Spartanburg County School District No. 2 OAKLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Oakland Elementary School was designed to provide a teacher/pupil ratio of 20:1 or less and to accommodate 650-700 students with an initial student population of 500-550 and an ultimate population of over 800. Exterior materials include brick veneer with steel windows and storefront, high performance tinted glazing and a pre-finished metal roof. There are four classroom wings which include 30 General Classrooms, 5 Kindergarten Classrooms, and 2 Resource Rooms. Two classroom wings were planned to accommodate four classroom additions each and the Kindergarten wing was planned for a three classroom addition. The Cafeteria/Multi-purpose Room wing is designed to serve the projected 800 students. The Cafeteria has large expanses of glazing on the north exposure affording views of Mud Creek and the rural countryside. It accommodates 400 students per seating and capacity can be expanded to include the landscaped patio on the north exposure as weather permits. The four classroom wings and the wing containing the Cafeteria, Multi-purpose Room, Art and Music Rooms radiate from a central core that comprises the 4,500 SF Administrative Suite, the 3,300 SF Media Center, the Teacher Work Room, two Computer Labs , a Speech Room, two Resource Rooms and other ancillary functions. The Administrative Suite opens directly into the Building Lobby which addresses security concerns by limiting public access to one area at the front of the building. The Media Center contains an Entrance Lobby, a 2,300 SF Reading Room, two Conference Rooms, an Office/Workroom and an Audiovisual Room. The Reading Room features a cathedral ceiling with indirect pendant and sconce lighting as well as a full height glass wall overlooking the countryside to the north.
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BOILING SPRINGS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL Boiling Springs Intermediate School was designed to provide a maximum teacher/pupil ratio of 25:1 or less and to accommodate 1300 students with an initial student population of 1200. Exterior materials include brick veneer with high performance tinted glazing and a prefinished metal roof. On the interior, all corridors are terrazzo and all lobbies feature custom designed terrazzo patterns. There are four classroom wings which include 52 General Classrooms, 4 Resource Rooms and 2 Teacher Workrooms. The four classroom wings and the activity wing containing the Cafeteria, Multi-purpose Room, Art, Orchestra and Music Rooms radiate from a central core that comprises the 5500 SF Administrative Suite, the 4600 SF Media Center, the Science Room, two Computer Labs, a Resource Conference Room, two Resource Rooms and other ancillary functions. The Administrative Suite opens directly into the Building Lobby which addresses security concerns by limiting public access to one area at the front of the building. The Media Center contains an Entrance Lobby, a 2100 SF Reading Room, two Conference Rooms, an Office/Workroom and an Audiovisual Room. The Reading Room features a barrel arched ceiling with indirect pendant and sconce lighting as well as a full height glass wall overlooking the courtyard to the north. The Cafeteria is designed to serve 600 students per sitting. It has a barrel arched ceiling with indirect pendant chandelier and sconce lighting and has large expanses of glazing on the south exposure affording views of a courtyard and patio where seating capacity can be expanded as weather permits.
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BOILING SPRINGS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL Boiling Springs Junior High School was designed to promote the team teaching concept and will accommodate an initial student population of 950 and an ultimate population of 1200. Exterior materials include brick veneer with high performance tinted glazing and a pre-finished metal roof. The facility contains a 23,500 SF Fine Arts wing with a 1000 seat Auditorium and Choral, Band and Orchestra Rehearsal Rooms as well as an 18,200 SF Physical Education wing with an 8500 SF Gymnasium including bleachers for 500, PE and Varsity Locker Rooms for girls and boys, a Weight Room and a Health Classroom. There are four classroom wings, two per grade level, which include 40 General Classrooms, 8 Science Classrooms, 4 Computer Labs, 4 Resource Rooms and an extensive computer network. Each classroom wing was planned to accommodate a four classroom addition which was accepted as an add alternate. The Cafeteria/Kitchen Wing is designed to serve the projected 1200 students. The Cafeteria has large expanses of protected glazing on the east and west exposures affording views of the rural countryside. The Cafeteria accommodates 600 students and capacity can be expanded to include the landscaped patios on both exposures as weather permits. The seven wings radiate from a central core that comprises the 5000 SF Administrative Suite, the 6000 SF Media Center and other ancillary functions. The Administrative Suite opens onto a Building Lobby that is part of a semicircular Gallery including the Athletic Lobby on one side and the Auditorium Lobby on the other side. This approach addresses security concerns by limiting public access to one area at the front of the building. The Gallery features floor to ceiling glazing, coffered ceilings with pendant indirect lighting and patterned terrazzo floors. The Media Center contains an Entrance Lobby, a 4800 SF Reading Room accommodating a book collection of 16,000 volumes, two Conference Rooms, an Office/Workroom and an Audiovisual Room. The Reading Room features a cathedral ceiling with indirect pendant and sconce lighting as well as a full height glass wall overlooking the woods to the south. There is a running track/soccer field as well as two ball fields behind the building.
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BOILING SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL AUXILIARY GYMNASIUM & MEDIA CENTER The new auxiliary gymnasium building includes a varsity size basketball court seating 200 spectators, volleyball court, mat lift system, scoreboard, and acoustical treatment to lower the noise level. Also included are a 3,500 SF Weight Room, Boys and Girls' Athletic Locker Rooms, a 2500 SF Trainer's Room, a 750 SF Laundry , and Male and Female Coaches Areas for 32 coaches. |
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The new 14,844 SF Media Center includes two
Computer Labs, thirty Student Research Computers, three Conference Rooms, an
Office Work Room, two Teaching Areas with Smart Boards, and an Audiovisual
Storage Room. The Reading Room employs four groups of north-facing
clerestory windows to allow glare-free light into the space. The project
also includes new Staff Toilets and a new connecting Corridor.
