CCS Community Design Team 03 Site Exploration

CCS Community Design Team 03

Site Exploration

June 15 • Sequencing & Test-Fit concepts

• Discussion: What is our vision for the future of CCS? What values should we

use to measure success of the project?

July 6

Agenda – Community Design Team

TodayGoals for meeting

• Understand the type of feedback we are seeking from the

CDT

• More focused conversation on each site via two separate

breakout groups

• Design conversation on the “big site moves”

• Build consensus

June 15 • Sequencing & Test-Fit concepts

• Discussion: What is our vision for the future of CCS? What values should we

use to measure success of the project?

July 6

Agenda – Community Design Team

• Where we are in the process

• What we heard last time

• Opening Question

-- Public Comment (up to 5, 2 min each) --

• Break out groups: Site designs at Walker and Buford

• Report back

-- Public Comment & continued discussion

Today

1869Earliest Charlottesville City School Board Records

1954Brown vs Board Ruling

1966Last CCS Facility Desegregated

1925 Venable Built

2021

1930 Clark Built

1955 Burnley-Moran Built

1965 Buford Built “South Site Junior High School”

1965 Walker Built “North Site Junior High School”

1955 Johnson Built

1962 Greenbrier Built

1969 Jackson-Via Built

1974 CHS Built 47 years

52 years

56 years

59 years

66 years

91 years

96 years

56 years

66 years

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028

Era 1: 1966 – 1988: Walker & Buford Junior Highs

Era 2: 1988 – 2008: Reconfigured into Walker Upper Elementary & Buford Middle School

Walker & Buford are now 55 years old

Era 3: 2008 – 2027: Second Reconfiguration discussions / planning / construction

reconfiguration decision, 5th & 6th grades

declining enrollment

declining enrollment (before pandemic)

discussion

11 years

reconfiguration decision, 5th, 6th & PK

increasing enrollment

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028

A/E selected

pandemic

conceptual phase – study of multiple approaches

schematic design

design development + documentation

construction

council & board decision

council & board decision

council & board approval to bid

council & board approval to construct

bidding

assessment

Getting to YES!

06.15.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #27

MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR

Schedule

2021 2022

schematic design (selected approach)

conceptual design (6 combined approaches)

What are the range

of possibilities and

what would they

each cost?

Develop the preferred

approach far enough to

establish a reliable budget

06.15.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #28

MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR

Schedule

2021 2022

10/4 info item to Council

10/7 action item to Board

10/18 action item to Council

3/3 Board action

3/7 Council info

3/21 Council action

2/2 Board info

9/2 info item to Board

schematic design (selected approach)

conceptual design (6 combined approaches)

engagement

5/21 Board Retreat

Community Design Team Meetings

8/25 First Day of School5/26 Joint Council / Board

Community Design Team Meetings$ $

06.15.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #29

MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT

Schedule

2021

9/2 info item to Board

conceptual design (6 approaches)

engagement

10/18

action

item to

Council

10/4 info item to Council

10/7 action item

to Board

Community Design Team meetings

6/2 6/15 7/6 7/20 8/3 8/17 9/21

8/25 First Day of School

$ $

What We Heard11. Visioning & Values:

• What we know

• What we’ve heard (so far)

• What we’re learning (and how to get involved)

2. Questions & Constraints:

• How did we get here?

• Why pre-k at Walker and middle school at Buford?

• Capacity- how much should we build for and why?

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #311Vision & Values – What we know

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #312Vision & Values – What we heard at CDT 02

• Charlottesville and

CCS are unique

• This process is complex and there are lots of ongoing questions• We will have dedicated updated time during “what we heard” each meeting to address

frequently asked questions

• After the meeting formally concludes, there will be open forum time where the design team

will stay for discussion and questions as long as is necessary

• Resources and context for the project (including all previous meeting content) is always

available at http://charlottesvilleschools.org/facilities/ we are working to make these

resources more user-friendly, please let us know if you have feedback

• Desire to dive more deeply into unique Buford and Walker (middle

school & pre-k) conversations

http://charlottesvilleschools.org/facilities/

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #313Vision & Values – What we’ve heard (so far)

“Progress, relief, opportunity”

“Fewer transitions for middle school”

“the opportunity to design spaces for

today's children and world”

“(CCS is) More than a classroom”

So far, we’ve been

learning from…

• CDT meetings

• Community survey

• School principals

• Community leaders

• Buford summer school

students

• City departments (ex. NDS &

Parks & Rec)

• Local elected leaders

• CCS staff

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #314Vision & Values – What we’re learning

THINK TANKS

• Adolescent learning

• Early childhood learning

• Wrap-around services

• Site design- Walker

• Site design- Buford

• Performing arts

• Sustainability

• Athletics

• Trauma-informed design**new group

Join a think tank or stay updated about

when they are meeting:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CDM

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Charlottesville Buford & Walker Schools Design Process

Get Involved!

Next Community

Design Team Meeting-

July 20, 6pmBring a friend!

Current project updates & opportunities are always available

at http://charlottesvilleschools.org/facilities/

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #316Why PreK at Walker & Middle School at Buford?

Should the PreK location be at Buford instead?

Reasons why

• Transportation. Buses will be required to transport majority of PK students

• Highway noise from 250 by-pass at Walker Site

• Keeps the PreK and wrap around services closer to the community they will serve

• Buford site is better for a middle school:

• 2.5 acres larger

• Flatter site with more space for fields and courts

• “L” shaped site (versus a triangle at Walker) that better accommodates big structures like a gym.

