Winner: 2010 Biennial Distinguished Building Award Eastern Illinois Chapter AIA
• Systems upgrades, restoration and rehabilitation of their existing 306,000 square feet of buildings, add 40,000 square feet of new agricultural, auto/wood shops and 15 classrooms, and extensive sitework.
The existing structures were built in 1916, 1936 and 1970. They wanted to
update the existing structures with technology, HVAC and lighting systems
while maintaining the existing architectural image.
The high school recently went to a closed campus lunch program, which caused
problems with the size of the cafeteria. The old cafeteria was located in
the basement and was too small to handle the 1600 students. The old auto,
agriculture and wood shop area was outdated and in need of major renovation.
The design solution created a new freestanding building to house the agriculture
and auto shop classrooms. The existing shop area, which had skylight monitors,
17 feet high ceilings and 13 feet high windows was remodeled into the new
kitchen and open cafeteria. The new kitchen provided a food court type of
food services with a variety of seating areas, a great deal of natural light
and a seating capacity of 670 people.
The 15 general and art classroom addition was a two story addition of approximately
23,000 square feet that shared street frontage with the original 1916 Main
Building and the 1936 Manual Arts Buildings. The architectural stonework and
masonry elements that were incorporated in the 1916 building was studied and
developed into the new imagery, withoust direct replication, in order to create
a unified street frontage.
Budget:
$19,400,000
