The new facility is divided into two buildings. The south building houses the majority of administration spaces, Pre-K and Kindergarten, special education, commons, music spaces, and athletic spaces. The north building houses all of the facility’s learning studios, elective spaces, and media hub. The two buildings are connected by a secure courtyard that can be used to facilitate educational opportunities as well as controlled movement between buildings. Outdoor spaces, including the secure courtyard and play areas, are defined by the building extents. This design focuses much of the facility functions internally, creating minimum impact on surrounding neighbors. The new facility will be 125,165 square feet.
Scope of Work: TBG Performed a subsurface exploration consisting of seventeen (17) undisturbed soil test borings, eight (8) undisturbed soil test borings were drilled to a depth of 40 ft. (four (4) soil borings were performed in the area of the north Building and (4) four soil borings were performed in the area of the south Building) and nine (9) undisturbed soil test borings were drilled to a depth of 6 ft. below the existing ground surface (three (3) soil borings were performed in each Parking Lot area).
Relevant Testing: Atterberg Limits, Unconfined Compression Tests, Unit Weight Determination, Natural Moisture Content, Percent Passing #200 Sieve
Analyses included: Allowable Pile Load Capacities, Estimates of Settlement, Bulkhead Analysis, Lateral Pile Analysis and General Construction Recommendations.
Project Details
- Location : Baton Rouge, LA
- Client Name : Grace Hebert Architects, APAC