• Existing investments at Buford site to serve Middle School Students:

• Science labs renovated in 2013

• Boys and Girls Club

• City is only 10 square miles in area and sites aren’t that far apart (real estate assets are where they are)

• Important to not have both city-wide MS & HS on north side. Need to invest in south side.

• Worries about “going backwards” in process and slowing down reconfiguration.

Reasons why not

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #317Should we explore two middle schools?

Should we explore renovating Walker & Buford to two smaller middle schools?

Reasons why

• Smaller schools for middle school grades (does research say there is a benefit? What’s ideal?)

• Redraw boundary lines for better equity in all elementary schools

• Doesn’t leave a currently owned school site for a centralized Pre-K

• 5th grade & Pre-K will not fit in neighborhood elementary schools as is, would require expansions at

each site.

• Construction cost implications (two larger auditoriums, two larger gyms)

• Operating cost implications for full MS programming at two sites (which would be savings with the

reconfiguration)

• Major equity concerns - don’t want to relive what we had in the past

• This option was explored, and not chosen, as part of the public process in the 2010 reconfiguration

decision

Reasons why not

https://charlottesvillepublic.ic-board.com/attachments/c33eca87-fda5-43f4-8777-0e4fe436635b.pdf

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #318

https://charlottesvillepublic.ic-board.com/attachments/c33eca87-fda5-43f4-8777-0e4fe436635b.pdf

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #319How much capacity should we build in?

Is a 1,050 student middle school big enough?

• 1,050 planned capacity represents a 20% growth over today’s enrollments

• Commonwealth of Virginia considers it a 1,200 capacity

• Weldon Cooper Center advises we won’t see strong growth unless there are changes to

zoning

What about the planning changes proposed by Cville Plans Together?

• Limited value in attempting to model impact of higher density zoning – there is untapped

density in current zoning, so it’s hard to predict

• Best way to deal with possible enrollment growth is master-planning

• How much site space do today’s plans leave for additions?

• Plan for new school sites in Comprehensive Plan?

• Flexibility in planning / construction / scheduling

Current reconfiguration plan creates capacity system-wide

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #320

Now

AY 2020-20212016-17

Capacity Study

AY 2010-2011

Beginning of growth trend

With the growth trend cooling around the

time the Capacity Study was completed, CCS

adopted a “Watch and Wait” approach.

Study identified how many pupils fit at each CCS facility, and where potential capacity building projects could be accommodated

CCS Elementary Growth Rates … now reversed

What questions do you

have?

Pause

Opening Question2Let’s put on our “site designer” hats

Is there a place on the Buford

and Walker campuses that

makes you feel welcome? If

so, where is that place?

Opening Question

Is there a place on the Buford

and Walker campuses that

makes you feel unwelcome?

If so, where is that place?

Opening Question

Up to 5 speakers (2 min each)

Sign up for the zoom to

participate

Public Comment

Understanding Process3How does public input shape design?

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #327Exploring options for building location, pros & cons

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #328Shared, multipurpose use – restricted bus lane as playscape

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #329Accessible community garden & playground on south slope

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #330

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #331Accepted test fit concept

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #332Accepted test fit concept

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #333Explorations of building forms, orienting for light

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #334Final concept design approved by school board

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #335Parking underneath with covered queuing for dropoff / pickup

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #336Movement from corner park up to playsurface at 1:20 slopes

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #337One area of imposing streetscape. Major loss of permeability.

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #338Parking under building, firelane continuous

Understanding Process4What is going to happen with the test fits?

Are you asking us to choose between them?

What type of feedback do you need?

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #340Test Fit Summary

Buford Test Fit “A”1,050 capacity | 2 phases, 3 years | Students stay

Renovate Auditorium, New “Gymatorium”

Buford Test Fit “B”1,050 capacity | 3 phases, 3 years | Students stay

Existing Gym convert to Auditorium, New Gym

Buford Test Fit “C”1,050 capacity | 2 phases, 2 years | Students move

Expand Auditorium, New Gym

Walker Test Fit “A”32 classrooms | 2 phases

Start with Renovation

Walker Test Fit “B”36 classrooms | 2 phases

Start with New Construction

Buford Test Fit “C”32 classrooms | 2 phases

Start with Addition

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #341Walker Site

Today’s

conversations will

steer what

options we

develop for the

end of August.

A

B

C

A

C

B…that could mean …

(unlikely!)Just develop these ones

07.06.2021

Community Design


Today’s

conversations will

steer what

options we

develop for the

end of August.

A

B

C

A

C

B…that could mean …

Tweak these

07.06.2021

Community Design


Today’s

conversations will

steer what

options we

develop for the

end of August.

A

B

C

A

C

B

…that could mean …

Shift focus a bit

07.06.2021

Community Design


Today’s

conversations will

steer what

options we

develop for the

end of August.

A

B

C

A

C

B


Narrow the focus

07.06.2021

Community Design


Today’s

conversations will

steer what

options we

develop for the

end of August.

A

B

C


A

C

BStart over. :(

07.06.2021

Community Design


Today’s

conversations will

steer what

options we

develop for the

end of August.


…or

something

else.

A

B

C

Community Vision, Priorities and Values

Scope & Constraints

Budget, Site,Capacity, Construction time, Existing conditions, Etc.

Design Concept(s)

What questions do you

have?

Pause

Site Design5Where should we build, and where shouldn’t we?

Questions

What are the “big rocks” we should prioritize and how do they all fit

on the site together?

Parking / Bus and Car queuing / Fields / Gym / Auditorium

How should people & vehicles move around the site?

What is public space? What is school space?

Where should the building entry points be?

