portsmouth middle school renovations and...

Special Joint Building Committee Meeting

Portsmouth Middle SchoolRenovations and Addition

Saturday November 7, 2009

sign Team Presentation

• Project Organization and Process Overview• Public Workshop Summary• Approved Building Program• Preferred Site and Building Design • Project Schedule and Estimates of Probable Cost• State Building Aid and Building Cost Analysis


Project Organization andProcess Overview

ject Organization

City of Portsmouth – Joint Building Committee

Project Leadership: JCJ + DeStefano Project TeamJames E. LaPosta, Jr., AIA, LEED AP - Principal-in-Charge + Design Principal

Douglas K. Roberts, AIA, LEED AP - Project Manager

Lisa B. DeStefano, AIA, LEED AP - Associate Architect

Design TeamJeffrey K. Elliott, AIA , LEED AP - Design Team Leader

Emily E. Czarnecki, NCIDQ - Senior Interior Designer

David H. Barkin, AIA, LEED AP - Historic Preservation

Peter C. Lippman, Assoc. AIA - Educational Planning

Consultant TeamStructural - JSN Associates

M/E/P - Consulting Engineering Services, Inc.

Site/Civil/Traffic - Vanasse Hangen Brustlin

Landscape Architecture - Vanasse Hangen Brustlin

Information Technology - CCR/Pyramid

Acoustics - Acentech, Inc.

Kitchen and Food Service - Crabtree & McGrath

Jim LaPosta : Principal-in-Charge + Design PrincipalResponsible for direction of the entire process• Practice Director/Education Practice Group• Design Principal for numerous award-winning

projects• Past Chair of AIA’s national advisory board:

Committee on Architecture in Education

Doug Roberts : Project Manager

Day-to-day point of contact• Experienced project communicator• Skilled owner-architect liaison• Thorough knowledge of project process

Lisa DeStefano : Associate Architect

Local Approvals and Coordination• Unique understanding of local context• Experienced with local approvals and mandates• Award-winning design firm

Jeff Elliott: Design Team Leader

• Design team leader for numerous educational projects of varying scope and complexity

• 19 years experience with school facility planning and design

Emily Czarnecki : Senior Interior Designer

• Significant experience designing environments for students from early childhood thru high school

• Thorough knowledge of educational design theories

cess Overview• Fact Finding

Existing Conditions Verification: On-going Faculty and Staff Interviews: April 7th – 9th, 2008 NH Department of Education Meeting: May 6th, 2008 Programming Community Workshops: May 6th and 7th, 2008 School Board Program Presentation: May 13th, 2008 Geotechnical Conditions Verification: December 2008 – January 2009 Preliminary Geotechnical Conditions Report: August 5th, 2009

• Design Schematic Design Concepts: May 14th, 2008 – June 6th, 2008 City Regulatory Staff Meetings: June 9th, 2008 Schematic Design Community Workshops: June 9th and 10th, 2008 Interim Design Review: June 18th, 2008 City Council & School Board Joint Work Session: June 23rd, 2008 Interim Design Review / Program Reduction: August 5th, 2008 Interim Design Review / Program Reduction: November 11th, 2008 City Council & School Board Joint Work Session: December 1st, 2008 NH DOE Preliminary Application & Waivers: December 30th, 2008

cess Overview• Approvals

School Board Endorses Option Left: August, 2008 City Council Meeting / Eminent Domain Approved: October 20th, 2008 NH DOE Approves Preliminary Application & Waivers: January, 2009 Middle School / Library Parking Plan: January 22nd, 2009 City Council Meeting / First Bond Reading: April 20th, 2009 State Legislature Approved State Budget: June 30th, 2009 Special City Council Meeting / Public Hearing: August 10th, 2009 City Council Meeting / Second Bond Reading: August 17th, 2009 City Council Meeting / Establish Joint Building Committee: October 5th, 2009 Joint Building Committee (JBC) Organizational Meeting: October 20th, 2009 Special JBC Meeting / Contract & Project Overview: November 7th, 2009o JBC Meeting / Goals & Tasks: December 2nd, 2009o JBC Meeting / Ed Murdough, NH-DOE: December 16th, 2009o JBC Meeting / Regularly Scheduled : To be determined


Public Workshops Summary

blic Workshops Summary

• Strong support for Parrot Avenue site– Historically sensitive design preferred– Affection for original building– Much less affection for 1976 addition

• Sustainable Design– Daylighting– Green roofs– Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS)

• Look for multi-use opportunities– Internal use of rooms– Downtown resources– Adjacent parking areas

• Parking– Utilize existing parking

blic Workshops Summary

• Athletic field need– Middle school use– Community use

• Neighborhood concerns– Traffic impacts– Daylight impacts

• Construction phasing concerns– Noise and safety issues– Impact on quality of educational operations– Minimize impact to schedule and costs

• Discussion of school size– Current enrollment – Future growth– Adaptability of building


Approved Building Program

proved Building Program

• Middle Schools are built around the TEAM– 3 Classrooms– 1 Science Classroom/Lab (CLAB)– 1 Special Education– Team Breakout area– Teacher Collaboration room– Toilets/Storage/Support/Conference

• 2 Teams per Grade / 6 Teams Total• Capacity is a range

– 636 students at minimum class size (24 students per room)– 696 students at max class size (27 classroom / 24 lab)

• Core areas sized for 650 students

lding Program Historyuilding Area

revious Study - January 2007179,000 sq. ft.

itial Program – April 2008154,945 sq. ft.

pproved Program – Nov 2008129,765 sq. ft.

