Dickinson Elementary School
448 Dickinson St SE Grand Rapids MI 49507 View Map Budget: $8,300,000
Descriptions
Triangle Associates
This project began in Spring 2007 with a planned three-story academic building - a high-performance elementary school for students from Dickinson and Jefferson Elementary Schools. The new elementary features 22 class rooms (including 6 group emphasis rooms) a cafeteria, gymnasium, library, media center, art room and a music room with a stage. The building’s hallways are shaped to serve as four multipurpose common areas encouraging ‘out of the class room’ group learning. Electronic security and card readers are also a feature of the facility. The surrounding school grounds have been designed to offer children from the neighborhood a place to relax, play basketball or enjoy the new playground. The school building has been designed with a community focus - to fit into the neighborhood and continue its history. This project included the demolition of an existing three story, 30,000 sq. ft. elementary building. Historic arches and keystone blocks from the old elementary were incorporated into the new facility. An outdoor "historic arch" from the entrance of the old building welcomes the students as they walk to school.
Acoustics By Design
Acoustics By Design was brought in by Beta Design Group to offer acoustical engineering for this new, three-story academic building. Our professional engineers designed room acoustics and HVAC Noise control to minimize background noise levels and maximize speech intelligibility. The new, $8.3 million dollar facility is home to students from Dickinson and Jefferson Elementary.
Architectural Glass & Metals, Inc.
Project included approximately 15,000 sf of aluminum curtainwall with integral concealed vent windows, insulated translucent wall panels and polycarbonate entry canopy skylights furnished and installed by Architectural Glass & Metals, Inc.
Ritsema Associates
This project began in Spring 2007 with a planned three-story academic building - a high-performance elementary school for students from Dickinson and Jefferson Elementary Schools. The new elementary features 22 class rooms (including 6 group emphasis rooms) a cafeteria, gymnasium, library, media center, art room and a music room with a stage. The building’s hallways are shaped to serve as four multipurpose common areas encouraging ‘out of the class room’ group learning. Electronic security and card readers are also a feature of the facility. The surrounding school grounds have been designed to offer children from the neighborhood a place to relax, play basketball or enjoy the new playground. The school building has been designed with a community focus - to fit into the neighborhood and continue its history. This project included the demolition of an existing three story, 30,000 sq. ft. elementary building. Historic arches and keystone blocks from the old elementary were incorporated into the new facility. An outdoor "historic arch" from the entrance of the old building welcomes the students as they walk to school.