Where should we build? Where shouldn’t we build?

1. Walker

2. Buford

Breakout Groups

1. Let’s get located

2. Existing Conditions: What’s Already There?

• Physical Conditions• Community Activity

3. Test Fits What did we learn about ways we could use the site for the Early Childhood Center?

Walker Site Breakout

Site Inventory Discussion (6 min)

“Where should we Build…& Why?”Discussion (15 min)

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #355Locator Map

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #356Walker Vicinity Map

Walker Site

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #357

Walker Site

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #359Walker Vicinity Map

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se

Hill D

rive

CHS

McIntire

Park

Green-

leaf

Park

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #360Walker Recent Site History

A

Walker Site

1964

A

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #361Walker Recent Site History

A

C

B

Walker Site

1965Walker Site

1970s

Crow Pool

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07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #362Walker Site Today

A

C

B

Crow Pool

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Rose Hill

Drive

Walker Site

2021

05.21.2021

School Board

Retreat63Walker Site History – The Next Chapter

Should DoBuild in some growth, anticipating

increased demand

Must DoMaintain the existing scope of

services

Would DoIncrease the 3-year-old program size to

match the 4-year old program,

providing a two-year sequence for all

enrollees (improves outcomes)

20 classrooms13 : 1 avg = 260; @ 90% utilization = 234

15 : 1 avg = 300; @ 90% utilization = 270


15 : 1 avg = 390; @ 90% utilization = 351


15 : 1 avg = 480; @ 90% utilization = 432

CCS Early Childhood Center: How Many Classrooms?Phase 1 Phase 2 (Expansion)

05.21.2021

School Board

Retreat64

Walker Site

… After

Reconfiguration

We don’t know what our

project will look like…

but we do know it won’t

require the entire Walker

Site.

A number of possible future uses for

the Walker site have been part of

community conversations. Which

possible futures are important to

build in to the siteplan?

• Consolidated Central Admin

• 7th Elementary

• More Early Childhood Expansion








* Since the Early Childhood

Center doesn’t require the

entire site, where we build will

determine what existing

activities can persist on the site

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #366Existing Conditions – Aerial View

A

Test Fit ConsiderationsWalker Site

250 Bypass traffic noiseLiability. Where possible put

vehicle spaces along bypass;

put outdoor learn & play

space away and shielded.

Rose Hill

Drive

07.06.2021

Community Design



0’

- 14’

- 25’

- 42’

Topography• Walker is built into the side

of a big hill.

• Dramatically regraded in

1965 school building,

creating today’s

fragmented site terraces

• School Building levels

span 42’ vertical change.

• North Site entry (Gentry

Rd.) is 56’ higher than

south site entry (Rose Hill

Dr.) That’s more than 16 3-

year olds stacked on top

of each other!Rose Hill

Drive

07.06.2021

Community Design



0’

- 14’

- 25’

- 42’

TopographyBuilding on a big hill creates

connectivity challenges &

demands ADA infrastructure

(like ramps) that need site

space.

Opportunity to make a

multistory building (compact

footprint) that still offers

connections to outdoors

without changing building

level

Rose Hill

Drive

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #369

Site Section 1: North – South Section Looking toward Gentry Lane

Site Section 2: east-West Section Looking from Rose Hill Drive 2

1

South to Rose Hill

East to 250 Bypass

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #370

A

Walker Site

Activity

Inventory

A

CCS Central

Administration #1

CCS Central

Administration #1

Administrative work

• Work space for ~25

staff.

• Small meeting space

• The remaining ~45

staff (including IT)

are at a separate site

at the CHS building

What happens on the site

today besides 5th & 6th

grade school life?

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #371

A

Walker Site

Activity

Inventory

A

Building “A”

Building “A”

Professional

Development & Civic Life

• Two large spaces used

for meetings & trainings

by the public & CCS

• Cafeteria is the much

larger space

Library upstairs 2800 SF

Untapped Potential:

Currently has direct

connection to outside, but

there is almost no land at the

cafeteria level outside the

building. Could be a much

better public asset if the site

provided visibility and ADA

access.

Accessed by walking

through school.

Cafeteria Downstairs 6000 SF



grade school life?

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #372

A

Walker Site

Activity

Inventory

A



grade school life?

Building “B”

Building “B”

Community Arts, Worship,

…and Campus Mechanical

Infrastructure

• Youth Orchestra of

Central Virginia (seasonal

weekly practices and

regular performances)

• Rental by local church

• Main Mechanical Room

for Bldg A, B, & C

Untapped Potential:

Major public room currently

has no direct ADA access, by

pedestrian OR vehicle

approach.

Auditorium 4500 SF

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #373

A

Walker Site

Activity

Inventory

A



grade school life?

Building “C”

Building “C”

Civic Life, Recreation

• VABA Basketball & other

group sports

• Polling location

Small-scale fixes needed to

create ADA accessibility

Gymnasium 6500 SF

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #374

A

Walker Site

Activity

Inventory

A



grade school life?

Crow Pool & Rec Center

Crow Rec Center

Professional Development,

HS Athletics, Community

Life

• Staff Lifeguard training

• County HS & Private HS Swim

team practices & occasional

meets

• Backup pool when Smith AFC

has problems

• Summer camps, afterschool

programs, Enrichment

classes & Special Events

Aquatic Portion of Facility is not

ADA compliant; not open for

general open swimming

Lap Pool 6 Lanes

Separately accessible

community & rec space

“Dry Land” side

*Investments in Crow have been mostly paused

since Smith Aquatic was built. Parks & Rec

estimates cost to maintain will outweigh the benefits

to operate in the next 5-10 years unless significant

upgrades are made.

