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2009 Exhibition of School
Planning and Architecture
Glenwood Springs High School
Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Lee J. Brockway Award - Renovation
High School
RTA Architects
Glenwood Springs High School
Public Entry
Community Environment:
The renovation of Glenwood Springs
High School in Glenwood Springs,
Colorado, was truly a community
project. Because the project funds
arose from a local bond election, the
community remained actively involved
from master planning through the
design of the school.
Discussions with community members
and school district administrators
resulted in the decision to keep the
school in its original downtown
location – a difficult process due to
land acquisition requirements.
However, the school became the new
center of revitalization along the main
downtown circulation spine, partially
because of the reorientation of the
entry from a neighborhood street to
the main city street.
After
Before
Community Promenade
Community Environment: Continued…
The downtown location allows for a
cultural interchange and connection
between the citizens in the downtown
area and the students, and a new
community promenade provides space
for outdoor community events.
The school became a community
activity center with opportunities for
shared facilities for athletics, group
meetings, and social gatherings.
Community theater groups regularly
utilize the auditorium and rehearsal
hall for their productions. A
partnership with the Garfield County
Library was explored in depth but
abandoned due to logistics and access
issues.
New Community Promenade
Existing Back of School
Corridor Transformation
Learning Environment:
With this renovation, the high school
moved from a traditional, standardized
teacher-centric model with small
classrooms and dark, narrow corridors
to an interactive, exploration-based,
student-centric model. The new
model was designed to inspire
students to learn and assist them in
learning at their own paces and in
their own styles.
The primary instructional areas are
organized as four small learning
communities that can be arranged in
departmental, interdisciplinary,
distinct small schools within a school, New Small Learning Community Corridor
or other configurations, depending on
the current educational needs of the
students.
Existing Secondary Corridor
Student Commons
Learning Environment: Continued…
The flexibility of room sizes distributed
throughout the building – small,
medium, large, and extra large –
accommodate a variety of activities
and multipurpose uses while
supporting both standards-based
learning and possible future projectbased learning. Multiple small- and
large-group areas are available for
unique learning experiences, as well as
elevated outdoor classrooms and
learning spaces for outdoor learning.
Technology is dispersed throughout
the entire building with specific hardwired areas and a building-wide
wireless system, including larger
assembly areas such as the
gymnasiums, performance areas, and
student commons.
…continued on slide 18
New Student Commons
Existing Cafeteria
Entry Lobby/Bridge
Physical Environment:
The building is zoned in a flexible
manner to allow segregation or
combined activities. The design allows
portions of the building to be
selectively locked down or opened
after hours (e.g. the gyms, commons,
media center, etc.) as well as portions
of the building blocked off during
school hours for community use
without the interaction of students if
desired. The entry lobby acts as a
connector or bridge between the two
main entryways, but also connects the
functions of the larger areas such as
the gym, auditorium, and commons.
The community’s selection of the
existing site and re-use and renovation
of 30,000 sq. ft. of the existing building
and site amenities saved site
development costs and minimized the
environmental impact.
Bridge
Main Circulation Spine
Physical Environment: Continued…
Removing the existing aging sub-par
commercial buildings along Main
Street improved the appearance of the
entire downtown area, and the
demolished site concrete and asphalt
was ground and re-used as structural
fill under the building.
Corridors and activity areas are
energized with views of the mountains
and filled with natural daylight. The
replacement building was carefully
oriented on the site to maximize the
views of adjacent mountains and land
features. Natural daylighting
strategies for learning spaces included
walls of exterior windows and
windows to interior classrooms to
bring the light into the spaces.
…continued on slide 19
New Main Circulation Spine
Existing Main Corridor
Process Diagrams
Planning Process:
The District Facilities Master Plan
identified major deficiencies, including
a site that was too small with
inadequate student drop-off and
parking and significant
vehicular/pedestrian conflicts, as well
as limited athletic fields. The existing
building consisted of a 1950s school
with multiple additions, old and worn
out systems, and inadequate
education standards. Most classrooms
did not meet minimum district
standards, and there was a lack of
support spaces such as
breakout/resource rooms and teacher
workrooms.
