3/8/1994 SCHOOL - HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE Minutes

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SMMA will begin by working directly here in Mashpee . They concluded with Dr. DeMoura the best place to have workshops would be in a classroom. We would hold 2-4 week long workshops . The spaces will be animated with all the drawings and models that are being produced and available for the weekly meetings . We will make the Committee a part of the process so you know what is going on . We will also involve the students because it will be their school and it is an opportunity to see a design come into being . We will give you choices for the program and design of the building . We know people who can act as advocates for various issues i .e. house plan. The will deliver a design that is the best of what can be rediscovered about the Cape as well as the best that can be projected about the future. We believe you can be in your school by September 1996 . SMMA had sent materials to the Committee which analyses your budget which suggest a budget of $120 construction , $145 per sq foot project costs . Mark Chen discussed the interior environment. Interior design that will support the academic goals of a high school . They choose warm, neutral , sophisticated tones so not to overwhelm the teaching. He presented a carpet example which has every color of the rainbow, so it can be used with all colors and hides stains . Ray Bordwell said it is an exciting time to be involved in high schools. They are truly community facilities now. Perry Ohio project has tremendous community use and support. For a successful house plan, flexibility is the key . Technology - the systems that you will put in have not even been designed yet. Flexibility is again the key . Ed said they will explore the design in whatever media the Committee is most comfortable with. QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE Paul said currently they are working on a joint venture in Chelsea. Now will it effect the ability to get Mashpee's project done? Ed Frennette said the programming is done for Chelsea and design development is winding down. These two projects should fit together hand and glove. Peter asked Ed his personal experience designing high schools. He said he has been involved with 2 high schools and 1 related facility- and environmental learning center. He has also worked on 5 other middle schools or high schools as designer/project director. Steve asked if Perkins and Will always partners or do they do their own designs? Ray said yes, it is a blend, they have done both. Troy high school is a stand alone Perkins and Will . Janice said there is some concern by the Committee that Perkins and Will will be heavily involved in the beginning and then may disappear after the programming. Ed said Mark Chen has worked with SMMA on 3 other projects. We were colleges long before this project. We can give you our personal commitment they will be involved beginning to end but you should talk to Linda Snider at Chelsea and Kim Smith at Nobel Greenhouse School . 6