Useable for 3’s & 4’s classes

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #375

A

Walker Site

Activity

Inventory

A



grade school life?

Gym traffic Loop

Gym Traffic Loop

Local Food

• Pickup location for local

CSA farmNot Currently

striped for parking

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #376

A

Walker Site

Activity

Inventory

A



grade school life?

Play Field 160’x330’

Play Field

Community Athletics &

Recreation

• Reserved by SOCA 6 days

a week for

• Neighborhood dog

walkers

• No ADA access for

vehicles or pedestrians.

• No ADA connections to

any site buildings.

• Parks & Rec recommends

maintaining at least 300’

length if current sport

use is to be maintained.

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #377

A

Walker Site

Activity

Inventory

A



grade school life?

“Playground for Walker” Installation

Proposed Playground

Adolescent Recreation

• To be relocated when

Walker is redeveloped for

Early Childhood

• Upcoming Playground Equipment installation

• Project will build ADA pedestrian access to

blacktop & playground from Lower parking lot

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #378

A

Walker Site

Activity

Inventory

A



grade school life?

Parks & Rec has

told us that the

top rec needs in

our region are:

• Water space

• Rectangular

Fields

• Gymnasiums

Walker site

currently provides

all three.

Crow Pool & Rec Center

Play Field 160’x330’ Building “C”

07.06.2021

Community Design


A

Walker Site

Inventory

A

• What else is

important to know

about this site?

• What’s valued at the

site now – that

should be preserved

or amplified?

• What’s a problem at

the site that needs to

be fixed?

• What is something

new that the site

needs?

Site

Inventory

Discussion








07.06.2021

Community Design


Walker Site Test Fits:

Must dos (guard rails):• Phase 1 = Early Childhood Center w/ 20 classrooms

• Phase 2 = Expansion to at least 32 Classrooms

• Upgrade all areas impacted to meet current codes & ADA requirements

• Space for wraparound services (medical, nutritional, and social services) provided by community included in Phase 1. Space & entrance are separate from school.

• 1 parking space per staff member provided (75 @ Phase 1; 100 total @ Phase 2 Expansion).

What Varies among the Test Fits:

• How much new/reno/addition

• Where the Early Childhood Center is sited

• Front door at Gentry Lane or Rose Hill?

• Whether student car + bus drop are co-located (shared “front door” experience)

• What existing buildings and amenities remain

• How much wraparound service space is provided, and how front door relates to school front door

• Whether CCS Central Admin is consolidated on site

• How much site is left to develop after 32 CR center is complete

Paths not taken• Demolish Building A (main classroom building)

• Demolish Building B

• Start with new construction @ Gentry

Should any of these turn into constants?

Is this the right list?

Is there a reason to try these?

07.06.2021

Community Design


What should

determine where on

the site we put the

EC Center? …Why?

Right now the primary driver for the school building location is different in each scheme.

• Should we narrow down and focus our studies on variations at one location?

• Shift focus and study two options at north and one at the south?

• Something else?

Scheme A – Start With Renovation • Reuse of the “A” building in phase 1,w/

separated over/under arrangement of the Early Childhood Center & Wraparound Services.

Scheme B – Build New• Entry landscape centered on Rose Hill • Providing vehicular access to the mid-level

of the site • Maximal play/learn space on the west side

of the site (away from 250 bypass)• Consolidation of all school site needs at

south of site

Scheme C - Start With Addition• Front door at Rose Hill• Preservation playfield space• Don’t demolish any buildings in Phase 1• Reuse southern existing school buildings

(Gym & Auditorium) for school

A

B

C

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #383

Walker Site

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in Keep Admin building online to avoid costs of an Admin Building project

Organize the site design around the reuse of Building “A”

Big Idea


• There is a building on the site that is about the right size. Start by reusing it.

• Students must be off site to renovate main building

Test Fit “A”

A

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #384

Walker Site

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C

B

Crow

Pool

Test Fit “A”

Site Entry

Arrival / Entry Landscape

Parking

Building Area – Early

Childhood Phase 2

Expansion


Childhood Phase 1

Building Area –

other programs

Play & Learn

Landscapes

Major

Building Entry

Building Area –

Wraparound Services

Big Idea



• Students must be off site to renovate main building

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #385

Walker Site

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C

B

Crow

Pool

Big Idea



• Upper terrace was filled by Phase 1; regrade to create terrace at cafeteria level. New EC building faces Phase 1 entry landscape, but steps down the site.

Site Entry


Parking


Childhood Phase 2

Expansion


Childhood Phase 1

Building Area –

other programs

Play & Learn

Landscapes

Major

Building Entry

Building Area –

Wraparound Services

Test Fit “A”

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #386

Walker Site

CC

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C

B

Crow

Pool

Big Idea



• Upper terrace was filled by Phase 1; regrade to create terrace at cafeteria level. New EC building faces Phase 1 entry landscape, but steps down the site.

Test Fit “A”

Future development

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #387

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Walker SiteTest Fit “A”

1

2

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #388Test Fit “A” Site Sections

2

1


Site Section 2: east-West Section Looking from Rose Hill Drive

South to Rose Hill

East to 250 Bypass

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #389

Test Fit “A”Walker Site

What did we learn?1. Building “A” overall is more than big enough to

host the EC center w/ 20 classrooms.

2. It’s not possible to fit all the school-related site

needs on the available land immediately around

Building “A”

3. The over/under configuration of EC space &

Wraparound space creates a number of site

challenges.

