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Collinsville Early Childhood Center
The Stacy Group
Honorable Mention Winner 2009 Education Design Showcase

Project Fact Sheet Facility Use: K-12 Early Childhood Project Type: New Construction Category: Childcare Centers Location: Collinsville, OK District/Inst.: Collinsville Public Schools    Pat Herald Superintendent Completion Date: July 2007 Design Capacity: 400 students Enrollment: 350 students Gross Area: 28,400 sq.ft. Space per pupil: 71 sq.ft. Site size: 5 acres Cost per student: $8,980 Cost per sq.ft.: $126.48 Total project cost: $3,592,010 View Area Map

Collinsville Early Childhood Center

The Collinsville Early Childhood Center’s program was developed through a collaborative process including the school administrators, teachers, community, architects and interior designers. The program called for a 450 student facility that would maintain a sense of community and scale. The design develops the idea of a “school within a school”. The scale of the spaces becomes more intimate as students enter each “pod” and ultimately their individual classrooms.

Security is always paramount when designing educational facilities. The design includes a “secure vestibule” that allows for controlled access into the building. All of the exterior entrances can be seen from three camera locations. Each “pod” can be locked from the interior and eliminate access from the main corridors. This allows for egress through the “pod” and away from intruders.

Energy efficiency and operating costs were also identified as high priority for the building. The design of the facility allows for natural day lighting in each area. The building also utilizes ground source heat pumps along with an energy management control system. For additional energy savings there are motion sensors controlling lighting in common spaces throughout the building as well as infra-red controls on sinks and toilets.   

Each “pod” has an outdoor classroom that allows for teaching “outside of the box”. Administrators wanted to develop an area where students could be more hands on with class projects ands interact with nature. The outdoor classrooms extend beyond the building and are specific for each age group.

The design of the interior spaces incorporates colors, shapes and textures to help students and visitors navigate the building more easily. By giving each “pod” its own entrance and identity, students develop a sense of community and ownership that teachers can then utilize in the curriculum. 

Project Description:

1) Control of Institution: Public 2) Type of Institution: Traditional

Locale:

Rural

Methodology & Standards:

District/Institution Decision; Life-cycle Costs

Funding Method(s):

Primary Source: Primary Source: Revenue Bonds

Project Delivery Method(s):

Single-Prime

Sustainable/Green Design:

Indoor Environmental Quality: Use of Daylighting Alternative Energy Sources: Geo-thermal Commissioning: Building/systems have been commissioned

Architect(s):

• The Stacy Group
  Michael Stacy, Principal
  10229 East 96th Street North, Suite 101
  Owasso, OK 74055
  (918) 272-2622
  mstacy@stacy-group.com
  http://www.stacy-group.com

Associated Firms and Consultants:

General Contractor: Atlas General Contractors (Brent Paige) Structural Engineer: Wallace Engineering Inc. (Darin Griggs) Electrical Engineer: Martin Engineering Design Inc. (Glenn Martin) Mechanical Engineer: Martin Engineering Design, Inc. (Glenn Martin) Civil Engineer: Wallace Engineering Inc. (Darren Burns)

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