Bayview Hill Elementary School
Additional Info
Award Winner : NRB Modular Solutions
Architectural Excellence : This two-story addition was designed to blend with the existing school completely in look, function and feel. Comprised of 4 classrooms per floor, the addition can be accessed directly by the existing corridors on both levels, through new corridors that extend to the fully glazed internal stair tower creating a new entrance and exit. Canopies over the entrances of the new addition were created with architectural aluminum panels. Classrooms contained customized millwork. Interior finishes include drywall, taped, filled and painted, a combination of porcelain and vinyl tile floors and a custom suspended acoustical ceiling tile in metal grid. Exterior brickwork matches the existing school in color and pattern. Because the building was delivered to site 2 weeks before school closed in June, the Principal used the project as an “alternative construction method” teaching tool for these elementary students as they gathered to see the 18 modules set in place in just one day!
Cost Energy Effectiveness : The design of this building asked for superior ratings of R20 spray foam insulation to be used in the wall assembly, and R25 rigid insulation on the roof. To achieve the best possible result, the wall insulation was foamed in place at the site before the brick was installed ensuring that all gaps and crevices were hermetically sealed for optimal thermal and moisture protection. The HVAC system consisted of radiant ceiling panels with heat exchangers, tied into the existing buildings boiler and energy management system and controls. We included an indoor air-handling unit with duct system for ventilation. Insulated foundation walls that extended down below frost, with the conditioned crawlspace allowed the owner to save the cost of insulating the floor. This project was completed in less than half the time of a similar project done by conventional means, saving the owner time and the related costs and disruption of extended project schedules.
Design Firm Name : Allen & Sheriff Architects
Occupied Date : 8/24/2007
Production Start Date : 5/1/2007
Project Location City : Richmond Hill
Project Location State Name : ON
Technical Innovation : This non-combustible building engages our “Build-Together” construction process with post and beam structural steel design and pre-poured concrete floors. Built at the plant as a complete two-story structure, there is no need to build in gap-tolerances for setting, as all modules are guaranteed to realign again at site with absolute precision. This unique process also allows mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems to be tested at the plant as a complete building prior to shipment. Concrete floors allow the building to sit at the same level as the existing school so exterior ramps and stairs are not required. The key benefit to the NRB process is reduced on-site labor and time. Each module has built-in lifting eyes so the crane can pick it up off the low-bed carriers and crane into position more easily, allowing installation to take place in less time than with many other modular installation processes that require slings and spreader bars.
Total Square Feet : 9672
Category : Permanent: Education: 5,000 - 10,000 sq. ft.