February 23, 2012
WHEATON HIGH SCHOOL MODERNIZATION
SCHEMATIC DESIGN MEETING NO. 3
21067.10/075
ATTENDEES:
See attached sign in sheet.
Meeting Notes:
NEW BUSINESS:
2.1
Grimm + Parker provided a Powerpoint presentation which provided photos and a review of
the field trip to Woodson High School and Phelps High School in Washington D.C., a review of
the site strategies and options 1 and 4 explored at the last meeting as well as a new option
for consideration, based on some comments from the group.
2.2
Members of the school staff, MCPS and Grimm and Parker Architects attended the trip to
the D.C. high schools. Following is a list of summary points for each school.
Woodson High School (a comprehensive high school):
• School is designed around the STEM program
• School is organized around a vertical core (it is an urban school on a small site).
• There is a lot of transparency between corridors and classrooms / project rooms, and
lots of natural daylighting.
• There are numerous breakout spaces and project based learning spaces throughout
the school.
Phelps High School (a CTE school):
• There are views into lab spaces from corridors and classrooms (usually on a different
level.
• There are large windows and skylights in the lab spaces which provide ample natural
daylighting for the spaces.
• Piping is exposed and color coded in corridors and labs.
2.3
Option 1 was presented. This scheme provided administration at the northwest corner of the
building, providing oversight of both entrances. The public spaces are provided with the
Gym to the north side, auditorium and music rooms to the south, and the cafeteria between
these spaces.
2.4
Option 4 was presented. This scheme provided administration at the northwest corner of the
building, providing oversight of both entrances. The public spaces are provided with the
Cafeteria to the north side, auditorium and music rooms to the south, and the gym between
these spaces.
2.5
A new option (#5) was presented for consideration to address concerns about the desire to
have the gymnasium and auditorium closer to the parking areas. In this scheme the
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Auditorium, Dining and Gym are located on the north side of the building and the classroom
wing is to the south, along Randolph Rd. To address previous concerns about noise at
classrooms located along Randolph Rd., G+P showed an aerial view of a school project in
Virginia which is located at the intersection of Route 50 and a road similar in size to
Randolph. Based on discussions w/ the principal, there have been no noise issues at the
school. Windows at the school are typical double glazed units.
2.6
The group broke into 3 smaller groups to work together with scale model pieces of the
building program to discuss concept designs and program adjacencies, with the main goal
of placing the 3 large assembly spaces of the program (gym, auditorium and dining). The
groups started with the base layouts for options 1, 4 and 5, and made modifications.
2.7
Comments and discussion topics that resulted from the model play are as follows:
For Option 1:
• Child Care vs. Wellness – drop off, outdoor play, courtyard access?
• Child Care on bus loop at gym?
• Assistant Principal – consider on each floor
• Special Ed. on main street and first floor
• Media in front of building
For Option 4:
• ESOL near foreign language
• Locker rooms near gym on first floor; dance, wrestling and weight rooms on 2nd fl.
• Locate 2 computer rooms adjacent so they can be combined for testing
• Need a concessions space near the gym and auditorium
• Special Ed. SCB rooms must be on first floor, LFI and other special ed. rooms can be
on other levels.
• Can Guidance be upstairs
• Highlight the tech. program at front corner of the building
• Art could be on the second floor
For Option 5
• Carefully design “back” elevations
• Auditorium location not needed to be totally adjacent to parking
• Location by fields ok
• Scheme 5 courtyard is a nice feature
• Media Center should be in the middle of the school – centrally located
• Media Center on 2nd floor allows academy to be on 1st floor
• Locate department offices next to each other
• Restrooms on one core and offices on another
• Admin. doesn’t oversee both entrances
2.8
Additional comments from “around the room”
• Natural daylighting in small offices that are occupied consistently is important
• The elevation on Randolph Rd. is important
2.9
The team will continue to develop Option 1, but with a classroom wing similar to Option 5
(one large courtyard). Adjacencies will continue to be reviewed and discussed at
upcoming meetings. A separate meeting will be scheduled w MCPS and Wheaton staff to
discuss academies.
2.10
The Architect asked the meeting attendees to respond to three questions in writing on index
cards that were handed out. The questions were as follows:
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1. What do you feel are the most critical adjacencies in the building?
2. What ways can the building showcase the unique programs of the school?
3. What ways can public spaces enhance the experience of the new Wheaton HS?
2.11
Following are the responses to the questions above:
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School Store should be near the cafeteria.
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Admin. control on parking and loop corner.
Loop entry only to commons, feels like you have arrived at auditorium
Main street to stadium
Stadium / commons shared activities and concessions.
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Media Center on second floor – 1 level up, 1 level down.
Prefer Admin. view of both loop and parking.
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Showcase PLTW program to 1st floor
Media Center on 2nd floor.
Locate department offices near each other.
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Common use areas (Gym/Auditorium) closest to entrance/parking. Cafeteria /
commons adjacent to common use.
Glass walls.
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NEXT MEETING:
1.
The next schematic design meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, March 8, 2012, at 2:30
p.m. at Thomas Edison School of Technology.
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Project Name:
Wheaton High School Modernization
Date: February 23, 2012
Mr./Ms
./Mrs./ Name
Dr. First
Last
Representing
1 Mr.
Bart
Brooks
Wheaton High School
2 Ms.
Karen
Burlingame
Grimm and Parker Architects
3 Mr.
Dennis F.
Cross
MCPS Division of Construction
4 Mr.
Bob
Durbin
Wheaton High School
5 Mr.
Donald
Farb
Wheaton High School
6 Mr.
George
Gadbois
Wheaton Community Member
7 Mr.
John
Gallagher
Wheaton High School
8 Ms.
Elisia
George
Wheaton High School Community Member
9 Ms.
Colleen
Haardt
Wheaton High School
10 Ms.
Melanie
Hennigan
Grimm and Parker Architects
11 Ms.
DeAngela
Hill
Wheaton High School
12 Mr.
John
Hydro
Community Member
13 Mr.
Kevin
Lowndes
Principal - Wheaton High School
14 Mr.
Steve
Parker
Grimm and Parker Architects
15 Mr.
Antonio
Rebelo
Grimm and Parker Architects
16 Ms.
Andrea
Robertson
Wheaton High School
17 Mr.
Nick
Saylor
Grimm and Parker Architects
18 Ms.
Paola
Scazzoli
Wheaton High School
19 Mr.
Dave
Shaffner
Wheaton High School
20 Ms.
Nicole
Sosik
Wheaton High School
21 Mrs. Sandy
Spuill
Wheaton High School
22 Ms.
Jillian
Storms
Maryland State Department of Education
23 Ms.
Debbie
Szyfer
MCPS Long-Range Planning
24 Ms.
Lauren
Vorisek
Wheaton High School
25 Mr.
Kieran
Wilmes
Grimm and Parker Architects