The
following program is not meant to be viewed as the exact or actual program that
will be developed for a new middle school.
We performed this evaluation and development of spaces solely to
identify the total square footage of the building so that we could project its
cost magnitude.
The
conceptual design included is solely meant to convey our design ideas of the
concept of providing a new school which performs as two small middle
schools. This conceptual design allows
for a 500 student, two story classroom wing with associated administration
spaces. In each of these houses, the
students would not interact with the other house, and all of the circulation to
the core spaces and other classrooms would be done without circulating through
other grades or the other school.
This
design concept also allows for public use of space, such as the cafeteria,
auditorium, gymnasium and library, by a community without entering the academic
side of the school. We have
successfully designed the Pell Middle School in Providence, which is a 750
student complex designed as two separate schools that share common core
facilities. This design has been very
successful in creating the atmosphere of two small middle schools while
providing the cost efficiency of shared core facilities.
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