St. Michaels association for special education new facility and master plan: final report

St. Michael's Association for Special Education, located near Window Rock, AZ, is an institution that has been established for the schooling and therapy of approximately 100 mentally and physically challenged Navajo children and adults. The existing school buildings are located on a 20 acre site are structurally unsound, crowded and poorly equipped to handle the daily functions of the school. FBM has outlined criteria by which the ideal solution to the problems at St. Michael's maybe resolved. The selected design alternative is a single, one story, 70,600 square foot multipurpose building that addresses site, structural, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, fire protection, and other concerns of the students, faculty, and staff of St. Michael's. The building is located on the previously developed portion of St. Michael's site. The site is regraded in order to accommodate the building materials and methods chosen and to add to the long term stability of the structure. Architectural features of the building fall in line with the client's preferences. Masonry bearing walls and steel KCS joists make up the superstructure of the building and are supported by continuous footings. Pilasters are employed for lateral support. A ground source heat pump is employed for HVAC. Solar power supplements 509,000 kWh per year of electricity supplied to the building. Our design brings about a safe, efficient building that promotes a healing and nurturing school environment at a cost of about $7 million

St. Michaels association for special education new facility and master plan: final report

St. Michael's Association for Special Education, located near Window Rock, AZ, is an institution that has been established for the schooling and therapy of approximately 100 mentally and physically challenged Navajo children and adults. The existing school buildings are located on a 20 acre site are structurally unsound, crowded and poorly equipped to handle the daily functions of the school. FBM has outlined criteria by which the ideal solution to the problems at St. Michael's maybe resolved. The selected design alternative is a single, one story, 70,600 square foot multipurpose building that addresses site, structural, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, fire protection, and other concerns of the students, faculty, and staff of St. Michael's. The building is located on the previously developed portion of St. Michael's site. The site is regraded in order to accommodate the building materials and methods chosen and to add to the long term stability of the structure. Architectural features of the building fall in line with the client's preferences. Masonry bearing walls and steel KCS joists make up the superstructure of the building and are supported by continuous footings. Pilasters are employed for lateral support. A ground source heat pump is employed for HVAC. Solar power supplements 509,000 kWh per year of electricity supplied to the building. Our design brings about a safe, efficient building that promotes a healing and nurturing school environment at a cost of about $7 million