OWNER:
School
Board of Broward County
ARCHITECT:
Zyscovich,
Inc.
DESCRIPTION
OF PROJECT:
These three similar
prototype elementary schools combine several unique features.
This is the first project initiated by the School Board of Broward
County, under their Turnkey Acquisition Program. Under this contract,
James B. Pirtle Construction Co. Inc. is the Developer, and is
responsible for all final design documents, construction and financing
during the construction period. The Administration, Kitchen, Dining,
Art and Music areas were designed to meet the emergency hurricane
shelter requirements. The remaining areas, which consisted primarily
of educational classrooms are within a two-story section that
partially wrap the hurricane shelter. All exterior finishes are
brick.