1. Moving away from the over/under organization

of EC & Wraparound giving EC students access to

both levels of Building A, while maintaining required

separateness of Wraparound Space

What would we study next if we progressed or adjusted this scheme?

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #390

Walker Site

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B

A

Big Idea

Start with New Construction

Starting new lets you reorganize the southeast half of the site while continuing to occupy the north half.

Reorganize the south side of the site

Design new early childhood landscape & buildings together

Set up the site for (potentially) separate use at north end

Test Fit “B”

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #391

Walker Site

CC

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in

A

Site Entry


Parking


Childhood Phase 2

Expansion


Childhood Phase 1

Building Area –

other programs

Play & Learn

Landscapes

Major

Building Entry

Building Area –

Wraparound Services

Wrap-

Around

Service

Test Fit “B”

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #392

Walker Site

CC

S A

dm

in

A

Site Entry


Parking


Childhood Phase 2

Expansion


Childhood Phase 1

Building Area –

other programs

Play & Learn

Landscapes

Major

Building Entry

Building Area –

Wraparound Services

Wrap-

Around

Service

Test Fit “B”

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #393

Walker Site

CC

S A

dm

in

A

Wrap-

Around

Service

Test Fit “B”

Future development

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #394

C

B

Test Fit “B”Walker Site

Crow

Pool

CC

S A

dm

in

Outdoor

Play and

Learn

Field

Parking

Bus

Loop

Parking

Early Childhood

Center

Wrap-

Around

(level 1)

EC

Parking

Outdoor

Play and

Learn

A

Wrap-

Around

Service

CC

S A

dm

in

1

2

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #395Test Fit “B” Site Sections

2

1

2

1


Site Section 2: east-West Section Looking from Rose Hill Drive

South to Rose Hill

East to 250 Bypass

(BEYOND)

(BEYOND)Gentry Lane

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #396

Test Fit “B”Walker Site

What did we learn?1. Demolishing Crow affords the opportunity to create vehicular &

ADA pedestrian access to the site’s currently inaccessible

midlevel (Building “B” level), as well as compactly efficiently

create over 130 parking spaces on a noisy part of the site.

2. We didn’t solve how to enlarge the site terrace at the Rose Hill

entry level AND keep the field.

The Phase 1 footprint was in part shaped by an attempt to preserve the field in phase 1.

As we studied stormwater, grading, & fire lane requirements we found that we can’t

preserve it… so we need to revisit the footprint if we try to progress this scheme.

3. Taking out three community rec amenities (field, gymnasium, &

pool) without an urgent need for the space in “A” requires a

compelling “why”/benefit. We think we might be able to do a good “new

build” scheme somewhere less complicated and less disruptive.


1. Try a “new build” scheme at the Gentry entry landscape,for a scheme that doesn’t take out so many community assets: Test if we can build

there in a way that connects grades and is feasible while 5th + 6th is running at Walker.

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #397


CC

S A

dm

in

Build on the south side of the site, but minimize demolition of existing buildings.

C

B

Crow

Pool

Big Idea

Start with Addition

Use an addition to get the starter square footage needed at the south side of the site Phase 1 .

Use renovation for expansions in future phases, once 5th & 6th are off site.

A

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #398


CC

S A

dm

in

Crow

Pool

B

Big Idea

Start with Addition



07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #399


CC

S A

dm

in

Renovated

CCS Admin.

And Wrap-

Around

Services

Big Idea

Start with Addition



07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #3100


CC

S A

dm

in


Building Area – Early Childhood

Parking

Building Area – other programs

Play & Learn Landscapes Renovated

CCS Admin.

And Wrap-

Around

Services

Big Idea

Start with Addition



Future development

Park

ing

Exp

an

sio

n

EC

Expansion

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #3101

A

Test Fit “C” Walker Site

Renovated

CCS Admin.

And Wrap-

Around

Services

`

L1

L2

L2

L1

1

2

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #3102

2

1


Site Section 2: east-West Section Looking North from Rose Hill

Drive

South to Rose Hill

East to 250 Bypass

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #3103

Test Fit “C”Walker Site

What did we learn?


1. Building on the south part of the site without removing any

amenities in Phase 1 creates compromises for every amenity.

• Convenient parking for the EC Center & Crow is extremely limited: 36

spaces

• The Arrival landscape is primarily parking lot & drive lanes

• The EC Center is 3 stories & only one level connects to significant

outdoor play & learn space (It is the mid-level so at least no one has to

go up or down more than one level to get out).

• The field size gets reduced by the fire lane (we have a meeting scheduled

with the fire marshall to learn if there is a way we can avoid this)

2. With the addition of a small connector, the Phase 2 EC

Expansion fits into the upper level of the gym + the “B”

Building, if we don’t preserve the auditorium space.

1. More detailed study of field size & how to coordinate w/ fire lane

2. Other options for Phase 2 Expansion footprint

3. Choosing ONE amenity to remove in phase 1: Gym/”C” building OR Crow OR play field

07.06.2021

Community Design


Walker Site Test Fits:

Must dos (guard rails):• Phase 1 = Early Childhood Center w/ 20 classrooms

• Phase 2 = Expansion to at least 32 Classrooms

• Upgrade all areas impacted to meet current codes & ADA requirements

• Space for wraparound services (medical, nutritional, and social services provided by community partners separate from school) included in Phase 1

• 1 parking space per staff member provided (75 @ Phase 1; 100 total @ Phase 2 Expansion).

What Varies among the Test Fits:

• How much new/reno/addition

• Where the Early Childhood Center is sited

• Front door at Gentry Lane or Rose Hill?

