Solar school-02

DISD BP#011 – Solar Preparatory for Girls

Owner: Dallas Independent School District

Architect: Boynton Williams & Associates

Project Location: 2617 N. Henderson Ave., Dallas, Texas 75216

Description: The project consists of a new 45,000 SF 2-story addition to the existing school. The addition will consist of classrooms, cafeteria, dining, administration, science lab, music room and make-ready spaces. The cafeteria, platform stage and select restrooms will be constructed as a Tornado Shelter Area. Also included will be a 1-story locker room on the west side of the existing gym. Renovations to the existing building include changing the existing dining room into an art / maker space room, converting the existing admin space in classrooms and window replacement at the gymnasium. New construction will encompass driller piers foundation, structural steel, pre-cast hollow core planks, metal decking, masonry veneer, aluminum composite paneling, metal wall paneling, aluminum curtainwalls, stucco and mod bit roofing. Interior finishes include new casework, wood doors, overhead coiling doors (tornado rated), polished concrete flooring, terrazzo stair treads, resinous flooring, ceramic tiling, foodservice equipment, folding panel partitions, stage curtains, blackout classroom curtains and lockers. New plumbing, mechanical, electrical, fire alarm, public address, sound and intercom systems throughout give the addition a complete state-of-the-art environment. Site improvement will involve new concrete parking lots, landscaping, irrigation, canopies, storm drainage and site fencing.

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