Franklin School Committee

Presentation
February 28, 2012

Franklin High School

Franklin High School

MSBA Board Authorization

MSBA Board Authorization

Site Plan

Benefits Of A Compact Floor Plan

Travel Distances
30 s.

Average Walking speed for young adults is 4.95 feet/sec Study shows max travel distance for classroom space is 60 seconds.
20 s. (less movement & more time for instruction)

20 s. 30 s.

Study shows max travel distance for most specialized spaces is 2.5 to 3 minutes
(lowers instances for hallway interaction)

Media Center

Admin

Shorter Travel Distances Classroom Circulation

Student Dining

2 m. 30 s.
Auditorium

Shorter Travel Distances Specialized Classroom Spaces

Gymnasium

2 m. 10 s.

2 m. 20 s.

Travel times are from most remote point.

Media Center

Admin

2 m. 10 s.

2 m. 20 s.

Benefits Of A Compact Floor Plan

Lower Utility Costs & Construction Costs More Efficiently Heated & Cooled Less Exterior Wall Surfaces Smaller Overall Roof Area

Flexibility Of Floor Plan Public\Shared Spaces on First Floor

Drama Band\ Ensemble Student Dining Nutrition & Child Development Weight Room Art Auditorium Comp. TV\Video\ Broad. Studio Choral Special Ed. Office

PE/Athletic Offices

Medical

Guidance

Alternative Learning Program Gymnasium Media Center Admin

Public & Shared spaces located on first floor Allows flexibility for after hours instruction & continuing education opportunities Allows building to be easily secured from general classroom spaces above

Flexibility Of Floor Plan

206-210 1
CR CR SPED SCIENCE CR APPLIED LAB CR CR SCIENCE SCIENCE CR

206-210 2

PROJECT TEAM CR CR

CR

TEACHER PLANNING

CR

PROJECT TEAM CR CR

SPED

SPED

Second and Third floor organized around clusters not departments Allows school to be subdivided into 8 groups of 206-210 students

SCIENCE

CR PROJECT TEAM CR CR TEACHER PLANNING CR CR CR PROJECT TEAM SPED

SPED

SPED

CR SCIENCE CR

APPLIED LAB

CR SCIENCE CR CR SCIENCE

3 206-210

CR

4 206-210

Flexibility Of Floor Plan

Allows School to be subdivided by floor level

210

210

210

210

Grades 11-12

Grades 9-10

210

210

210

210

Second Floor

Third Floor

Flexibility Of Floor Plan Allows School to be subdivided vertically

Roof

210

12th Grade 10th Grade 210

840
210 11th Grade 9th Grade 210 12th Grade 210 Third Floor

10th Grade

210

840
210 11th Grade 9th Grade 210 Second Floor

Control Points & Academic Support

Student Dining

Special Ed. Office

Teacher Planning Auditorium Medical PE/Athletic Offices Guidance

Educational Support Spaces Act as control points & are easily accessible

First Floor
Gymnasium Media Center Admin

Teacher Planning

Teacher Planning

Admin\Academic Support

Second Floor

Library\ Media Center

Business Lab\Senior Seminar Cafe\School Store Main Entry

Alternative Learning Program

Media Center

Admin

1.) Library\Media Center as a Community Space Entrance a. School Access Outdoor Plaza\Park b. After Hours Access Library\Media Center is the school focal point Location Next To Main Entry\Admin Openness & Visibility To Exterior\Interior Library\Media Center as Student Hub Location in Plan Easily Accessed From All Points & Embedded In 3 Story Classroom Block School Store Designed As Multi Function Space Adjacent To Business Lab Opens To Corridor Opens To Media Center

Secondary

After Hours Access

Main Entrance

Science Labs Designed for total flexibility of use 1,440 sf. Outfitted so each Lab can be used as Environmental, Biology, Chemistry or Physics Flexibility of Floor Plan Plan

Lecture

Lab

Teacher Demo

Student/Team

Performing Arts Program

Increase in 2,945 square feet

Performance Auditorium

Franklin Auditorium Features 830 seat auditorium (9,400sf) LED Stage Lights and Overhead stage lighting & rigging Acoustically Designed & Engineered to maximize flexibility of its use Maximized clear stage dimensions 85 x27 Stadium style seating Center of house sound & light control Rear of house control room with 2nd Floor Access

Fine Arts

Arts Computer Lab

Fine Arts Teacher Collaboration

Art Gallery

Art

Outdoor Art Plaza in Courtyard

Fine Art Located on 1st Floor Direct Access to Courtyard Hallway Designed as Art Gallery Courtyard Designed as Outdoor Studio

Art

Art

Ceramics

Athletics & Physical Education

Field Restroom

Weight Football Stadium Boys AD AD\R H\OFF Girls

Baseball\ Softball Fields

Gym

Multipurpose Field

P.E. Spaces located with direct access to football stadium & multipurpose field Locker rooms completely redesigned to meet needs of P.E. & Athletics Restrooms added to building adjacent to ball fields for after hours\weekend use Overall Gym sf (including walking track) equal to sf of useable field house Bleacher seating for 1,192 spectators

Broadcasting & TV Video Production Studio

Studio Space equal in Square Footage to existing high school Studio Space
Video Production\Film Computer Lab

Edit Edit Edit Corridor

Location of new studio allows view from corridor into studio space and control room New Studio space allows greater teacher supervision and monitoring of educational spaces

Control Room Record.

Video Production Studio

Audio Production Lab

Project Team Rooms

Science Room

Science Room

Project Team rooms located adjacent to the Science Labs One Project Team Room for each cluster Project Team rooms provide dedicated space for students to engage in long term science and research projects

Project Team

Project Team

Project Team

Project Team

Flexibility to allow general classroom instruction and intensive student teacher constructs.

Science Room

Science Room

Student Applied Technology Labs

Lockable Storage Goggle Storage

Overhead Suspension Bar

4 total Student Applied Tech Labs Forensics Lab has the flexibility to be set up as an instructional classroom space or a demo space

Forensics Lab

Spatter Booth

Moveable Demo Table Electro Gel Chamber Computer Gas Chromatograph 3x8 Portable Wave Box Under Counter Fridge Hose Bib

Ice

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Franklin High School Green Features

First Floor Plan

Second Floor Plan

Third Floor Plan

Team Cluster Axonimetric