1/25/1994 SCHOOL - HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE Minutes

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learn of the goals and aspirations for the school He read DRA 's report and D r. co 1 1 abr~o's draft educational specs, SMMA has worked with D r. co 1 1 ab ro on past p ro,'ects. He looked at the pe r~f orm i ng arts center proposal . They prepared a sketch of the site, with and without the performing ants center, Presently, they cannot prove i f i t should or should not be there. They have analyzed the site , for solar and climatic issues. They have looked at its relationship to the IN new village center" , elementary and middle school and housing authority property,. They developed some sketches, some alternatives. They suggest several studies be done: is it a better school if the performing ants center is or is not there? w to ghat degree do you want the school visible to the community? explore the nature of "Cape coddness" , try to maize the school look as if it was always there. To ghat degree would it f i t in or ghat degree do you want contrast? A civic building usually standouts somewhat. In summary, how will the Building committee remember sMMA. Mr. Frenette suggested SMMA is the firm with the strong organization. They are the largest firm interviewing for this project. They can meet the schedule and have the people to assemble to meet Mashpee's needs. They have the architects and engineers a 1 1 under 1 roof, a 1 1 under 1 authority, all under Mr. E renette } s direction . Remember sMMA as the firm that listens, I t is important to get to know them. € UESTIo s Bill Martiros : how does the performing arts center effect you in siting the school project? Do we need a definite commitment from their? M r# F renette explained they prepared schemes with and without the center on the sitoY Not having a definitive answer would not hold them up. Mr. M art i ros asked if they would decided what is the best part of the land for the school and let the chips fall where they may for the PAC Mr, Frene tte responded it is best to study the alternatives and ghat are the pros and cons, the committee wants to see the options. Maybe you would not be compromising the school site at all . Steve Greelish asked about their technology capabilities and their use of CAD. He has the impression their technology is from 5-6 years ago. How up to Mate are you? M r, F renette explained their firm i s composed of an educational , commercial and industrial group . The industrial g roup works with IBM, Hew 1 et Packard and Digital . They are talking about 3