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Lethbridge Christian School
Lethbridge Christian School
3, Saint James Boulevard North, Lethbridge, Canada
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Other Projects by Alvin Reinhard Fritz Architect Inc.
Lethbridge Christian School
3, Saint James Boulevard North, Lethbridge, Canada
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1997
The design for the Lethbridge Christian School was based on the layout of the Jennie Emery Elementary School designed previously by Alvin Fritz Architect Inc. in the County of Lethbridge. ARFAI found the layout at Jennie Emery to be so effective and admired that they incorporated many of those effective elements in the Lethbridge Christian School design.The circulation was structured around a centralized gym which worked effectively with the building’s massing as the scale of the building stepped down to the classrooms, ancillary and support spaces at the building periphery.A benefit of the classroom design was that an alcove was able to be incorporated into the room which provided additional amenity for each of the student areas.A student gathering space was also provided allowing for a similar opportunity to engage students in a group setting but on a school wide basis.One of the most effective pre-emptive elements of design at the Lethbridge Christian School was the ability to expand the gymnasium. Due to cost savings through economical design ARFAI was able to ensure that the north wall of the gym was constructed in panelized construction such that it could be readily removed and the gym could be doubled in size in the future.An attractive library with a bonus space in the form of a mezzanine further allowed the school to benefit from the ability to stack space leveraging the budget to maximize the floor area while creating a bonus space that could be enjoyed by teachers and students alike.The attractive massing which scales down to the perimeter, and the gables which resulted from the classroom alcoves, create an attractive and highly functional school effectively serving its constituents.
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