New Building Under Construction - Virginia Beach Middle School Replacement
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Architectural renderings courtesy of
HBA Architecture & Interior Design.
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Original Building Opened 1951 – 1952 Construction Start Date January 9, 2008 Groundbreaking February 7, 2008 Projected Completion Date New School Building - Winter 2009/2010; Remainder of site, parking, bus loop, football field – Fall 2010 Projected Owner Occupancy March 2010 |
Building Facts
| Student Capacity: | 925 |
| Current Student Membership: | 688 |
| Building Size: | 190,000 sq. ft. |
| Total CIP Project Cost: | $51.6 Million |
| Architect: | HBA Architecture & Interior Design; Mike Ross, Architect of Record |
| Contractor: | McKenzie Construction Corporation |
Building Improvements
The work will be phased such that the new facility will be constructed at the rear of the site, allowing the existing school to remain in operation until completion of the new school.
Building Highlights
- Unique design to compliment the Old Beach Neighborhood Aesthetic Guidelines
- Second-floor media center
- Three-story classroom wing (one floor per grade level)
- Art labs and facilities to house the middle school visual arts program
- Connection to the Contemporary Art Center of Virginia (CACV) via Ocean Walk
- Programmatic collaboration with the CACV through the visual arts program
- Light-filled, three-story “spine” running the length of the building, acts as main circulation
- Top quality electrical and mechanical systems, designed to offer high energy efficiency
- Centrally-located faculty work rooms and conference areas (per grade level)
- Lobby security desk and state-of-the-art surveillance system
- Newly-completed athletic facilities at Beach Garden Park for use by VBMS
- Ceiling-mounted projectors in each classroom and state-of-the-art technology throughout the building
- Emphasis on natural light inside the building
- Exterior dining space adjacent to the cafeteria
- Multiple serving lines in the cafeteria
- 450-seat auditorium
- Full accommodation of buses, staff parking, and parent drop-off on site with improved separation and circulation patterns
- Improvements to part of 25th Street, including a traffic “roundabout” with space for sculpture
- Targeted for LEED (Sustainable Design) Certification