Design Modeling
Planning Process: Continued…
The District Facilities Master Planning
process included the School Board, the
Facilities Action Committee (4
members), the Glenwood Springs
Community Committee (15 members),
and RTA and Consultants. Additionally,
the Glenwood Springs High School
Planning and Design group included
the School Board (7 members), the
Bond Oversight Committee (2
presentations), the Design Advisory
Group (32 members and 11 members),
and RTA and Consultants, as well as
Community Partnerships, the
Glenwood Springs Community
Development Director, the Glenwood
Springs HS/Garfield County Library
Taskforce (13 members and 3
meetings, and the Local Theater Group
(2 meetings).
…continued on slide 20
Exhibition of School Planning and Architecture
2008 Project Data
Submitting Firm :
Project Role
Project Contact
Title
Address
City, State or Province, Country
Phone
RTA Architects
Architect
Ken Gregg, AIA
Glenwood Springs High School
19 S. Tejon St., Suite 300
Colorado Springs, CO USA
719-471-7566
Joint Partner Firm:
Project Role
Project Contact
Title
Address
City, State or Province, Country
Phone
Other Firm:
Project Role
Project Contact
Title
Address
City, State or Province, Country
Phone
Construction Firm:
Project Role
Project Contact
Title
Address
City, State or Province, Country
Phone
FCI Constructors, Inc.
Construction
Brian Coonts
Project Manager
P.O. Box 1767
Grand Junction, CO 81502
970-434-9093
Exhibition of School Planning and Architecture
2008 Project Details
Project Name
Glenwood Springs High School
City
Glenwood Springs
State
Colorado
District Name
Roaring Fork School District
Supt/President
Judy Haptonstall
Occupancy Date
Continuously Occupied, Completed July 2008
Grades Housed
9th through 12th
Capacity(Students)
811
Site Size (acres)
19.2 Acres
Gross Area (sq. ft.)
170,000 S.F. Renovation Area 30,000 S.F.
Per Occupant(pupil)
209
gross/net please indicate
1.47 +/-
Design and Build?
CM/GC Delivery
If yes, Total Cost:
Includes:
If no,
Site Development:
$3,360,000
Building Construction:
$28,570,000
Fixed Equipment:
$1,100,000 Furniture & Equipment
Other:
$1,800,000 Asbestos Abatement
Total:
$34,830,000
Supporting/Supplemental
files/Images
Transparent Circulation and Activity
Learning Environment: Continued…
A central common court area with the
theater, performing arts, gymnasiums,
and commons encourages awareness
of different events going on as
opposed to segregating them in
distant corners of the school.
The transparency of spaces
encourages interaction through
informal visibility and awareness of
the entire school. The internal and
external visibility of learning spaces
encourages a feeling of welcoming and
awareness that inspires participation.
A main circulation spine connects the
two entries and provides visibility into
all key areas. All project-based
learning pieces and the associated
activities are on display and very
visible.
Supporting/Supplemental
files/Images
Physical Environment: Continued…
Site stormwater management
strategies included bio-swales and
natural surface drainage with natural
irrigation. Displacement ventilation
systems and ice storage improved
energy usage for the facility. The
environmental design fully supported
the school district’s goals for
sustainability, student performance,
and interaction with the community.
Bio-swales and Natural Surface Drainage
Supporting/Supplemental
files/Images
Master Plan Planning Process Timeline
Planning Process: Continued…
The Roaring Fork School District
Educational Facilities Workshop
developed sixteen non-negotiable
statements to alight the facility with
standards-based guiding practices.
The Design Advisory Group (DAG) held
regular meetings during planning and
design, conducted school tours, and
created responses to the sixteen nonnegotiable statements. The DAG was
instrumental in creating goals and
visions for the project through
discussions of educational trends and
philosophies and surveys of parents,
students, and teachers. They also
developed educational specifications
for building program spaces and site
facilities.
…continued on slide 21
Supporting/Supplemental
files/Images
Planning Process: Continued…
The design team and community
recognized opportunities to re-use
parts of the existing building by
renovating the existing practice gym
into a new auditorium space and
renovating the existing auditorium into
a fitness room and small rehearsal and
lecture hall.
Community Involvement and Information Process Timeline
Design team members remained
active during construction to
accommodate the four construction
phases. The goal of keeping the school
operational during construction
required that the students remain in
the existing classroom areas during the
construction of the new classroom
wing then move into the new wing
while the old wing was demolished
and the auditorium and athletic areas
were being remodeled. Construction
phasing was planned carefully to allow
mechanical and electrical systems to
remain operational during each phase.
Daylit Corridors
Media Center – Small Group Room
Outdoor Learning Classroom
Student Entry
New Library/Media Center
Existing Library