Sometting Old, Something New--Kirtland School Blends Renovation and Ground-Up Construction

摘要

A job requiring renovations as well as teardowns and new construction at Kirtland Middle School in northwestern New Mexico presented a new class of problems for Albuquerque-based Studio Southwest Architects Inc., Tulsa-based general contractor Flintco Inc. and a variety of subcontractors. Two classroom buildings built more than 40 years ago were torn down. A 48,000-sq-ft, steel-frame two-story classroom building with few frills was erected along with a one-story administration building. Three buildings were renovated. Meanwhile, approximately 550 pupils attended daily classes.