The Grand Ridge School is planning to increase its capacity. This construction includes renovating existing buildings and adding an elementary wing. With this capacity increase, the current cafeteria will not be able to accommodate the new amount of students. The school needs a new cafeteria to meet new capacity requirements.
We designed the site for the new cafeteria. While planning our design process, we found other ways to improve the site. Our design includes a stage with supporting areas and various utility rooms. We also made sure the building could be used as a hurricane shelter.
Once complete, the structure will meet the school’s increased capacity needs. The building will also be useable as an auditorium area and a hurricane shelter, giving the people of Grand Ridge closer protection during a hurricane warning. Including utility rooms in the structure may limit the number of problems that could occur. If the utilities were designed elsewhere, the utility lines could get damaged.
Sebastien Abney, Shekinah Adaghe, Agustin Diaz, Anthony Washington
Sean Martin, Ph.D., P.E., FRSE and Pedro L. Fernández-Cabán, Ph.D.
David H Melvin Engineering - Jamie M. Graham, P.E.
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