Completed Modernization - Pembroke Elementary School
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Original Building Opened 1962 |
| Groundbreaking June 25, 2002 |
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| Construction Start Date July 1, 2002 |
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| Renovation Completed December 2004 |
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| Building Dedicated May 5, 2005 |
Building Facts
| Student Capacity: | 591 |
| Building Size: | 108,773 sq. ft. |
| Project Cost: | $8.0 million |
| Architect: | Dills Ainscough Duff Architects |
| Contractor: | Dobson Construction |
Building Improvements
- New construction
- Administrative suite
- Lobby with security desk
- Media center
- Computer lab
- Art, music, guidance suite
- Special programs room, clinic for the general population and adjacent clinic for the students with special needs
Renovation
- All classrooms/instructional spaces, gym, cafetorium, kitchen
Site Improvements
- New basketball courts and goals
- New pavement over existing parking lots
- New landscaping
- New kindergarten play area
- New parking lot lights with underground wiring
Unique Features
- Large space frame canopy over the new entrance to the school (the space frame is the structure that supports the large roof on the concrete columns; it looks a little like an erector set or tinker toys).
- A second courtyard was created between the new administration suite and the existing classroom wing. The lobby and corridor have a view of the courtyard through large windows.
- Wall mosaic made up of individual tiles that the students (and some staff) created.
- Wall murals of horses (the school mascot) by a local artist.
- Electrically controlled doors at the entrance and at the media center for the students with special needs.