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MURCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MODERNIZATION
SIT MEETING #1
MARCH 03, 2015
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Agenda Murch ES Modernization SIT Meeting #1
01 Introductions
02 Progress Update
04 Process
05 Previous Schemes
03 Schedule and Budget
06 Hopes and Concerns
07 Possible Student Engagement
08 Next Steps
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Introductions
INTRODUCTIONS
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Murch ES School Improvement Team (SIT) Committee District of Columbia Public Schools DC Department of General Services Design Team – Ronnie McGhee Associates & Hord Coplan Macht
INTRODUCTIONS
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01 WHO ARE
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Established in 2001
Offices in Washington DC, Baltimore
12 staff
studios: Education
Governmental Institutional Housing/Mixed-use
Historical Preservation
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Established in 1977
Offices in Alexandria, Baltimore & Denver
180 staff
studios: education
healthcare housing/mixed-use
landscape architecture
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Progress Update
Selection of Design Team Schedule Meeting with HPO NPS
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Schedule and Budget
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Murch Elementary School
Addition / Renovation 223 additional seats:
477 – current capacity (678 with annexes) 700 – projected capacity
Anticipated Start of Construction – June 2016 Construction Timeline – 18-24 Months Current CIP Allotment – $44 million
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PROPOSED PROJECT MILESTONES:
• Concept Design Submission to DGS – June 2015 • Schematic Design Submission to DGS– August 2015 • Design Development to DGS – November/December 2015 • Permitting – January 2016 • Contractor Selection – Fall/Winter 2015
PROPOSED PROJECT SCHEDULE
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Process
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Stakeholder Process
Owner DGS/DCPS • Program
• Educational vision
• Pedagogy
• Space character
• Educational pros + cons
• Opportunities
• 21st century learning
• Flexibility
• Sustainability
SIT Community • Site / Landscape Design
• Community concerns/use
• Design input
• School pros/cons
• Circulation
• Architectural character
• Massing
• Parking
• Recreation spaces
Regulatory ANC, DCRA, NPS, HPO, CFA • Building siting
• Transportation
• Architectural character
• Historic Preservation
• Massing
• Parking
• DPR
• DOT/DOE
• Sustainability
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
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WHAT IS A SIT?
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
The School Improvement Team (SIT) process is a well-thought out and proven successful method of engaging with a community’s core stakeholders that serves all parties and interests in the school modernization process most effectively. A SIT is a small group of no more than 15 members who meet regularly as a working group to address project related topics such as:
• The Educational Specifications, • Building Concepts, and • To advise the DGS/DCPS teams of any community concerns.
While the meetings are closed to non-members of the SIT, the information shared at SIT meeting is public information, which is posted on our DGS website. We encourage all residents to become involved with community projects; however, we must manage our time and resources wisely. To incorporate the larger audience, we have at a minimum, quarterly Community Meetings.
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SAVE TJ PARK WWW.SAVETJPARK.ORG
“GREATEST HOPES – GREATEST CONCERNS”
from whiteboard session to consensus
VISIONING
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BUILDING BLOCKS
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ARCHITECTURAL “TASTE-TEST”
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COMMUNITY GALLERY WALK
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Previous Schemes SIT Committee
StudioTwentySeven R. McGhee & Associates + Hord Coplan Macht
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PREVIOUS SCHEMES
SIT SCHEME Option 1
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PREVIOUS SCHEMES
SIT SCHEME Option 2
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01 StudioTwentySeven Courtyard Scheme
PREVIOUS SCHEMES
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01 StudioTwentySeven U - Scheme
PREVIOUS SCHEMES
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01 StudioTwentySeven Modified Extrusion Scheme
PREVIOUS SCHEMES
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INITIAL CONCEPTS
R. McGhee & Associates + Hord Coplan Macht Proposed RFP Concept A
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INITIAL CONCEPTS
R. McGhee & Associates + Hord Coplan Macht Proposed RFP Concept B
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01 R. McGhee & Associates + Hord Coplan Macht Proposed RFP Concept C
INITIAL CONCEPTS
R. McGhee & Associates + Hord Coplan Macht Proposed RFP Concept B + C – Main Entry
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Greatest Hopes Greatest Concerns
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What are your GREATEST HOPES for… … this project … Murch Elementary School … the community
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No matter what, this project must not…
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Possible Student Engagement Making learning relevant . . . . and fun!
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Design for WITH STUDENTS
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BUILDING BLOCKS
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ARCHITECTURAL “TASTE-TEST”
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LIKE…
Emphasis on Campus connectivity
The large volume
Natural Wood
DISLIKES…
All that glass
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CURRICULUM INTEGRATION
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LEGACY PROJECTS
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INFORMATIONAL GRAPHICS
POSSIBLE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
BUILDING AS LEARNING TOOL
Truth Windows
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SITE AS LEARNING TOOL
POSSIBLE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
GARDEN-TO-TABLE
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NEXT STEPS
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Next Steps…
• Continue Design Exploration
• Existing Building / Site Analysis
• Building Blocks
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Thank You