Kennedy Middle School
Pharr, Texas
The new Kennedy Middle School has been designed for grades 6 to 8. It is a complete educational facility that incorporates green design concepts such as daylighting to interior spaces with insulated skylight systems, high-efficiency lighting, the use of local and regional materials, and native landscaping features.
The school’s orientation on the site and the building’s exterior envelope both were considered carefully to provide optimum energy efficiency in the building. The design of this school uses a prototype layout to minimize costs. Each grade is self-contained within a building wing and shares common facilities such as the library, art classrooms, computer labs, and resource and special education, which are situated centrally for easy access.
A state-of-the-art technology infrastructure has been incorporated in the entire campus.
Additional Information
Capacity
1,200
Cost per Sq Ft
$145.78
Featured in
2010 Architectural Portfolio
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