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| Client: Bethlehem Area School District Address: 1516 Sycamore Street, Bethlehem, PA 18017 Project Location: 114 West Morton Street, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA Reference: Dr Joseph Lewis, Superintendent Category: Education – Public School Construction Start Date: June 2007 Completion Date: August 2009 Project Area School: 186,600 sq. ft. Project Area Parking Deck: 36,583 sq. ft. (105 spaces) Total Project Cost School: $47,647,581.00 Building Demolition: $600,000.00 Cost per SF - School $252.13 (less demolition, including site work) Total Project Cost – Deck $2,100,000.00 Cost per SF – Parking Deck $57.40 Capacity (FTE): 1,160 Students Design Team: Acoustical Consultant: Ostergaard Acoustical Associates, West Orange, NJ Civil Engineer: Cowan Associates, Quakertown, PA District Engineer: D’Huy Engineering, Inc, Bethlehem, PA Food Service Consultant: Glen B. Bush Associates, New Tripoli, PA Mechanical, Electrical & Fire Protection Engineers: Lehigh Valley Engineering, Bethlehem, PA Structural Engineer: Ring Consulting Group, Inc, Lansdale, PA LEED Consultant: 7 group, Kutztown, PA Contractors: General Contractor: Skepton Construction, Pennsburg, PA—Contract Amount: $37,853,100 Electrical Contractor: Albarell Electric, Bethlehem, PA—Contract Amount: $4,600,781 HVAC Contractor: Worth & Company, Pipersville, PA—Contract Amount: $4,809,200 Plumbing Contractor: Dual Temp, Allentown, PA—Contract Amount: $2,484,500 Project Description: After a spirited design competition, Architecture FURST was awarded the commission to design the new $48 million Broughal Middle School by the Bethlehem Area School District. The 900 student middle school will replace an aging, outdated facility with a new science and technology themed school. The project has been designed to achieve a silver rating under the U.S. Green Building Council, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) guidelines. The building's design makes strong references to modern materials while effectively fulfilling functional requirements. Sited on only 4.2 acres, it required a design concept that would maintain the existing school in a fully functional state for 2 years while being built. The exterior shell design is divided into 4 distinct volumes to reduce its impact on the surrounding neighborhood. The top floor is designed with a rooftop green house but can also be expanded to add additional classrooms in the future. The plan is organized around a north/south 4 story atrium that holds a monumental staircase and views from each floor to the exterior. Surrounding the atrium are three floors of academic grades, physical education and related arts wings. The auditorium and its entrance holds a predominate place on a major intersection that welcomes students, residents and the bypassing public. The 4 story, 186,000 square foot school includes an underground 105 car parking garage, rooftop greenhouse and planetarium along with state of the art science labs and smart classrooms. The building envelope consists of highly insulated walls and roof, high performance glazing providing significant day lighting. Also provided is storm water harvesting storage tank in the main atrium and an interactive web based data retrieval software program for use by the public, faculty and students. The building's high efficiency mechanical and electrical design offers an exceptionally high degree of flexibility to meet unanticipated and constantly changing future needs. Common support facilities such as administrative offices, general classrooms, gymnasium, arts, music and other educational spaces are also provided. In tribute to the existing building that will be demolished to make room for a full size athletic field, the new auditorium includes design features that pay tribute to the historic elements of that early 20th century building. The building also contains a Family Center that provides domestic and medical services to the local community. |
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