Clarksburg-Damascus Middle School
creating together: meaningful architecture + student success
Your Project: Schedule
Clarksburg | Damascus Middle School
Feasibility Study: Complete
Schematic Design: Begun October 2012
Meeting #1: Thursday, October 11th at 3:00 pm at Rocky Hill Middle School
Meeting #2: Thursday, November 1st at 7:00 pm at Rocky Hill Middle School
Meeting #3: Thursday, November 15th at 3:00pm at Rocky Hill Middle School
Meeting #4: Thursday, November 29th at 7:00 pm at Rocky Hill Middle School
PTA Presentation: Tuesday, December 11th at 7:00 pm at Rocky Hill Middle School
Design Development: Begins January, 2013
Preliminary Plans Brochure: February 2013
Construction Documents and Permits: February 2014
Bid: March 2014
Start Construction: May 2014
School Opening: Fall 2016
Previous Prototype Middle Schools
Lakelands Middle School, Rocky Hill Middle School, Takoma Park Middle School
Feasibility Study – goals and guiding principles
Clarksburg Damascus Middle School – Prepared October 2009
Site:
Building:
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• Flexibility for grade level variations
• Separate area for community/after
hours use
• Controlled entry points
• Open and airy spaces
• Good circulation pattern
• Good supervision to corridors
• Inviting lobby area
• Handicapped accessibility
• Natural daylighting in all
classrooms
• Flexible media center
• Maintenance friendly building
• Vandal resistance
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Site safety
Adequate parking
Separate bus and car traffic access
Minimize school traffic’s impact on
surrounding roads
Maximize field use
Walking path around site
Separate playground areas
Large paved play area for students
Place building with respect to
development
Appropriateness of site to the
prototype building
Site Analysis
Clarksburg Damascus Middle School – Prepared October 2009
Site Analysis
Clarksburg Damascus Middle School – Prepared October 2009
Good Design
GOOD DESIGN =
Greater Student Achievement
DAYLIGHTING =
7% to 18% Higher Scores
COLOR =
Brain Stimulation, Muscle Relaxation, and Blood Pressure Reduction
FLEXIBLE SPACES =
Greater Motivation & Stamina
Sustainable Site Design
Sensitive Stormwater Management Designs
▪ Biofilters and Bioswales
▪ Pervious Paving
▪ Vegetative Roofing
Building Footprints
▪ Compact Design
▪ Proper Orientation
Daylit Classroom Design
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Sloped ceilings and pendant lights
Interior light louvers in upper window bounce light
Translucent roller shades cut glare from sun
Exterior sunshelves reduce glare from southern sun
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Healthy Learning Environments
▪ Optimized acoustics for learning
▪ Low VOC materials
▪ Recycled products
▪ Rapidly renewable materials
▪ Sound absorptive wall treatments
Energy and Resource Conservation
▪ Water conservation
▪ High efficiency controllable lighting
▪ Daylighting strategies
▪ High efficiency HVAC systems
▪ Ground source heat pump/geothermal
▪ Increased R-values in envelope
▪ Recycling program
Site Recommendation
Clarksburg Damascus Middle School
Site Recommendation – Addition
Clarksburg Damascus Middle School
Floor plans – first floor
Clarksburg Damascus Middle School
Floor plans – second floor
Clarksburg Damascus Middle School
Floor plans – third floor
Clarksburg Damascus Middle School
Elevation – South Elevation
Clarksburg Damascus Middle School
Elevation – East Elevation
Clarksburg Damascus Middle School
Elevation – North Elevation
Clarksburg Damascus Middle School
Aerial Perspectives
Clarksburg Damascus Middle School
Perspectives
Clarksburg Damascus Middle School
Perspectives
Clarksburg Damascus Middle School
Perspectives
Clarksburg Damascus Middle School
Aerial Perspectives
Clarksburg Damascus Middle School