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george washington carver High School of engineering and Science Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
RENOVATION/ADDITION/ RESTORATION ScHrADergroUP ArcHiTecTUre llc 161 Leverington Ave., Suite 105 Philadelphia, PA 19127 www.sgarc.com David L. Schrader, AIA, LEED AP 215/482-7440 DeSigN TeAm David L. Schrader, AIA, LEED AP, Managing Partner David C. Mazzocco, LEED AP, Project Manager Antonio Scanga, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP, Design Team owNer/clieNT School District of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA Arlene C. Ackerman, Ed.D., Superintendent 215/400-4000
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uilt in 1948, the high school serves as a science, engineering, and technology magnet school for the School District of Philadelphia. This project focused on rearranging space programmatically, renovating the entire facility, and adding 40,000 square feet to address significant deficiencies. Maximizing the ability of the design to function as a teaching tool was a main goal of the project. Examples of features aimed
KeY STATS grades Served: 9-12 capacity: 900 students Size of Site: 3.6 acres Building Area: 159,829 square feet Building Volume: 1.5 million cubic feet Space per Student: 178 square feet cost per Student: $40,202 Square Foot cost: $226 construction cost: $36.2 million Total Project cost: $37.4 million contract Date: Jan. 2007 completed: Dec. 2008 completion: 100% PHOTOgraPHy: MaTT WargO PHOTOgraPHy
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at enhancing everyday learning include a flagpole functioning as the center of a giant sundial and a scaled planetary model; HVAC systems that can be monitored from student labs; and portions of exposed building structure illustrating construction methods. The existing bleak urban site was improved with the introduc-
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tion of landscaping and outdoor student gathering spaces. Since this project served as the district’s pilot green school project, sustainable site measures were introduced, including the reduction of impervious coverage by 25 percent, the addition of an underground infiltration basin, landscaping with native plants requiring no irrigation, and night
sky-friendly lighting. Interior sustainable measures include the use of low-emitting and recycled content materials as well as water-saving fixtures. Built for longevity, the school utilizes exterior masonry cavity walls with steel frame structure, masonry interior partitions, and central plant boilers with roof-mounted chillers. n