Project Design Team

Wissahickon School District Design Competition for the Wissahickon High School March 18, 2014 Project Design Team Wissahickon School District Danielle V. Hoffer Brian K. Good, AIA Rod Frey, Jr., AIA Kenneth R. Johnson AIA, REFP, LEED GA Senior Project Manager Senior Project Manager Senior Project Manager Vice President Project Architect Project Designer Director of Quality Control Renew Design Group Snyder Hoffman & Baker, Ingram & 7group Associates, Inc. LEED Consultant Associates Glenn Harris Lee Snyder Site/Civil Engineering and Mechanical, Electrical, Structural Engineering Metropolitan Acoustics Landscape Design Plumbing and Fire Acoustical Consultant Protection Engineering About Gilbert Architects . Established in 1988 . Full-service architectural firm . Focused exclusively on designing educational facilities in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware and Virginia Founder and President of Gilbert Architects Inc. About Gilbert Architects . $2 billion in school construction costs since 1988 . School experience: 88 elementary schools 69 secondary schools - 5 new high schools; 30 renovations and additions th - 8 new middle schools (2 with 9 grade centers); 25 renovations and additions 103 PlanCon projects 30 Green/Sustainable/LEED projects . 95% of projects awarded by repeat clients School District of Cheltenham Township Glenside Elementary Cheltenham Elementary Wyncote Elementary Lower Merion School District Gladwyne ElementarySchool Penn Valley Elementary School Welsh Valley Middle School Bala Cynwyd Middle School Radnor Township School District Radnor Senior High School Renovations and Additions School District of Upper Dublin Upper Dublin High School New Construction West Chester Area School District Bayard Rustin High School East High School B. Reed Henderson High School Review the program with the Administration Review existing data Find solutions that address the issues Existing Program Organization Upper Auditorium Upper Round Gym Art Upper Cafeteria Fitness Room & Kitchen Square Gym & Audion Locker Rooms Existing Main Floor Level Circulation and Courtyard Views 7 6 The “Knuckle” 5 8 1 2 3 4 Existing Main Floor Level Existing Auditorium and Stage Existing Lower Cafeteria Existing High School Library Solution A Proposed Renovations and Additions to the Wissahickon High School Renovations and Additions – Phase 1 Begin Construction Summer of 2015 Construct pool – Complete Summer of Renovate blocks 2016 of classrooms in phases Construct Performing Arts Wing – Complete Add temporary Dec. 2016 classrooms – Summer of 2015 Proposed Main Floor Level Renovations and Additions – Phase 1 Construct Cafeteria / Kitchen addition – Complete December 2016 Proposed Lower Level Renovations and Additions – Phase 2 Demolish the Auditorium; construct new Gym; convert classrooms to Fitness and Wrestling Rooms – Complete Summer 2017 Proposed Lower Level Renovations and Additions – Phase 2 Convert Cafeteria & Kitchen to Tech Ed; new TV Studio – Complete Summer 2017 Proposed Main Floor Level Renovations and Additions – Phase 3 Complete Jan. 2018 Convert Square Gym to new Library/Media Center and SGIs; Convert 2-story Locker Room to tiered LGI Renovate to new LGI Proposed Main Floor Level East High School Conversion of Competition Gym to Library Renovations and Additions – Phase 4 Complete June 2018 Renovate Library to new LGI and SGI space Proposed Main Floor Level Renovations and Additions – Advantages Athletics Performing and Allied Arts Library / Media Center Accessible to Community Proposed Main Floor Level Renovations and Additions – Disadvantages Proposed Main Floor Level Renovations and Additions – Site Planning Renovations and Additions – Site Planning Proposed New High School Auditorium Entrance from Dager Road Entrance at Cafeteria and New Gymnasium View from Dager Road Entrance at Cafeteria and New Gymnasium Cafeteria Expansion / Bus Drop-off Area Construction Costs . Site work $ 4,165,800 . Selective demolition 200,000 . Renovations (total) 39,324,480 . New construction (additions) 22,028,850 . Asbestos & environ. abatement 415,000 . Construction phasing premium 1,500,000 . Subtotal: $67,634,130 . Design contingency @ 7% 4,734,389 . Inflation @ 3% 2,029,024 Total Construction Cost: $74,397,543 Renovations and Additions Cost Estimate Construction Costs: $74,397,543 Soft Costs: (Low) (High) (w/ modular classrooms) + $13,448,187 +$15,358,644 Total Project Costs: $87,845,730 $89,756,187 Solution B Proposed New Construction of the Wissahickon High School New Construction – Phase 1 Begin Construction Summer of 2015 Construct new 3-story Renovate