• Whether student car + bus drop are co-located (shared “front door” experience)

• What existing buildings and amenities remain

• How much wraparound service space is provided, and how front door relates to school front door

• Whether CCS Central Admin is consolidated on site

• How much site is left to develop after 32 CR center is complete

Paths not taken• Demolish Building A (main classroom building)

• Demolish Building B

• Start with new construction @ Gentry

Should any of these turn into constants?

Is this the right list?

Is there a reason to try these?

Activity: Group markup of site plan

“Where Should We

Build…and Why?”

Discussion

Report Out + Discussion

Breakout Groups

BUFORD Existing Site Analysis

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #3108

`

9th

str

eet

Oak Lawn

(historic)

Johnson

Village

10th & PageUniversity of Virginia

Forest Hills

Park

.5 miBuford Middle

School site.25 mi

Existing Conditions – Site context

Existing Site ZoningBuford Site

07.06.2021

Community Design


A


A

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #3110Existing Conditions – Site Access


9TH

STREET SW

Smith AquaticCenter

Boys & Girls Club

Vehicular access from Cherry Ave. and 9th

Boys & Girls Club and Smith Aquatic Center serve as Community and School assets

Existing Buford School buildings anchor southeast corner of the site

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #3111Existing Conditions – Parking


9TH

STREET SW

Smith AquaticCenter

Boys & Girls Club

54

70

23Boys & Girls Club

Parking Spaces

Smith Aquatic

Fitness Center

Parking Spaces

Additional parking

spaces needed90

Buford MS Parking

Spaces

160Needed for 1,050

student Middle School

(full staff)

Reserved/Shared

Reserved/Shared

Reserved/Shared

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #3112

Academics

(+ Admin, Dining, Media)

Existing Conditions – Building Programs

A


9TH

STREET SW

A

C

D

B

Auditorium & Arts

Gym & Athletics

Academics

(Classrooms only)

Smith AquaticCenter

Boys & Girls Club

Existing buildings

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #3113Existing Conditions – Building Access + Site Circulation

A


9TH

STREET SW

A

C

D

B

Academics


Auditorium & Arts

Gym & Athletics

Academics

(Classrooms only)

Smith AquaticCenter

Boys & Girls Club

Separate buildings = separate main entrances

07.06.2021

Community Design


A


9TH

STREET SW

Bus Entrance

`

BUS

SERV

CAR

Car + Service Entrance

A

C

D

B

Academics


Auditorium & Arts

Gym & Athletics

Academics

(Classrooms only)

Smith AquaticCenter

Boys & Girls Club

Separate Car + Bus drop-off/pick-up points

Service to the south

07.06.2021

Community Design


A


9TH

STREET SW

C B

Academics


Auditorium & Arts

Gym & Athletics

Academics

(Classrooms only)

Smith AquaticCenter

Boys & Girls Club

After-hours access of public spaces:

Cafeteria

07.06.2021

Community Design


A


9TH

STREET SW

After-hour access

C B

Academics


Auditorium & Arts

Gym & Athletics

Academics

(Classrooms only)

Smith AquaticCenter

Boys & Girls Club

After-hours access of public spaces:

Auditorium – accessible from upper parking

Gym – accessible from lower parking and site ramp from Cafeteria

Cafeteria – accessible by elevator inside school

ElevatorCafeteria

No ADA site access from

parking!

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #3117Existing Conditions – Tree Canopy


9TH

STREET SW

Smith AquaticCenter

Boys & Girls Club

Wooded tree line –

Surrounds perimeter of site and provides buffer to residences

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #3118Existing Conditions – Trails


9TH

STREET SW

Smith AquaticCenter

Boys & Girls Club

Nature Trails –

Potential for improvement to shorten independent student, family, and community travel to Buford Site

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #3119Existing Conditions – Trails


9TH

STREET SW

Smith AquaticCenter

Boys & Girls Club

Nature Trails –

Potential for improvement to shorten independent student, family, and community travel to Buford Site

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #3120Existing Conditions – Open Space


9TH

STREET SW

Smith AquaticCenter

Boys & Girls Club

Sloped Lawn –

Inaccessible, unusable green space.

Large Oak should be preserved.

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #3121Existing Conditions – Open Space


9TH

STREET SW

Smith AquaticCenter

Boys & Girls Club

Sloped Lawn –

Open space generally used for gathering or transitioning to the field

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #3122Existing Conditions – Community Garden


9TH

STREET SW

Smith AquaticCenter

Boys & Girls Club

City Schoolyard Garden –

MUST maintain or relocate on the site!

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #3123Existing Conditions – Playfield


9TH

STREET SW

Smith AquaticCenter

Boys & Girls Club

Field – U12 Soccer & some community use

Track – Not regulation size. Generally used for walking by the school

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #3124Existing Conditions – Area of improvement

A


9TH

STREET SW

A

C

D

B

Smith AquaticCenter

Boys & Girls Club

Potential area for school renovation, expansion, and/or site improvements

Renovate, expand, or improve

Site possibilities

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #3126Site Opportunities

Buford Site

Scheme A Scheme B Scheme C

What are the opportunities on the site?

What are the trade-offs?

07.06.2021

Community Design


Buford Site – Building

Where should we build, and where shouldn’t we?


07.06.2021

Community Design


Buford Site – Building

Where should we build, and where shouldn’t we?

How should core spaces be accessed after hours?


07.06.2021

Community Design


Buford Site – Vehicular access + Parking

Where should parking be located?

Where should drop-off & pick-up locations be?


07.06.2021

Community Design


Buford Site – Play Fields

How much playfield is available, and who uses it?

