HomeMy WebLinkAboutSTALEY ELEMENTARY 2001 - SITE PLAN ADVISORY REVIEW - 7-01A - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - PROJECT NARRATIVERBB Architects,
February 20, 2001
Mr. Ted Shepard
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Our design team for this project includes:
Architect:
RB+B Architects, Inc.
315 East Mountain Avenue, Suite
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Phone: (970) 484-0117
Fax: (970) 484-0264
Landscape Consultant:
Tamela Wahl Landscape Designs
311 Whedbee Street
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Phone: (970)490-8955
Structural Consultant:
Civil Consultant:
Nolte
100 1901 Sharp Point Dr, Suite A
Fort Collins, CO 80525
Phone: (970) 221-2400
Fax: (970)221-2415
JVA, Inc.
4710 South College Avenue, Suite 112
Fort Collins, CO 80525
Phone: (970)225-9099
Fax: (970)225-6923
We look forward to receiving your comments.
Sincerely,
Corky Ta,
Project Architect
RB+B
cc: Tammie Simpson, PSD
Irrigation System Consultant:
Aqua Engineering, Inc.
4803 Innovation Drive
Fort Collins, CO 80525
Phone: (970) 229-9668
Fax: (970)226-3855
Mechanical & Electrical Consultant:
Shaffer Baucom
7333 W. Jefferson Ave., Suite 230
Lakewood, CO 80235
Phone: (303) 986-8200
Fax: (303)986-8222
RB B Architects, inc. • 315 East Mountain • Suite 100 • Fort Collins, CO 80524-2913 • (970) 484-0117 • Fax (970) 484-0264
Architecture
Planning
Interior Design
February 20, 2001
Mr. Ted Shepard
Chief Planner
281 N. College Avenue
Fort Collins, CO 80522
Dear Ted
Enclosed is our submittal of Poudre School District's 2002 Elementary School for Site Plan Advisory Review. The
school is located on Kechter Road, east of County Road Nine (also known as the Staley Site).
Poudre School District is proposing a 63,000 square foot prototype, high-performance school. The emphasis on the design
has been sustainability, in keeping with the District's commitment "... to be responsible stewards of our natural
resources and to allow public education to provide leadership in developing an ethic of sustainability in all practices."
The exterior of the building will be masonry block and brick, as well as shingles made from recycled rubber / gasket
material. The shingles have the appearance of slate tiles. The screen wall around the trash enclosure will be 6 feet high
with opaque fencing and gates.
The building and site are divided into the "passive" and "active" sides, where classrooms look out on the quiet, non -
playground side of the building. More active spaces (cafeteria, gym, etc,) are located next to the side of the building with
playgrounds and courts.
Overall impact to the site will be kept to a minimum. Asphalt paving at the playgrounds does not encircle the building,
as is typical of most schools. Instead, it is located only on the south side of the building and is held away from the
structure wherever possible. This will not only reduce the heat -sink effect and therefore the heat load on the building,
but will minimize the amount of impervious surface on the site.
This school site will be located adjacent a future City Park. An irrigation pond will be built south of the creek, designed
to serve both sites. Paddng lot runoff will be directed to bio-swales and into a water quality pond. All site improvements
are held outside the 50-foot setback from the creek.
RB+B and Poudre School District would like to thank the City of Fort Collins for your participation in what has been
a truly integrated design process. Planning, Light & Power, Utilities, Parks & Recreation, Engineering, and Natural
Resources, to name a few, have played an active part and provided valuable input in this exciting facility.
This project is scheduled to begin bidding on April 2nd, with construction to begin May 1"