North High School Addition

Certificate of Appropriateness Presentation

March 5, 2020

Dallas ISD ― High School It is time for a breathe of fresh air.

As part of Phase 3 projects of the DISD 2015 Bond Program, North Dallas High School is being renovated and expanded to elevate student offerings increase safety and security, and bring it in line with current District standards with a new athletics and storm shelter addition.

2 Contents

01 History of North Dallas High School

02 Scope of Work for Certification of Approval

Site and Zoning 3

Demolition Scope 3

03 Addition and Design Concept

Design Concepts 3

Material Palette 3

Building Elevations 3

Fenestration Diagrams 3

Building Plans and Section 3

04 Contextual Appropriateness

Exterior Views 3

Rooftop Equipment Visibility 3

3 Scans of original hand drawings of 1920’s exterior elevations Section 01. History of North Dallas High School North Dallas High School

100 Years : 1921 to 2019

Nearing its Centennial year in existence, North Dallas High School has served many generations of Dallas ISD students.

History

North Dallas High School was built in 1920 in the Romanesque Revival style that was very popular for educational buildings constructed during this period. By 1922, Dallas had four high schools. The fourth, North Dallas, opened that year. At the time, the school was so far outside of the city that it was almost considered to be “in the woods.” Situated on a cornfield, 794 students enrolled for the first year, most of them transfers from Dallas High School (Crozier Tech). North Dallas High School 1 graudated many notable people including , creator of Bugs Bunny; and most of the Martinez family who founded Dallas-based El Fenix Restaurants.

There have been several renovations to North Dallas High 3 2 School since 1920 — an addition for a boys gymnasium and a physical education facility on the backside of the original building was completed in 1957; in 1971 the entire building was air-conditioned. Some renovation work was completed in the building 1977. An addition to the north-east side (McKinney Avenue side) was completed in 1985 as well as additional parking added on the Cole Avenue side. This addition was designed by Frank L. Meier, a Dallas architect and graduate of the class of ‘55, and it matches the red brick used in the original building. Mr. Meier also headed up the solar applications project and he remains in possession of lttner’s original 1920 specifications.

6 Existing Conditions 8 Overview

1: Current photo of the primary entry along Haskell Avenue 2: Photo from 1923 North Dallas High School yearbook 3: Original drawings by William B. Ittner 7 4: Historic Ordinance Designation -Protected Landscape 5: Historic Ordinance Designation -Original Building and Protected Facade 6: Historic Ordinance Designation - Existing Addition 7: Existing Athletic Fields 8: Typical classroom in North Dallas High School 9: Lunch room seating area on lower level 10: Student-painted murals in corridor to honor notable NDHS alumnus and Warner Bros animator, “Tex” Avery 9

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Past Additions and Renovations 5

Two significant additions were completed in the 1950’s and 1980’s that extended the footprint of the North Dallas 10 High School north towards Cole Park. In addition, various interior renovations were completed to facilitate the every 4 changing needs of students. Throughout each phase of these improvements to the facility, the original exterior construction from 1920 has remained largely unchanged with the except of non-historic metal windows.

Intent of Current Planned Renovations

The current scope of work approved by Dallas ISD as part of their 2015 Bond Program will work to clean the exterior facade, replace sealant joints as part of ongoing maintenance to the facade, replace the final remaining original wood and/or steel windows with new metal windows (if required for exterior envelope integrity), and renovate/reconfigure portions of the building’s interior to meet current District Standards and programming needs.

7 Scans of original hand drawings of 1920’s exterior elevations Section 02. Inventory of Work for Certification of Approval

Contents

Site and Zoning

Demolition Scope

9 Historic Designations

Addition and Existing Building

EXISTING BUILDING (SUBMITTED UNDER SEPARATE CA APPLICATION)

EXISTING 1 STORY ADDITION TO BE STORM SHELTER STORM SHELTER DEMOLISHED AND NEW 1 AND ATHLETICS ADDITION AND ATHLETICS ADDITION STORY STRUCTURETO BE BUILT IN PLACE EXISTING BUILDING (SUBMITTED UNDER SEPARATE CA SCOPE SUBMITTED SCOPE SEPARATE UNDER APPLICATION)

STORM SHELTER AND ATHLETICS ADDITION APPLICATION SCOPE OF THIS OF THIS SCOPE EXISTING BUILDING CA (SUBMITTED UNDER SEPARATE CA APPLICATION)

EXISTING BUILDING (SUBMITTED UNDER SEPARATE CA Extent of Protections to Historic Structures APPLICATION) PROTECTED FACADES

Per Section 4.1 and “Exhibit B” of Ordinance #24652, the original 1920’s east, south, and west facades are historically protected. All new additions do not encroach or infringe upon these protected facades. Additions to the existing building are permitted within the new construction scope of work area.

