Architects to present design plan April 4

By LORI WINCE

ThisWeek Community News Tuesday March 26, 2013 11:21 AM

Architects from Moody-Nolan of Columbus are on track to present a new school building design plan to the New Albany community from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday, April 4, at the 2-5 elementary building.

The building will be designed for 1,200 students in grades 2 to 8 and include a gymnasium, said Superintendent April Domine.

It will be located between the 2-5 elementary building and the middle school cafeteria. District officials hope to break ground this spring and open the building by the fall of 2014.

The architects narrowed their design options to three for a March 20 public meeting, which 45 people attended to offer their feedback.

The first option designers presented was a two-story building oriented east to west that could include one-story sections for rooftop gardens.

The second was a one-story building with a square footprint that would occupy more of the land between the elementary and middle school.

The third option was a two-story building oriented north to south which would have more outdoor green spaces surrounding the building.

After the architects present the first draft of the design April 4, it will be reviewed by the school board, the superintendent's facilities committee and community members in a board work session at 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 8, in the Jefferson Room at New Albany High School.

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