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CHILD
CARE / PARTNERSHIP SCHOOL
For
GENERAL ELECTRIC NEUTRON DEVICES PLANT
Largo, Florida
This project was the first Pinellas County public school at a private
company, which created a partnership between General Electric and Pinellas
County Schools. GE provided the physical facility and security while
Pinellas County Schools provided the teachers. The complex included a Child
Care facility and Partnership School attached by a covered walk, with large
exterior play areas divided by age groups. The child care facility consisted
of five rooms for infants, three rooms for toddlers, and separate rooms for
2-3 and 3-4 year olds. The Partnership Facility consisted of four
classrooms, a large multi-purpose room, and support spaces for
administration and office functions.
Renker Eich Parks Architects was chosen for this project for their combined
expertise in modular construction and design of educational facilities. This
facility was designed and constructed so that it could be relocated if
necessary. The two buildings consisted 15 modular units which were
constructed at an off site factory and transported to the site for
connection.
The building square footage was 15,000 S.F. with a construction cost of
$958,000 in March 1990. |
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