Construction Zone classroom wing Round Gym and Auditorium; summer of 2016 complete summer 2017 Construct new natatorium; complete summer of 2016 Existing mechanical School Zone room remains operational New Construction – Phase 2 Summer of 2017 School Zone Construction Zone Demolish existing building New Construction – Phase 2 Complete Construction Summer of 2018 Construct new Gym Construct Art Classrooms Complete Sitework New Construction Proposed Lower Level New Aquatic Facility New Construction Proposed First Floor Plan Technology Enhanced Instructional Areas New Construction W N E Proposed Second Floor Plan New Construction Proposed Third Floor Plan New Construction - Advantages Program Organization Academic Core Student Zone Athletics Wing Performing Arts Wing Public Zone New Construction - Advantages Safety and Security New Construction - Advantages W N Environmentally Conscious Design E New Construction – Proposed Site Plan W N E New Construction – Proposed Site Plan Proposed New High School Campus Public Zone - Main Entrance Plaza View from Houston Road Design Aspects South exposure for Identifiable solar panels at standing main entrance seam metal roof Art rooms reduce scale of the higher Auditorium Controlled Classroom Daylighting Material Selection Sand finish masonry units Manufactured stone veneer Cast stone trim Student Zone Cafeteria pavilion 3-story academic building Music rooms reduce scale of higher auditorium along street View from Dager Road Library / Media Center North window exposure ideal for indirect natural light New Construction Costs . Site work $ 5,900,000 . Demolition (total) 1,500,000 . New construction 59,088,631 . Renovations (existing round gym) 2,313,870 . Asbestos & environ. abatement 415,000 . Construction phasing premium 500,000 . Subtotal: $69,717,501 . Design contingency @ 4% 2,788,700 . Inflation @ 3% 2,091,525 Total Construction Cost: $74,597,726 Solution B – New Construction Cost Estimate Construction Costs: $74,597,726 Soft Costs: (Low) (High) (w/o modular classrooms) +$12,275,260 +$13,952,720 Total Project Costs: $86,872,986 $88,550,446 Solution B.1 New High School for a Total Project Budget of $74,500,000 Solution B.1 - Program Reductions Total Project Budget of $74,500,000 Reduced costs = reduction in square footage Option B New Construction = 318,299 s.f. Eliminate Natatorium - 26,204 s.f. Combined Auditorium & LGI - 6,000 s.f. Eliminate (1) full sized court - 6,500 s.f. Additional s.f. reductions - 23,500 s.f. Total Square Foot 256,095 s.f. 20% reduction in square footage 600 Seat Auditorium (2) LGIs / Additional Seating Capacity Additional 300 Seat Capacity Multi-functional Space Design Solution B.1 – Construction Costs . Site work w/o Natatorium $ 5,750,000 . Demolition (total) 1,500,000 . Renovations (existing round gym) 2,313,870 . Building less s.f. reductions 46,513,219 . Asbestos & environ. abatement 415,000 . Construction phasing premium 500,000 Subtotal: $56,992,089 . Design Contingency @ 4% $ 2,279,684 . Inflation @ 3% $ 1,709,763 Total Construction Cost: $60,981,536 Solution B.1 – New Modified Cost Estimate Construction Costs: $60,981,536 Soft Costs: (Low) (High) + $12,139,196 + $13,898,373 Total Project Costs: $73,120,732 $74,879,909 Cost Comparison between Options Renovations & Additions: $74,397,543 With temporary classrooms: Total Project Cost $87.8 - 89.8M New Construction: $74,597,726 No temporary classrooms: Total Project Cost $86.9 - $88.5M New Construction for a Total Project Cost of $74,500,000: $60,981,536 No temporary classrooms: Total Project Cost $73 – 74.9M Creative Design Solutions for the 21st Century High School 21st Century Classroom Interactive Learning - Problem Solving Interactive Learning Environment Technology Enhanced Instructional Areas User Friendly Plymouth-Whitemarsh Senior High School Library/Media Center Renovations Spaces Designed to Facilitate Learning Promote Fitness & Wellness Thank you for considering Gilbert Architects Inc. to be part of the Wissahickon High School design team Stand Alone Pool Allowed if part of the high school educational program Stand alone project . Subject to Act 34 Act 34 capacity of 40 = maximum allowable building expenditure of $1,121,864 . Referendum required Part of the high school project . Schedule - Phased bidding - Land Development . Cost Stand Alone Pool Building expenditure calculations Act 34 capacity of 40 = maximum allowable building expenditure of $1,121,864 9th grade: 10 x $23,984 = $230,984 10-12th grade: 30 x $29,696 = $890,880 Aggregate Allowable Building Expenditure $1,121,864 .

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