STRATFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL RENOVATION AND ADDITION ARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS BLPC # 13 OCTOBER 26, 2015
SCHEDULE AND RECENT MEETINGS 1
PROJECT SCHEDULE BLPC MEETINGS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Introductions and Discussion April 8, 2015 Visioning and Site Planning April 20, 2015 Site Planning and Massing May 4, 2015 Learning Environments May 18, 2015 Preliminary Concepts June 1, 2015 Concept Development and Value Analysis June 15, 2015 Concept Development, continued June 29, 2015 8 9 10 11 12 13 Concept Development, continued July 13, 2015 Concept Development, continued August 3, 2015 Concept Development, continued August 31, 2015 Concept Development, continued September 16, 2015 Preferred Concept October 13, 2015 Draft Concept Design Report October 26, 2015 Stratford Middle School - 3
PROJECT SCHEDULE 2015 APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC BLPC (Bi-weekly) 4/8-#1 5/4-#3 6/1-#5 8/03-#9 9/16-#11 10/13-#12 11/9-#14 4/20-#2 5/18-#4 6/15-#6 7/13-#8 10/26-#13 11/23-#15 6/29-#7 8/31-#10 PFRC (Monthly) 4/15-#1 5/14-#2 6/11-#3 7/16-#4 9/2 -#5 10/15-#6 11/12-#7 SCHOOL BOARD 6/22 Gallery Walk 8/11 Work Session 10/6 Work Session 11/5 Info Item 8/13 Historic Listing Info 11/16 Action Item Note: CMR 9/10pre-construction contract to be tentatively Concept awarded at 11/16 SB meeting Info Stratford Middle School - 4
BLPC MEETING #12 OCTOBER 13, 2015 BLPC to conduct online vote to determine preferred site direction and preferred massing option. Straw poll on 10/12: 13 in favor of West Option, 3 in favor of Link Option. (7 members not present) 13 members present in favor of high road to Old Dominion (Site Option C3) Terrace and East off the table. Several members no longer prefer the Link scheme now that program has been reduced and atrium removed. Members of BLPC involved in student instruction largely feel the program reductions are manageable; however all would like to see some program recaptured if possible. APS asked BLPC to consider recommending interpretative exhibit/approach as item that requires additional funding as not in current budget plans. Stratford Middle School - 5
PFRC #6 OCTOBER 15, 2015 Straw poll on 10/15: 11 in favor of West Option 6 in favor of high road to Old Dominion 4 in favor of no connection to Old Dominion No support for low road to Old Dominion Discussion focused on whether the high road is needed; close majority vote decided it was important due to the nature of this particular site. Additional issues that the PFRC continues to be concerned about include: Vacation Lane improvements, tree impact of scheme, impact to the RPA/increase of impervious area, impact to the park and the fields, and historic preservation. Stratford Middle School - 6
APS INSTRUCTIONAL SUPERVISORS OCTOBER 21, 2015 Met with APS design staff, QEA, and APS Instructional Supervisors (Gym, Library) Follow-up meeting will be scheduled with Visual and Performing Art Supervisors and Special Education Instructional staff advocated for relocating the Library to the new addition and considering opportunities for adjacent spaces to be flexible and with possible shared use. These could include: Reading, Health, World Language, Testing Rooms Further conversations with APS instructional staff will continue through Schematic Design Stratford Middle School - 7
PROGRAM 2
PROGRAM REDUCTIONS REDUCING PROGRAM BY 10,000 SF 173,000 SF FOR 1,000 STUDENTS 3000 SF 1000 SF 600 SF 1100 SF 600 SF 700 SF 3000 SF 100-200 SF each 1500 SF 1100 SF 750 SF 300 SF 700-1000 SF each Support Space for Additional 10,000 SF (Halls, MEP, etc.) Reduce Size of Locker Rooms Remove Student Activity Center Reduce Gym Storage + Offices (Mostly Existing to Remain) Remove 2 Special Ed Resource Rooms Remove Drama Classroom Maintain Existing Media Center Remove Offices Repurpose Weight Room as Auxiliary Gym Remove Business Lab Remove 1 Elective Classroom Reduce Teacher Work Areas Remove Flex Classroom / Lab Stratford Middle School - 9
WEST OPTION 3
SITE OPTION C3 + WEST BUILDING PREFERRED SITE PLAN Site Option C3 - High Road to Old Dominion - shown LEGEND Property Line Possible Outdoor Learning Amenity Phase 1 LORCOM LANE Parent Drop-off Bus Drop-off New Building Entry N. VACATION LANE Added surface parking off Vacation Lane to replace 50 spaces lost 23RD STREET N STRATFORD / HB WOODLAWN N. VACATION LANE 144 parking spaces BALL FIELD TENNIS COURTS BASKETBALL COURTS PLAYING FIELD MILITARY ROAD OLD DOMINION / ROUTE 29 22ND STREET N N Stratford Middle School - 11
SITE OPTION C3 + WEST BUILDING MASSING - PHASE 1 35,000 gsf 3 floors All new program at west end of building Stratford Middle School - 12
SITE OPTION C3 + WEST BUILDING MASSING - PHASE 1 35,000 gsf 3 floors All new program at west end of building Stratford Middle School - 13
SITE OPTION C3 + WEST BUILDING PROGRAM Media Center renovated in existing building Auxiliary Gym and lockers in new addition 6th grade on Level 1 of existing building 7th grade on Level 2 in addition and existing 8th grade on Level 3 in addition and existing Stratford Middle School - 14
SITE OPTION A1 + WEST BUILDING SITE PLAN - PHASE 1 No Old Dominion access drive Expanded surface parking lot and parent drop-off on Vacation Lane West addition does not have a new entry proximate to either bus or car drop-off 144 parking spaces LEGEND Property Line Possible Outdoor Learning Amenity Phase 1 LORCOM LANE BALL FIELD Parent Drop-off Bus Drop-off New Building Entry TENNIS COURTS BASKETBALL COURTS 23RD STREET N N. VACATION LANE STRATFORD / HB WOODLAWN PLAYING FIELD N. VACATION LANE MILITARY ROAD OLD DOMINION / ROUTE 29 22ND STREET N N Stratford Middle School - 16
RESPONSE TO BLPC ADDITIONAL ELEVATOR AT EAST END BASEMENT LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 AND 3 Stratford Middle School - 17