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 - 8 new middle schools (2 with 9th grade centers); 25 renovations and additions 103 PlanCon projects 30 Green/Sustainable/LEED projects
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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
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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