The Saxe Middle School building committee was able to recognize their space limitations through the use of SLAM’s integrated design and construction management services. The design team performed a planning and programmatic study that brought to light limited space for current arts programs and the recognition that the science spaces needed to be relocated. SLAM’s project management guided the schools’s new program development, budget, design and construction. The resulting project included the renovation of the existing auditorium, expansion and renovation for associated support spaces, as well as a new 24,000 sf 2-story STEM wing addition.
at-a-glanceThe New Canaan public school was lacking an overall programmatic space study and did not realize the greater space need at the time of the original project budgeting for the auditorium renovation.
Originally hired as an Owners Project Manager for the auditorium and support spaces only, SLAM brought the ability to perform feasibility study, budgeting and management. We were able to provide a holistic approach to analyzing programming/planning study which discovered limited space for current program and expansion of future growth of the arts program.
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The SLAM construction management team performed estimating for the new seating and recommended a refurbishment of the existing chairs as opposed to purchasing new. This resulted in a savings of $151,000 and landfill avoidance.
SLAM was able to solve three major challenges for the New Caanan school; we were able to accommodate existing and future programmatic needs, manage a design and construction budget and schedule, and created innovative methods to save money.
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