MATILDA F. DUNSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DESCRIPTION
The new 77,434 square foot, 500 student, pre-K through 5th grade elementary school is replacing an existing pre-K through 3rd grade elementary school on the current site. The work included the demolition and replacement of the existing 40,000 square foot school building along with the construction of a new, two-story, fully sprinkled, 77,434 square foot building located on the site of the current Dunston Elementary School Due to the lack of swing space for relocation of current operations, there was a need for designing a phased replacement while maintaining safe and secure operations of this 1950s-era school. Through an innovative phasing plan for demolition, installation of new portable classrooms and creative site design solutions, the school was replaced within the constraints of a small site while the main portion of the original building remained in operation.
