Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy
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Award Winner : Innovative Modular Solutions, Inc.
Architectural Excellence : With a desire to have all campuses in one location, the school purchased an old church and three houses adjacent to the existing high school in hopes of recycling the buildings into a new school. Their goal was to expand the character of the main campus, so they renovated the church building to include a library, kitchen, cafeteria/gym and offices; demolished two of the houses; and remodeled the third for admin space. Despite the changes, additional classroom space was required. The IMS team created a single-story, 13-module addition that was connected to the existing building. The building consists of 12 standard classrooms and one plumbing module. The interior features 8 ½’ ceilings and 10’ wide corridors. The building is non-combustible and is set on a permanent block foundation with a crawl space. The brick exterior and interior wood detailing allows the addition to maintain the character of the high school campus while blending seamlessly with the renovated church building.
Cost Energy Effectiveness : To keep costs low and utilize the land and building they already owned, Notre Dame Academy chose to repurpose the existing church and add on the needed space. The building addition was installed and secured in 10 days using translifts, and onsite work was completed in 115 days. The finished building addition houses an HVAC system that consists of a 95 percent high-efficiency gas rooftop mounted condenser with an energy recovery ventilator for each classroom. The ventilation is monitored by a CO2 sensor that is in every occupied space. The building also features windows with vandal resistant, low-E insulated glass, recessed lockers in the corridor, recyclable carpet tile, low maintenance ceramic tile floors and walls, and low energy electronic ballasts with T-8 bulbs that are controlled by occupancy sensors. The restrooms include automated plumbing fixtures and hand dryers, as well as washable ceiling tiles.
Design Firm Name : Anderson Eckstein & Westrick
Occupied Date : 7/24/2013
Production Start Date : 3/7/2013
Project Location City : Pontiac
Project Location State Name : MI
Technical Innovation : Thirteen modular buildings were delivered from the factory with a metal B-Deck. Once the modules were set, 2 ½” of Gypcrete was poured on each level to form the solid subfloor. Floors were finished with carpet tile in the classrooms and ceramic tile in the corridor to reduce maintenance costs. High-efficiency gas roof top units with condenser system were also completed on site. To complement the renovated church, the interior of the modular building features a 4’ ceramic tile wainscot with elegant wood trim throughout, as well as wood doors and frames. The restrooms are fully furnished with 8’ ceramic tile walls and solid surface counters with under mount sinks. The building is also outfitted with low maintenance, grade-one door hardware, and classroom security locksets to ensure the safety of the occupants. Modules were built to accommodate AV equipment in every classroom, and a custom art station with plumbing was installed in the art room.
Total Square Feet : 13104