Worthington Hooker School
New Haven, CT
A Christian Science Church building was saved, renovated and integrated into a new third grade through eighth grade school. The church portion of the school was converted for use as the school’s auditorium and cafeteria while an academic wing and gymnasium was constructed on each side the existing structure and connected to it. The overall building size is approximately 54,000 square feet with an estimated overall construction budget of 20 million dollars.
The HVAC system has no exterior components (i.e. condensing units and/or cooling towers), and brings conditioned fresh air directly into the classrooms through an energy recovery ventilator. The building was designed to obtain an Energy Star rating and is part of the New Haven Board of Education’s High Performance Schools program.
The design team persevered through several years of delays due to land use legal issues and several value-engineering sessions. The building was just recently dedicated to a very enthusiastic community.
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