What other recreational uses should we consider?


07.06.2021

Community Design


Buford Site – Open Space

How should open space be used?

How accessible should the outdoor spaces be?


07.06.2021

Community Design


Scheme A

Buford Site

Scheme B Scheme C

BUFORD “A”

07.06.2021

Community Design


A

Scheme “A”Buford Site

9TH

STREET SW

A

C

D

B

Academics


Auditorium & Arts

Gym & Athletics

New Parking

Play Landscapes

Learn Landscapes

Academics

(Classrooms)

Garden

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #3135Site Zoning – Playfield


9TH

STREET SW

Academics


Auditorium & Arts

Gym & Athletics

New Parking

Play Landscapes

Learn Landscapes

Academics

(Classrooms)

Garden

PLAY

A

C

D

B

Keeping the running track

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #3136Site Zoning – Building

A


9TH

STREET SW

Academics


Auditorium & Arts

Gym & Athletics

New Parking

Play Landscapes

Learn Landscapes

Academics

(Classrooms)

Garden

A

B


Building as compactly as possible between field and current school

Gymatorium + existing Auditorium - 2 assembly spaces

PLAY

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #3137Site Zoning – Parking

A


9TH

STREET SW

Academics


Auditorium & Arts

Gym & Athletics

New Parking

Play Landscapes

Learn Landscapes

Academics

(Classrooms)

Garden

SERV

PLAY

A

B

CAR

BUS

PARK




Parking – Keep all vehicles on east side of site

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #3138Site Zoning – Outdoor learning

A


9TH

STREET SW

PLAYLEARNING

GARDEN

Academics


Auditorium & Arts

Gym & Athletics

New Parking

Play Landscapes

Learn Landscapes

Academics

(Classrooms)

Garden

CAR

BUS

SERV

LEA

RN

ING

A

B

PARK





Outdoor learning – relocate garden and improve sloped lawn

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #3139Pros & Cons


C B

New Academics

NewGymatorium

Renovated Academics + Admin,

Media, Dining

Renovated Arts

Track & Field

Dining

Roof Terrace

Entry

Learning Garden

Ecology Walk

Garden

Arts Terrace


Pros• Preserves majority of

campus for pedestrians, green space

• Single lobby space for car and bus riders

Cons• Loss of mature trees along

9th street• Underutilizing the new fire

lane• Only 6 parallel HC spots at

floor level of Gymatorium• Most parking a long way

away from main assembly space

• Buses blocking parked cars when queuing.

Bus

9TH

STREET SW

Service

07.06.2021

Community Design



C B

New Academics

NewGymatorium

Service


Media, Dining

Renovated Arts

Track & Field

Dining

Roof Terrace

Entry

Learning Garden

Ecology Walk

Garden

Arts Terrace

Building compactly as possible between field and current school

Pros• Keeps field and track mostly

as-is• Smaller footprint could be

less costly

Cons• Thin slot of daylight between

academics and gym

Bus

9TH

STREET SW

07.06.2021

Community Design



C B

New Academics

NewGymatorium

Service


Media, Dining

Renovated Arts

Track & Field

Dining

Roof Terrace

Entry

Learning Garden

Ecology Walk

Garden

Arts Terrace

Gymatorium + existing Auditorium

Pros• 2 theater spaces – large and

small

Cons• Separated support spaces for

arts when Gymatorium is used for performances

Bus

9TH

STREET SW

07.06.2021

Community Design



C B

New Academics

NewGymatorium

Service


Media, Dining

Renovated Arts

Track & Field

Dining

Roof Terrace

Entry

Learning Garden

Ecology Walk

Garden

Arts Terrace


Pros• Keeps an existing asset

Cons• Track still not regulation size

(no meets)• No courts• Hard to use the spaces at

curved ends• Garden relocated far away

from school

Bus

9TH

STREET SW

07.06.2021

Community Design

Team Meeting #3143Site axon looking northeast


07.06.2021

Community Design



Learning garden –Stormwater management + Outdoor Classroom

Manassas Park Elementary School

Manassas City Public Schools

07.06.2021

Community Design



Gymatorium –Multi-purpose Gym & Large Assembly space

Manassas Park Elementary School

Manassas City Public Schools

07.06.2021

Community Design



Track & Field –Improvements to track for use by school and walking (not regulation)

BUFORD “B”

07.06.2021

Community Design


A

Scheme “B”Buford Site

9TH

STREET SW

A

C

D

B

Academics


Auditorium & Arts

Gym & Athletics

New Parking

Play Landscapes

Learn Landscapes

Academics

(Classrooms)

Garden

07.06.2021

Community Design


A


9TH

STREET SW

A

Academics


Auditorium & Arts

Gym & Athletics

New Parking

Play Landscapes

Learn Landscapes

Academics

(Classrooms)

Garden

C

Grouping of Assembly spaces on west side

07.06.2021

Community Design


A


9TH

STREET SW

A

Academics


Auditorium & Arts

Gym & Athletics

New Parking

Play Landscapes

Learn Landscapes

Academics

(Classrooms)

Garden

C

CAR

PARK

PARK

PARKBUS

SERV


Parking – cars on east side and at field level

07.06.2021

Community Design


A


9TH

STREET SW

A

Academics


Auditorium & Arts

Gym & Athletics

New Parking

Play Landscapes

Learn Landscapes

Academics

(Classrooms)

Garden

C

PLAY CAR

SERV

PARK

PARK

PARKBUS



Eliminating the Running Track

07.06.2021

Community Design


A


9TH

STREET SW

A

Academics


Auditorium & Arts

Gym & Athletics

New Parking

Play Landscapes

Learn Landscapes

Academics

(Classrooms)