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RAWLINSON ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL Additions and Renovations Contract under firm name MGFC Group, LLC) Rawlinson Road Middle School was initially constructed in 1978 and has experienced several additions. The existing building was load bearing masonry with brick veneer, stucco accents and built up roof. To meet major facilities needs for the school, three separate additions were required for an Auditorium/Fine Arts Center; an Administrative Suite/Entrance Lobby expansion; and a Classroom Wing. Site traffic circulation had also become extremely problematic and was redesigned, employing directional graphics, to improve and better control the flow. The Fine Arts Center comprises a 500 seat Auditorium with Entrance Lobby, Drama Classroom, Dressing Rooms, Gang Toilets, Prop Storage and General Storage Rooms. The auditorium is equipped with state of the art acoustics, sound system and lighting and the Entrance Lobby features a terrazzo patterned floor accented by striated walls of split face block and brick and indirect pendant lighting fixtures as well as extensive fenestration to introduce natural light. The expanded Administrative Suite includes a new Entrance Lobby with an Air Lock and Entrance Canopy plus controlled building access via the new Reception Area as well as Offices, a Conference Room and Storage Rooms. The Classroom Wing consists of 5 classrooms, a Reading Recovery Room, a Resource Room, an IT office and Equipment Room, a Teachers Workroom, Janitors Office, Gang Toilets and a large Custodial Storage Room. Exterior materials were employed to match or complement those used on the additions and existing building and include split and ground face block, glass block, brick and aluminum storefront with insulated glazing. Computer, life safety and security systems were extended and updated.
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CHESNEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Chesnee Elementary School, employing Oakland Elementary School as a prototype, was designed to provide a teacher/pupil ratio of 20:1 or less and to accommodate 650-700 students with an initial student population of 500-550 and an ultimate population of over 800. Exterior materials include brick veneer with steel windows and storefront, high performance tinted glazing and a pre-finished metal roof. There are four classroom wings which include 30 General Classrooms, 5 Kindergarten Classrooms, and 2 Resource Rooms. Two classroom wings were planned to accommodate four and six classroom additions, respectively, and the Kindergarten wing was planned for a three classroom addition. The Cafeteria/Multi-purpose Room wing is designed to serve the projected 800 students. The Cafeteria has large expanses of glazing on the south exposure affording views of the rural countryside. It will accommodate 400 students per seating and capacity can be expanded to include the landscaped patio on the south exposure as weather permits. The four classroom wings and the wing containing the Cafeteria, Multi-purpose Room, Art and Music Rooms radiate from a central core that comprises the 4,500 SF Administrative Suite, the 3,300 SF Media Center, the Teacher Work Room, two Computer Labs, a Speech Room, two Resource Rooms and other ancillary functions. The Building Lobby opens directly into the Administrative Suite which addresses security concerns by limiting public access to one area at the front of the building. The Media Center contains an Entrance Lobby, a 2,300 SF Reading Room, a TV Studio, an Office/Workroom and an Audiovisual Room. The Reading Room features a cathedral ceiling with indirect pendant and sconce lighting as well as a full height glass wall overlooking the countryside to the south.
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CHESNEE HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM / FINE ARTS / ROTC SUITE and TEACHER WORK ROOM ADDITION The original 67, 561 SF school was designed by our firm and construction
was completed in 1991.
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Spartanburg, SC The McCarthy Teszler School is dedicated to serving special needs students ages 3 through 21 and providing personal and educational development experiences commensurate with each student’s needs and abilities. The new facility was designed to accommodate preschool through twelfth grade students. An existing, adjacent building was expanded, renovated and connected to the new building to serve vocational program students. The core of the building comprises support facilities including Administration, Health Clinic, Custodial, Food Service, Guidance and the Media Center as well as specialized educational programs such as Speech, Physical Education(PE), Physical Therapy (PT) and Occupational Therapy (OT). Five classroom wings contain the Art, Music, Autistic, Early Childhood, Emotionally Disabled, Orthopedically Disabled, Profoundly Disabled and Trainably Disabled Programs. A ceiling mounted, remote control student lift and transport system is employed in classroom wings and support areas that primarily serve physically disabled students. Community Multisensory Rooms, In School Suspension (ISS), Time Out (TO), Applied Behavioral Therapy Rooms (ABT) and Community Shower Rooms are dispersed throughout the facility as are Teacher Workrooms. The PE/PT/OT Complex also features a state of the art therapy pool with a variable speed treadmill floor that raises to deck height and underwater cameras with a viewing monitor built into the control console. The vocational component comprises the Prevocational Skills Program with a Home Economics Lab and a Trades and Horticulture Lab; the Transition and Survival Skills Program; the Vocational Skills Program with Supervised Living and Work Labs; and the Vocational Prep program with Food Services (commercial kitchen), Horticulture, Service Industries (laundry) and Community Services (trades) Labs. Administrative accommodations include offices for the Vocational Coordinator, Social Worker and ISS/TO. Ancillary accommodations include a new 2660 SF greenhouse and two storage buildings. Due to the highly specialized furniture and equipment required to serve this population and the additional square footage required to provide wheelchair access to the building elements, fixtures and furniture, each student space was designed from the “inside out.” By finalizing the preferred furniture and equipment layout first, and defining the limits of the respective spaces and their relativity afterwards, optimum access, circulation and spatial relationships, as well as plan economy, were achieved.
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