1994 JAN-JUN-HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE

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will work well with the open , common area idea. There are not classrooms next to this space so noise should not be a problem. Peter asked if that is expensive space to build? Mark said it is not. How we light it may be expensive . Janice likes this space , it has a million uses. Mark moved the TV studio to get it next to the theater and have access to the stage. Peter asked Joan is she is satisfied with the location of Indian Education? She is satisfied with it on the first floor. Bill Martiros suggested an outdoor patio area. Tom said the home arts - cooking rooms will be used by the community school . If those could be switched with the first floor labs there would be easy access for the public and they are near the leisure service office . The second floor common classrooms , there will be 3-4 with no natural light. Mark explained it can be left that way or they can find a way to solve the problem. Bob Fournier said this is heading in the right direction . It will be close to or under 183 , 000 sq feet . The large group classroom which is shown on the plan should come out . The Committee reviewed an exterior sketch . It' s a view of scheme 3 , which was just changed and an aerial view. The entry is a Cape Cod saltbox type roof. The lighthouse is stairs from administration to the library . He understands the Committee does not like the lighthouse , they are working on it. They are trying to create a college like setting , i . e . Harvard quadrangle . They are showing cedar and concrete block but at this point we don ' t know what the material will be . Committee reactions : Joe does not think it reads entrance at all , it needs prominence . Could they make the 2 story skylit space the entry space? Steve said it is showing no overhang , it look stark . Mark said their next sketch will show overhang . The Committee does not want a lighthouse ! Dan Saliene said the architectural form which speaks to Mashpee is a vaulted roof . It could be used to accent the gym element. Site Plan Mark explained they distributed the parking more evenly. The tennis and basketball courts are nearer the building and next to the football field . There is a road going around the building , for access to the baseball fields and for Fire Dept . requirements . The Committee thought the parking at the corner of 151 and Old Barnstable Road is useless and it ruins the buffer . Bill Martiros suggested the entry road be more winding , so you don ' t look straight ahead at a massive building . Merry Sue said there needs to be a place for parents waiting for students .. in front of the building . The biggest use for parking will be when the gym or auditorium are in use, 6