Rowan County Middle School

As requested by the Owner, this is a "unique", 100,000 s.f. facility for 850 students located on a central campus

with other schools. Staff involvement was a significant factor in achieving the owner’s program, with over 1,000

hours devoted to listening, sharing information, and developing designs for review. Family grade groups plus

separate "arts" group defined the class areas, and building function relative to site and security issues helped

determine space relationships. The project had a very tight budget at $18 mil, and included up-sized gym, new-

generation energy-efficient VRV-HVAC system, and total campus circulation revisions to facilitate traffic flow and

bus/car separation. The project bid in October 2009, with a total contract at $17.5 mil, 3% under budget.

Construction completed in January 2011.