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REPLACEMENT FACILITY

BURTONSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

proposed new Burtonsville ES facility

14709 Saddle Creek Drive
Burtonsville, Maryland 20866
Architect:   MTFA Architecture
Contractor:   Consigli Construction
Project Manager:   Eleesha Daley, 240-740-7724
More Information:   https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/planning/cipmaster/
 

 



Community Meetings

 

Project Objectives

Site:
  • Civic identity and welcoming presence
  • Shared arrival experience for pedestrians, cars, and buses
  • Enhanced visibility from administration offices to the parking lot and the bus loop
  • Building mass aligned with street
  • Compact footprint providing more space for play spaces and courts
  • Loading and service screened from the street view
  • Landscaped buffer between the community and school
Building:
  • Safety and security
    • Secure classrooms separately from civic program elements (Gym, Multi-purpose, Library, Admin)
    • Media Center on the ground floor allows the civic elements to be grouped more efficiently for after hours use
  • Natural light
    • Maximizes access to daylight for all educational spaces and full time offices
    • Media Center on the ground floor allows for high ceilings and the ability to share light to the corridor
  • Enhanced use of the courtyard
    • Locating Art, Dual Purpose and Media Center adjacent to the courtyard allows for direct access to outdoor learning opportunities
  • Efficient, clear circulation
    • Consolidated classroom wing provides simple circulation with visibility throughout corridors and efficient vertical circulation