THE PROJECT:
(A) New, detached multipurpose building (the Barn) totaling 3,400 SF. Two modest additions to the main school building, totaling 915 SF, will include:
(B) 1 Conference Room
(C) 1 Student project room
(D) 4 Offices
(E) New Parking Area
(F) New Garden Areas
(G) New Tree Grove
MULTIPURPOSE BARN:
The new Multipurpose Barn will be a versatile building dedicated to providing a community
space and a range of opportunities for student development, expression, and connection. Its use will meet the needs for morning meeting space, musical performances, theater rehearsals and productions, wellness programs, assemblies, exhibitions, large-scale student projects, and community programs. It will also include a dedicated music room as well as ample space for equipment, props, and school supply storage.
This expansion will open up new opportunities for creativity, innovation, and experimentation not yet considered—we expect this facility will enable us to do so much more!
Providing a wide range of versatility, the 3,400 SF building will feature:
Post and beam construction consistent with the school building
Solar panels
Movable or modular Seating
150-200 person capacity
Audio/visual equipment and control room
Acoustic design
A dedicated music classroom
Inside stage
Changing rooms
Outside stage and courtyard
Basement for storage and building mechanical systems
Porch/outdoor gathering space
New Additions to the school building, totaling 915 SF, will create much needed dedicated spaces for quiet work, conferences, group projects, and one-on-one instruction.
Additionally, a new, reconfigured Parking Area will be designed to add additional parking spaces, making traffic flow more efficient.
To mitigate the environmental impact of tree removal, the Landscape Plan will include several new garden spaces as well as a grove of new tree plantings that will maintain the natural buffer around the school.
Construction of the additions are planned during the 2024 summer break. Barn construction, Parking Lot, and Landscaping is expected to begin in the summer/fall 2024 and to be completed by fall 2026.
“New, expanded space is important for the Charter School because it will uplift the project-based, creative learning that is already at the foundation of MVPCS...this space will support the whole heart and soul of the way of learning at MVPCS. As a dancer, music lover, musician, and Charter School alumni, I fully support this project and urge others to support it as well.
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