Plan settled for Nancy Reynolds
(By Leslie Bray Evans, The Stokes News) - The results of the final study on Nancy Reynolds Elementary School are now in and the Stokes County Board of Education has made a decision. At their special meeting on Thursday, May 7, they voted to accept option five of the seven options presented by Ersoy, Brake and Appleyard Architects.
The architectural firm had been called in to do a facility and site assessment as well as a development feasibility study. Of the seven options they came up with, only three were feasible for further investigation and development—options two, five and seven.
Option five chosen by the board of education would allow for 20 percent renovation/reconstruction—primarily involving the gym—and 80 percent demolition and new construction. The total square footage of the new school would be 49,999, over 15,000 square feet more than at present.
The total project is estimated to be completed by August 2011, somewhat later than the completion date desired by county officials. The total cost is estimated at $9,402,952. According the architects, option five “is the most cost effective solution, given the current time constraints, program constraints and site constraints, and the Site’s/Facility’s historical context and significance.”
In essence, option five would see 80 percent of the school—primarily the educational building, cafeteria and auditorium—demolished and reconstructed. The inside of the new structure would be a 21st century learning environment while the façade would be built to look as much like the old school as possible. The gym would simply be renovated.
“If we couldn’t save important pieces of this facility,” said the architect, “we would reconstruct better.”
The architectural firm had been called in to do a facility and site assessment as well as a development feasibility study. Of the seven options they came up with, only three were feasible for further investigation and development—options two, five and seven.
Option five chosen by the board of education would allow for 20 percent renovation/reconstruction—primarily involving the gym—and 80 percent demolition and new construction. The total square footage of the new school would be 49,999, over 15,000 square feet more than at present.
The total project is estimated to be completed by August 2011, somewhat later than the completion date desired by county officials. The total cost is estimated at $9,402,952. According the architects, option five “is the most cost effective solution, given the current time constraints, program constraints and site constraints, and the Site’s/Facility’s historical context and significance.”
In essence, option five would see 80 percent of the school—primarily the educational building, cafeteria and auditorium—demolished and reconstructed. The inside of the new structure would be a 21st century learning environment while the façade would be built to look as much like the old school as possible. The gym would simply be renovated.
“If we couldn’t save important pieces of this facility,” said the architect, “we would reconstruct better.”
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