Scale: 1” = 60’-0”

0 30 60 120 10 Items Requested for Certificate of Appropriateness

New Construction and Addition Inventory of Work

1. Renovate and expand athletics with a 1. Demolish 1 story non-historic addition and temporary structures. new 1500-seat competition gym, locker rooms, weight room, training rooms, and associated office spaces. 2. Construct new addition. 2. Construct a storm shelter.

3. Regrade and reconfigure existing sports field.

4. Install new landscape and trees as required by City of Dallas as part of Planned Development District #193.

5. Reconfigure and/or replace existing chain link fencing around sports fields as required by sport to reflect new field configurations. Construct new dugouts at reconfigured and fields per District Standards.

6. Construct new metal fence along south edge of sports field.

11 9 9 Scope of Work

Site Plan, Zoning and Demolition

8 5 1 1920’s Original Building

2 Historic Facade

3 Historic Landscape

4 New Storm Shelter and Athletics Addition 9 9 4

5 New Athletic Fields

6 New Building Sign 7 7

7 Previous Additions

8 Existing Athletic Fields 2 1 2 2 1 2 9 Existing Surface Parking

10 Existing Annex Building 2 2 Site Demolition Scope

6 Demolition Scope 3 3 Outside of Project Scope 9 9

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Proposed Site Demolition Proposed Site Conditions Scale: 1” = 120’-0”

0 60 120 240 12 Demolition Scope

Preserving History

Aerial view of demolition scope. The proposed addition provides a link from the existing recreation zones to the athletic fields while 1 providing new facilities and enhancing the sense of space for the community. 7

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13 Scans of original hand drawings of 1920’s exterior elevations Section 03. Addition and Design Concepts

Contents

Design Concepts

Material Palette

Building Elevations

Fenestration Diagrams

Building Plans and Section

15 Design Concepts

Space Planning and Massing

When configuring the new addition we looked to the existing historic architecture to provide planning, context, and design inspiration for the new addition. The strong sense of symmetry STORM SHELTER & engendered by the original layout of the school’s corridors ATHLETICS ADDITION informed the overal building width and position. Where possible we carried these lines through the site to allow the addition to continue to inform the campus growth.

EXTENTS OF STORM SHELTER

EXISTING BUILDING (SUBMITTED UNDER SEPARATE CA APPLICATION)

Scale: 1” = 60’-0”

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Lunchroom and Auxiliary Gym

Existing Floor Area 89,051 SF

EXTENTS OF STORM SHELTER

1 Lunch Room 7 8 2 Kichen, Back-of-House

3 Mechanical Room McKinney Ave

4 Rifle Range - Converted to Weight Room 4 5 9

5 Auxillary Gym/ Mat Room 6 6

6 Art Room Ave Cole

7 Training Room 3

8 Band Room

9 Weight Room 2

10 Lobby

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Scale: 1” = 50’-0”

0 25 50 100 17 Level 02

Piano Nobile

Existing Floor Area 48,640 SF

EXTENTS OF STORM SHELTER

1 Logia and Entry

2 Auditorium

3 Stage 6 McKinney Ave

4 Dance Hall

5 Theatre Classroom

6 6 Classroom Ave Cole

7 Reception Office

8 NDHS Administration

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Scale: 1” = 50’-0”

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Library and Classrooms

Existing Floor Area 41,240 SF

EXTENTS OF STORM SHELTER

1 Library

2 Library Lounge

6 McKinney Ave 3 Auditorium Balcony

4 Vestibule Overlook

5 Science Lab 6 6 Classroom Ave Cole

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Scale: 1” = 50’-0”

0 25 50 100 19 Building Section

EXTENTS OF STORM SHELTER

1 Library

2 Stage

3 Auditorium Balcony

4 Dance

5 Cafeteria

6 Mechanical

7 Auxillary Gym & Weight Room

8 Gym

9 Lobby

Schema 1 Legend

ATHLETICS T/O PARAPET 149' - 9" CIRCULATION 3 T/O PARAPET - GYM 1 139' - 6"

CLASSROOM 2 4

FINE ARTS 7 8 9 5 LEVEL 01 - ATHLETICS 6 101' - 6" FOOD SERVICE

SERVICE/STORAGE/SUPPORT North-South Building Section

VERTICAL CIRCULATION

Scale: 1/32” = 1’-0”

0 4 16 32 64 20 PRECEDENT IMAGES

Inspiration from Uptown and

Booker T Washington High School- Approved by Landmark Commission Woodrow Wilson High School - Approved by Landmark Commission Zan Holmes Middle School - DISD

Baylor Scott White Hospital - Precast Panels Lancaster ISD High School - Precast Storm Shelter New Carrollton ISD Gym - CMU Block Storm Shelter

21 Material Palette

New Addition

New Because of the Old

The existing 1920’s high school was designed in the Romanesque Revival style, characteristics of which include detailed arches and contrasting masonry. Although the North Dallas High School’s facade is rather symmetrical, this style’s strong emphasis on asymmetry can be found on the projecting bays of the east and west elevations. The strong masonry contrast and the playful asymmetry of the existing building together with the programmatic requirements for a storm shelter has informed the design direction of the new addition: the building seeks to highlight by contrast the existing structure while subtly referring back to the original building’s unique design features.

