GWWO is currently working with Montgomery County Public Schools to design a 75,250-SF addition to Garrett Park Elementary School, which will replace seventy-five percent of the existing school that currently resides on the heavily developed 4.3 acre site. Several expansions to the school occurred from the early 1950s through 1992, and in 2006 a small two-story, stand-alone addition was built. This project will demolish all construction on the site except this 2006 addition. The new two-story structure designed as this project will be integrated with the 2006 addition to create a new complex that will house 662 students. The new building is being designed to be LEED for Schools Certified, with a rating of Silver or higher.
The new construction will create a centralized main entrance for the school, responding to the bus and student drop-off loop locations. The administration suite will be located between the two drop-off loops, which will allow easy supervision of the main entrance and the vehicles arriving on site. The media center will be located on the second level adjacent to the upper lobby, so that it can be easily accessed from the main entrance.
Details
- Kindergarten through fifth grade
- Pursuing a Silver LEED for Schools Certification
- Designed for 662 students