Marshall Simonds Middle School, Addition and Renovations
Burlington, Massachusetts
Marshall Simonds Middle School was an existing 118,000-square-foot school built in 1959 as the high school for Burlington, Mass. The existing facility contained undersized science labs, inefficient mechanical systems, limited special-needs space and a grossly undersized library/media center. Very little technology existed within the library because the space was only 1,500 square feet, serving a student population of 880 middle school students in grades 6 to 8.
Middle school administrators and teaching staff were not able to effectively institute the full educational program; the school needed proper space and learning centers to implement the technology plan of the district.
Therefore, a master plan presented the need for a 33,000- square-foot addition, which would focus around a new 7,500- square-foot library/media center. Ultimately, this $25 million renovation and addition project resulted in a modern middle school. The school comprises 152,000 square feet. The library/media center is the focal point of this showpiece facility for the community.
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Cost per Sq Ft
$164.00
Featured in
2013 Educational Interiors
Interior category
Libraries/Media Centers
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