Modifications

Teams- Delete (3) Conference Rooms

KIDS Program- Combine Daily Living Center with Classroom

Physical Education- Combine Team Rooms with Locker Rooms- Replace Weight Room with Health Classroom

Performing Arts- Replace Auditorium with Stage and Bleachers in

Student Commons- Reduce Size of Band Room- Combine Choral with Stage (acoustic partition)- Combine Technology Studio with General Music- Delete Ensemble and Reduce Number of

Practice Rooms

Foreign Language- Incorporate Kitchenette into Classroom

Visual Arts- Combine Digital Media Studio with 2D Studio

Building Grossing Factor- 35% for Circulation and Wall Construction

proved NH DOE Waivers

• Minimum Site Size [Ed 321.03(f)(2)]• Maximum Size for School Buildings [Ed 321.06(b)]• Artificial Turf Athletic Field [Ed 321.29(a)(6)]


Preferred Site and Building Design Option

sting Site

e Diagram

Off-site Softball Field

FRONT LOT

posed Softball Field Sites

worth School – basis of infrastructure costs in estimate Stump Dump

posed Parking

Parrott Avenue Parking Plan - 01.22.09

Portsmouth Middle School

Required 97 spaces

Provided On-site 52

spacesPermitted Street 45

spaces

Total 97 spaces

Portsmouth Public Library

Required +/- 70 spaces

ProvidedFront Lot (4 hr) 18

spacesShared Lot 31

spacesShared Lot (2 hr) 20

spacesAccessible 2

spaces

Total 71 spaces

Note:

FRONT LOT

st Floor Diagram

cond Floor Diagram

rd Floor Diagram

eferred Option

© JCJ ARCHITECTURE 2008

eferred Option• Preserves character of Rogers Street

neighborhood– Avoids school as WALL blocking Mill Pond sight lines– School does not bridge over Rogers Street

• Site acquisition costs eliminated; deed restriction costs paid back to City of Portsmouth

• Property currently zoned Municipal• Compact design

– Reuse of existing facility promotes sustainable design– Student Commons as school’s Market Square– Continuous floor plans at all floors– Classroom and gymnasium expansion possible– Creates community campus with Portsmouth Public

Library


Estimate of Probable CostAnd Project Schedule

imate of Probable Costs – Construction Costs

imate of Probable Costs – Soft Costs

imate of Probable Costs – State Building Aid

ject Schedule – 8/10/09 City Council Presentation

pprove Bond & Establish Joint Building Comm by October 1, 2009esign & Construction Documents October 2009 – August 2010egulatory Approvals November 2009 – June 2010d & Award September – October 2010onstruction (Multi-phase) November 2010 – August 2013ccupancy August 2013

ject Schedule – 11/07/09 JBC Presentation

pprove Bond & Establish Joint Building Comm by October 5, 2009?esign & Construction Documents December 2009 – October 2010?egulatory Approvals March 2010 – October 2010?d & Award November 2010 – December 2010?onstruction (Multi-phase) January 2011 – September 2013?ccupancy October 2013?

ject Work Plan

chematic Design

esign TeamDocument Existing ConditionsConfirm Space ProgramSchematic Design ReportCode AnalysisSite PlansFloor PlansExterior ElevationsRoom Data SheetsSystems NarrativesOutline SpecificationsProject Budget (Update)Project Schedule (Update)

Joint Building Committee• Authorize Geotechnical Study• Authorize Traffic Study• Authorize Site Surveys- PMS and Alumni Field- PHS Football Field- Off Site Softball Field

• Engage Construction Manager• Approve Schematic Design Report- Project Budget (Update)- Project Schedule (Update)

• Authorize to Proceed with Design Development

ject Work Plan

esign Development

esign TeamState and Local ReviewsDesign Development DrawingsSite / Civil PlansStructural PlansArchitectural Floor PlansExterior Elevations (finishes)Building SectionsWall SectionsEnlarged Floor PlansInterior ElevationsMEP/FP Floor PlansFood Service Floor PlansTechnology Infrastructure Floor Plans

Design Development SpecificationsCSI Format (Unedited)

Project Budget (Update)Project Schedule (Update)

Joint Building Committee• Approve Design Development Documents• Approve Exterior Finish Materials- Colors & Textures- Materials

• Approve Project Budget (Update)• Approve Project Schedule (Update)• Authorize to Proceed with Construction

Documents

ject Work Plan

onstruction Documents

esign TeamState and Local ReviewsConstruction DrawingsSite / Civil PlansStructural PlansArchitectural Floor PlansExterior Elevations (finishes)Building SectionsWall SectionsEnlarged Floor PlansInterior ElevationsMEP/FP Floor PlansFood Service Floor PlansTechnology Infrastructure Floor PlansAll Disciplines Details & Schedules

Design Development SpecificationsCSI Format (Fully Edited)

Project Budget (Update)Project Schedule (Update)

Joint Building Committee• Approve Construction Documents• Approve Project Budget (Update)• Approve Project Schedule (Update)• Authorize to Proceed with Bidding


Thank You!