Garden

C

PLAY LEARNING

GARDEN

CAR

SERV

LEARNING

PARK

PARK

PARKBUS




Outdoor learning – relocate garden and improve sloped lawn

07.06.2021

Community Design



Converted Arts Wing


Media, Dining

New Academics

New Athletics

Garden

Soccer Field

Outdoor Theater

Dining

Service

Courts Classroom

Entry

Art Terrace


Pros• Consolidated, compact

main parking lot – easier to observe

• New fire lane doubles as bus queuing

• Parking at floor level of gym and auditorium

Cons• Majority of parking one

level up from assembly spaces

• Introduces cars to lower level green space

Bus

9TH

STREET SW

07.06.2021

Community Design



Converted Arts Wing


Media, Dining

New Academics

New Athletics

Garden

Soccer Field

Outdoor Theater

Dining

Service

Courts Classroom

Entry

Art Terrace


Pros• Still have a U12 soccer field• 2 courts (basketball/ tennis)• Garden can stay closer to

school

Cons• Loss of existing asset

Bus

9TH

STREET SW

07.06.2021

Community Design



Converted Arts Wing


Media, Dining

New Academics

New Athletics

Garden

Soccer Field

Outdoor Theater

Dining

Service

Courts Classroom

Entry

Art Terrace


Pros• Cafeteria can serve as pre-

function space for gym and auditorium

• Creates a public “loud” side on west / academic “quiet” side on east

• Can use gym space to assemble for bus loading

Cons• Bus and car entry on two

different levels of school

Bus

9TH

STREET SW

07.06.2021

Community Design



Converted Arts Wing


Media, Dining

New Academics

New Athletics

Garden

Soccer Field

Outdoor Theater

Dining

Service

Courts Classroom

Entry

Art Terrace

Construction sequence

Pros• Repurposes Building C /

carbon friendly

Cons• Repurposed C could limit

layout options

Bus

9TH

STREET SW

07.06.2021

Community Design



07.06.2021

Community Design



Outdoor Amphitheater –Accessible from 2 building levels

07.06.2021

Community Design



Outdoor Fabrication Terrace – Maker space accessible from Academic Labs.

William Monroe High School

Greene County Public Schools

07.06.2021

Community Design



Playfield – U12 regulation size (no track)

07.06.2021

Community Design



Play courts – Tennis, basketball, badminton, volleyball, pickleball, etc.

Lubber Run Community Center

Arlington, VA

BUFORD “C”

07.06.2021

Community Design


A

Scheme “C”Buford Site

9TH

STREET SW

A

C

D

B

Academics


Auditorium & Arts

Gym & Athletics

New Parking

Play Landscapes

Learn Landscapes

Academics

(Classrooms)

Garden

07.06.2021

Community Design



9TH

STREET SW

Academics


Auditorium & Arts

Gym & Athletics

New Parking

Play Landscapes

Learn Landscapes

Academics

(Classrooms)

Garden

A

B

Demolish C and open up middle of site

07.06.2021

Community Design



9TH

STREET SW

Academics


Auditorium & Arts

Gym & Athletics

New Parking

Play Landscapes

Learn Landscapes

Academics

(Classrooms)

Garden

A

B

CAR / PARK

PARK

BUS / PARK

SERV

PAR

K


Parking – Most cars on east side, some at field level

07.06.2021

Community Design



9TH

STREET SW

Academics


Auditorium & Arts

Gym & Athletics

New Parking

Play Landscapes

Learn Landscapes

Academics

(Classrooms)

Garden

PLAY

PAR

K

PARKSERV

B

CAR / PARK

BUS / PARK

PLAY

A



Playfield – tighter layout

07.06.2021

Community Design



9TH

STREET SW

Academics


Auditorium & Arts

Gym & Athletics

New Parking

Play Landscapes

Learn Landscapes

Academics

(Classrooms)

Garden

A

B

CAR / PARK

PARK

BUS / PARK

SERV

PAR

K

LEARNING

PLAY

GARDEN



Playfield – tighter layout

Expanded outdoor learning opportunities

07.06.2021

Community Design



A

B

New AcademicsAddition

Roof Terrace


Media, Dining

New AthleticsAddition

New & Renovated Arts Wing

Garden

Courts

Play Field

Outdoor Learning Landscape

DiningClassroom

Arts Terrace


Pros• Majority of cars closest

auditorium• Single lobby space for car

and bus riders

Cons• Loss of mature trees along

9th street• Most parking a long way

away from athletics• Buses blocking cars when

queuing.

Bus

Service

9TH

STREET SW

07.06.2021

Community Design



A

B

New AcademicsAddition

Roof Terrace


Media, Dining

New AthleticsAddition

New & Renovated Arts Wing

Garden

Courts

Play Field

Outdoor Learning Landscape

DiningClassroom

Arts Terrace


Pros• Potentially don’t need fire

lane around entire site• Visual connections between

upper and lower parts of site• Series of flat lawns /

programmable outdoor space

• Potential better daylighting for new academics

Cons• Pushes buildings further

west onto current field space• Tighter layout of courts and

fields

Bus

Service

9TH

STREET SW

07.06.2021

Community Design



07.06.2021

Community Design



Bluestone Elementary School

Harrisonburg City Public Schools

Programmable outdoor spaces – Flat lawns, visual connections, accessible from all levels

07.06.2021

Community Design



William Monroe High School

Greene County Public Schools

Outdoor Dining / Arts Terrace – Learning spaces accessible from building programs

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