St. Anthony Park: Construction Project - Completed fall 2018
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St. Anthony Park - Remodeling Project
BACKGROUND
In spring 2016, St. Anthony Park Elementary began the design process for building renovations that is based on SPPS’ 10‐year Facilities Master Plan (FMP) to ensure its school buildings are able to meet the 21st century learning needs of students. The scope of work includes:
- An addition will be built to house the main office, cafeteria and kitchen.
- A second story will also be built over the current single story to add instructional spaces.
Break ground: Summer 2017; Completion: Ready for fall 2018 Variances: The approved variances are for site coverage and to allow for less on-site parking than required to maintain as much open outdoor space as possible; variances were approved on January 4, 2017 by the City of St. Paul. See update to the St. Anthony Park Community Council, November 2016 Board Meeting SCHOOL DESIGN COMMITTEE
To help inform the renovations, a School Design Committee was formed and made up of district and academic leaders, teachers, students, families, community members and key partners. Through the guidance of a Steering Committee, the School Design Committee collaborated with architects and engineers on the design concept for the project. To provide input on the renovations, the School Design Committee participated in four workshops. The goals, activities and outcomes of each workshop is outlined below.
WORKSHOP 1: WHERE ARE WE?
Goal: To orient the School Design Committee to their charge and the framework of the FMP to date including the facilities Vision, Principles, Standards and the priorities and project scope identified for your school.
Activities:
- Introduction to process and conceptual scope
- Small group work on what’s special about your school
- See March 21, 216, presentation and meeting notes
WORKSHOP 2: ENVISIONING THE FUTURE
Goal: To provide and explore examples of what learning environments could look like to support 21st century learning.
Activities:
- Introduction to what others are doing
- How do facilities impact learning?
- Small group work
- See April 18, 2016, presentation and meeting notes
WORKSHOP 3: WHAT DO WE WANT?
Goal: Program and adjacency exploration/validation
Activities:
- Review of space, program and what’s included
- Design thinking hands-on exercise
- Report back and next steps
- See May 2, 2016, presentation and meeting notes
WORKSHOP 4: SYNTHESIS AND DESIGN VALIDATION
Goal: Conceptual Design Validation
Activities:
- Report back outcomes of Workshop 3
- Synthesis: Presentation of conceptual design
- Small Group discussion
- Report back and next steps
- See May 16, 2016, presentation and meeting notes