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Oakwood Intermediate School Allendale, MI
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GMB Y D G B IN E N Architecture + Engineering R 85 E. Eighth Street, Suite 200 Holland, MI 49423 Honorable www.gmb.com
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David Wilkins 616/796-0200
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DESIGN TEAM David Wilkins, AIA, NCI, Principal-in-Charge Rob DenBesten, AIA, LEED AP, Project Architect Jeff Hoag, AIA, LEED AP, Architect Trent DeBoer, PE, LEED AP, CGD, CBST, Mechanical Engineer Brad Heeres, PE, LEED AP, Electrical Engineer Tim Gerrits, LLA, LEED AP, Landscape Architect OWNER/CLIENT Allendale Public Schools Allendale, MI Dan Jonker, Superintendent 616/892-5570 KEY STATS Grades Served: 4-5 Capacity: 350 students Size of Site: 160 acres Building Area: 93,000 square feet Building Volume: 1.4 million cubic feet Space per Student: 265 square feet Cost per Student: $44,000 Square Foot Cost: $165 Construction Cost: $15.4 million Total Project Cost: $18.6 million Contract Date: Aug. 2007 Completed: Aug. 2009 Completion: 100% Photography: Bill Lindhout Photography
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ritical in the design of the new Oakwood Intermediate School was the response to both its campus context as well as the surrounding natural wetlands. Serving fourthand fifth-grade students, Oakwood represents the latest development of the district’s 160-acre Pierce Street campus. Key elements of the building and site design include separation of the bus loop and visitor drop-off, secure
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entry vestibules, and finishes that embody the natural context of the site. Continued development of the adjacent Jaarsma Outdoor Learning and Research Center reinforces the connection to the site ecology through the provision of walking paths, an outdoor classroom, and pavilions that can be used by students, staff, and the community. This theme of multiuse space is carried to the building’s interior, where various environments have been
provided to accommodate educational needs while also functioning as community resources. As is consistent with the other schools on this campus, sustainable technologies have been incorporated throughout. These features include a geothermal heat pump mechanical system, daylight harvesting, solar shading, radiant floors, and vegetated stormwater infiltration swales integrated into parking areas and drives. n