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CORONADO MIDDLE SCHOOL
CORONADO, CALIFORNIA
Completed in the fall of 2001, the Coronado Middle School is a two-story, 72,000 square-foot facility of concrete masonry units, steel, and full face brick for sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students in this historic seaside community. The site is limited to three and one-half acres, a standard city block.
The three-building complex, which is designed around a landscaped, central courtyard, was planned to accommodate a maximum enrollment of 750 students. Both two-story buildings are accessed by covered stairways and linked with bridges at the second floor. All exterior walls are comprised of concrete masonry units clad in full face brick up to the second-story windowsills. Concrete masonry units are also used for many of the interior dividing partitions between classrooms, where structural shear elements are required. Reinforced concrete masonry walls with brick facing were selected as the primary structural system for reasons of both durability and seismic integrity.
Other design features include:
· Clusters of classrooms, laboratories, and small group study areas provide each grade level with their own unique identity.
· The school library/resource center is centrally located adjacent to the courtyard and features a large skylight to provide natural daylight into the resource and study area.
· A covered lunch shelter with its own large skylight, reflects the form and scale of the library across the courtyard space.
· A large multipurpose room is designed to accommodate after hours use by the community. A raised stage provides space for both musical instruction and performance
· A lighted, recreational playfield at the south end of the site is shared by the District with the residents of the community as a venue for multiple sports activities.
The design of the Coronado Middle School was carefully planned to capture and reflect the unique character of the Coronado Community, as well as the scale of the surrounding neighborhood.
ARCHITECT:
Architects Mosher Drew Watson Ferguson
4206
West Point Loma Blvd.,
Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92110
Larry
Hoeksema, AIA, President
Principal
STRUCTURAL
ENGINEER:
Atkinson, Johnson, & Spurrier
GENERALCONTRACTOR:
Douglas E. Barnhart
OWNER:
Coronado Unified School District
