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Machias Elementary School
Machias Elementary School
231, 147th Avenue Southeast, Snohomish, WA, United States
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Machias Elementary School
231, 147th Avenue Southeast, Snohomish, WA, United States
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Type
YEAR
2011
SIZE
25,000 sqft - 100,000 sqft
BUDGET
$10M - 50M
In preparation for a future bond campaign, Snohomish School District had NAC|Architecture work with their Citizen’s Facility Action Committee to review the existing condition of multiple schools within the District to assess the need for modernization or replacement, evaluate cost implications, and make recommendations to the School Board regarding the scope of capital improvements suggested for the bond election. During this process, NAC|Architecture reviewed the existing structure of each school for its ability to adapt to the future needs and size of that school, reviewed systems such as mechanical and electrical, evaluated structural implications such as the new seismic requirements, and analyzed ongoing operational costs such as energy efficiency and other maintenance needs. A connection to the land: The school is oriented with all classroom neighborhoods facing the woods. An open playfield in front of the school replicates historic rural development patterns in which the farmhouse is located behind the fields.Frugality, the use of materials at hand: Curved beams salvaged from the original school are reused as arching columns, generating a curvilinear form reminiscent of your grandfather’s barn. The circulation and communal learning spaces such as the library, interdisciplinary learning lab, and resource classroom reside within the building`s free-flowing core.Self Sufficiency and Independence: A super-insulated building envelope with triple-glazed windows and spray-foam wall insulation, ground-loop heat exchangers, and a 100Kw photovoltaic array estimated to generate enough electricity for approximately 18% of the building’s energy needs are a significant start toward independence. No fossil fuels are used to operate a building estimated to use 39% of the energy of a typical school building.
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