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Dirksen Elementary School Annex & Renovations
Project Information
- Project Location:
- Chicago, IL
- Approx Contract:
- $40,000,000
- Status:
- Completed
- Structure Type:
- Education (K-12)
- LEED Certification (target):
-
Silver
References
- Client:
- Public Building Commission
Scope Of Work
This project consisted of a 65,000 SF annex added to the existing one-story elementary school. The annex includes 18 standard classrooms, 4 special needs classrooms, 4 Pre-Kindergarten classrooms, 2 science classrooms, 2 computer classrooms, 2 administrative offices, library/media center, multi-purpose dining room, hybrid kitchen & kitchen server, kitchen office, building storage, utility rooms, and elevator.
Site improvements included a new parking lot, fire lane access drive, loading area, landscaping, and stormwater management. Additionally, demolition and removal of utilities for the existing modular buildings and the roof on the existing building was replaced. Interior renovations consisted of conversion of the existing kitchen to a teacher’s lounge, server into an office, and conversion of the 2 kindergarten rooms into a drama and music room. This project is designed to achieve LEED v4 Silver.