<sub>Client: Clarke County School BOE
Athens, Georgia

Square Footage:
    71,000 – New Construction  
    15,600 – Renovation

Cost:
$9.4 million

Completion:
Fall 2009</sub>

Sustainable design initiatives led to a 2-story plan minimizing the impact on the site.  Both demolition and renovation to a “like new” status on the remainder of the existing campus have transformed this school. New construction is to the rear of the existing core. Conventional steel with a brick veneer construction is used with large spans of glazing for natural daylight. New classroom pods receive natural day lighting through a clerestory on the second level.  The 45-degree axis of the pods with the school provides all classrooms with a view. The plaza, located between the media center and the lobby allows for visual control by the administration and serve as a gathering space before and after school.