yesterday's office buildings are the schools of tomorrow
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10.8 Million
The number of U.S. households with adults between the ages of 25 and
34 who have children.
Source: Millennial Marketing
of public schools in the U.S. have portable (temporary) buildings, which are often used to combat
overcrowding.
33%
Source: The Institute of Education Sciences
…Meanwhile office space is more available than ever.
Owners of office buildings can wait for traditional tenants to
return...
n. [uh-dap-tiv ree yoos] 1. the process of reusing an old site or building for a purpose other than which it was built or designed.
Adaptive Reuse
A former IBM campus proved to be the perfect solution.
942 Car Parking Deck
380,000 sf Office Building Built in 1977
It all added up.High School Space Needed*= 300,000 sf
IBM Office Building = 380,000 sf
*Per original program requirements
Source: School Construction News
The architects at Cooper Carry believe that the new North Atlanta High School is an example of the beginning of the future in adaptive reuse projects for public education buildings.
— Audrey ArthurSchool Construction News
Source: The Washington Post
“As we continue to be a fast-growing school system and property becomes harder to come by, we will have to think differently about school design. Vertical buildings will be part of our plan throughout the county.”
— Karen Garza Superintendent, Fairfax County Public Schools
With Cooper Carry’s help, Fairfax County Public Schools turned a vacant Class B office building into an A+ school.
Give us a call.
Lauren Perry Ford, AIA, LEED AP
703-519-6152Jerry Cooper, FAIA, LEED AP
404-240-9501Bob Just, AIA, LEED AP
678-539-4650
www.coopercarry.com
Pew Research Center | http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2014/03/07/millennials-in-adulthood/ Millennial Marketing | http://www.millennialmarketing.com/2013/07/new-research-the-millennial-generation-becomes-parents/ Realtor.org | http://www.realtor.org/articles/how-millennials-move-the-car-less-trends
The Institute of Education Sciences | http://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=94
Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/05/property-usa-office-idUSL3N0UK37W20150105
Jones Lang LaSalle | http://www.us.jll.com/united-states/en-us/Research/United-States-Office-Statistics-Q4-2014-JLL.pdf?e617f4b8-1f21-4418-83ac-fe372972fcbc
School Construction News | http://www.schoolconstructionnews.com/articles/2013/09/5/massive-adaptive-reuse-project-transforms-atlanta-schools
The Washington Post | http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/some-fairfax-county-students-head-to-class-in-a-baileys-crossroads-office-building/2014/09/02/9e939086-32b2-11e4-9e92-0899b306bbea_story.html
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