To meet the requirements of ICC 500 Storm Shelters, the new addition requires a structurally significant envelope with minimal openings. To meet the budgetary limitations of the project, precast architectural concrete panels serve as the building structure, exterior and interior facades, and storm EXISTING FACE BRICK EXISTING CAST BRICK SET ALUMINUM shelter envelope as a single comprehensive solution. STONE IN PRECAST CURTAIN WALL ARCHITECTURAL GLAZING The precast architectural panels give the overall massing depth CONCRETE PANEL and dynamism similar to the variation naturally found in brick, while the joint patterns reference the width and asymmetry of the original projecting bays. The shifting curtain wall volume on the prominent north elevation (bounding the new athletic fields to the south) signals the main point of entry to the new gymnasium and becomes a backdrop to the new fields.

East Elevation EXISTING HIGH SCHOOL STORM SHELTER AND ATHLETICS ADDITION

22 Fenestration

ADD. BUILDING HEGHT Addition Concept 55’-0” EXST. CORNICE CAP 54’-3” EXST. BUILDING PARAPET 50’-3” Maintaining Horizontal Continuity

The cast stone cornice lines provide strong continuouis datum lines around the existing building elevations. These datums have been referenced in the major additions to the school and have influenced the proposed addition material joint placement as GROUND LEVEL well. The building height for the addition was studied alongside 0’-0” the existing building’s prominent elevations. The height of the SOUTH ELEVATION - EXISTING addition has been set by the programmatic requirments of the gymnasium space which means that it will differ in height from the remainder of the building so we have proposed variations in he brick color along the datum line established by the existing windows to establish a relationship between the new and old portions of the building. 55’-0”

28’-5”

GYM LEVEL 1’-6”

NORTH ELEVATION - EXISTING NORTH ELEVATION - ADDITION

55’-0”

42’-6”

28’-5”

GYM LEVEL 1’-6”

WEST ELEVATION - EXISTING WEST ELEVATION - ADDITION

23 Material Palette

Existing Brick Blend

BRICK BLEND OF EXISTING BUILDING STREET VIEW FROM MCKINNEY AVE 24 Material Palette

Proposed Brick Blend

Continuity with the Past B The new Stack Bond Brick Coursing is a deliberate A departure from the existing Flemish Bond as a way of differentiating the addition while respecting the historical features of the existing 1922 building. As indicated in the renderings on the following pages, this will allow the building to pay homage to C the past without mimicking it, and while still keeping an eye 50% A + 50% B toward the future. Blend for Upper Courses

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A - Light Color 1 B - Light Color 2

50% C+ 50% D

C - Dark Color 1 D - Dark Color 2 Blend for Lower Courses

25 Building Elevations

New Addition

West Elevation

East Elevation

26 27 South Elevation

North Elevation

28 Section 04. Contextual Appropriateness

Contents

Exterior Views

29 Scans of original hand drawings of 1920’s exterior elevations Exterior Views

EAST FACADE - Signage Option 1

View from McKinney Ave

31 Exterior Views

EAST FACADE - Signage Option 2

View from McKinney Ave

32 Exterior Views

EAST FACADE - Signage Option 3

View from McKinney Ave

33 NORTH FACADE

View of North Facade, East Entry

34 NORTH FACADE

View of Addition from North

35 NORTH AND WEST FACADES

View of Addition from Cole Ave

36 WEST FACADE

View from Cole Ave

37 Rooftop Equipment

Visibility

Street Section

Visibility of new mechanical equipment on the existing building is of primary concern from the athletic fields to the north and the R.O.W. approaches from the north due to the gentle topographic slope from the north to the south.

McKinney Ave and Cole Ave are the two one-way streets 320’ which bound the site to the east and west of the site; both are New New Existing approxamity 38 feet wide with street parking on either side. Football Fileds Softfall Fields Surface Parking Haskell Ave, which bounds the site to the south is significntly lower in elevation than the field or approach to the school Section AA from the north and is therefore visibility of rooftop mechanical equipment is of lesser concern. Where needed, mechanical screening will be provided.

New Athletic Fields

NEW ADDITION BB McKinney Ave

Cole Ave Cole 3 STORY Existing 265’ Church Building MAIN HIGH McKinney Ave SCHOOL BUILDING 38’ Wide

Section BB

Haskell Ave

AA 38 2218 Bryan Street Suite 200 Dallas, 75201