet Building Volume: 902,968 cubic feet Space per Student: 80 square feet Cost per Student: $23,770 Square Foot Cost: $295 Construction Cost: $17.2 million Total Project Cost: $57.4 million Contract Date: April 2008 Completed: Sept. 2009 Completion: 100% PHOTOGRAPHY: GREG RYS

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The facility composition consists of three component groupings: administration/kindergarten; multipurpose/food service/music; and resource center/classroom academic wings. These components frame a community social courtyard that acts as the primary visitor access point and an exterior extension of the multipurpose room capacity.

Three academic wings are organized in 1-2, 3-4, and 5-6 grade-level configurations.

Traditional corridors within the academic wings are virtually eliminated by accommodating supplemental-shared student work areas with visual connection to all classrooms. The shared work areas act as an extension from the centralized hinge point of the resource center and allow direct access without crossing through other grade levels while fully supervised from the classrooms. Each of the academic wings is semiautonomous, with support spaces such as staff and student workrooms and restrooms. n

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OWNER/CLIENT Sioux City Community School District Sioux City, IA Larry Williams, (Former) Superintendent 712/947-4329 KEY STATS Grades Served: K-5 Capacity: 939 students Size of Site: 11 acres Building Area: 89,107 square feet Building Volume: 1.4 million cubic feet Space per Student: 148 square feet Cost per Student: $22,305 Square Foot Cost: $102 Construction Cost: $9.2 million Total Project Cost: $12.6 million Contract Date: Feb. 2007 Completed: July 2008 Completion: 100% PHOTOGRAPHY: PAUL BROKERING

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chools tend to be nostalgic brick boxes designed by adults for adults. This school was designed for imaginative children who are not confined by straight lines and monochromatic colors. It features a variety of shapes, colors, materials, and textures. The core spaces were designed for anticipated expansion.

A cooperative community effort involving the school district and the city (which participated in the cost and planning) was required.

Coordination with the district, the city, civil engineers, architects, adjoining property owners, and separate site and building contractors had to be finely orchestrated to meet schedules and co-occupy the same site.

The colors, shapes, and textures of the various materials not only gave the building a unique look; they also lowered costs and enhanced the speed of construction. Comparative schools built simultaneously in the district cost 25 percent more and had construction periods of three to four months longer. n

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Winterville Elementary School Winterville, Georgia

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Jeff Fincher, AIA, Principal-in-Charge Tammy Nichols, Senior Project Manager Don Dangar, Contract Administration Salloum Construction, General Contractor Owner/Client Clarke County School District Athens, GA James Simms, Superintendent 706/546-7721 KEY stats Grades Served: K-5 Capacity: 550 students Size of Site: 31.4 acres Building Area: 64,024 square feet Building Volume: 768,288 cubic feet Space per Student: 116 square feet Cost per Student: $12,516 Square Foot Cost: $108 Construction Cost: $6.9 million Total Project Cost: $7.6 million Contract Date: April 2008 Completed: June 2009 Completion: 100% PHOTOGRAPHY: SABRINA A. CARPENTER, CDH PARTNERS, INC.

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interville Elementary School’s existing facility was more than 40 years old and had undergone four additions. With extensive improvements needed, the easy and obvious solution was to demolish the old school and replace it with new construction. Instead, the architect chose a different option that reused the most salvageable portions of the building and then knitted them together with

an addition containing 26 classrooms, a media center, a cafeteria, and a new entry. By doing so, the owner was able to reduce the required budget by more than $1 million.

Another obstacle to overcome was the site itself. The City of Winterville had to create a new commercial zone by trading property and repositioning a problematic road to facilitate the more effective design solution. The steel frame construction has a brick veneer/EIFS exterior,

and through careful planning the construction schedule was expedited by approximately 45 days.

The most important aspect of this project is the seamless solution that accomplished a difficult program specific to the reuse of existing pieces of the facility. Through the design process, the designers were able to blend old with new and add muchneeded spaces to provide an enhanced learning environment for 550 students. n

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ooster Elementary, the first school in Arkansas to achieve a LEED for Schools Silver certification, was designed to educate in sustainability while lowering facility costs for the district.

To achieve this, the traditional learning spaces were equipped with unique features such as an outdoor classroom and exposed building systems as well as cutting-edge technology to lower energy costs.

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design team used many strategies to help reduce the impact on the environment and operational cost. Each room has a carbon dioxide sensor to provide a healthy exchange of fresh air based on occupant need instead of square footage. The lighting system maintains consistent light levels on work surfaces by supplementing the natural daylight in the spaces. During peak sunlight, the amount of energy consumed by the fixtures is greatly reduced.

The use of sustainable materials and native vegetation on site also work to reduce the maintenance needed for the facility.

The students have passed on the green spirit of their school’s design to the surrounding population by taking home what they learn about green building.

Wooster Elementary is now the recycling center for the community and an education center for students and parents alike. n