New Bern High School

New Bern, NC

needs are divided among the following categories: faculty parking, administrative parking, student parking, bus parking, and service and maintenance access. Structure Within, the facility is divided into three areas - the Administrative Area, the Academic core, and the Vocational Facility. Primary points of entry occur in each area. The Administrative Area consists of offices for the principal, secretaries, guidance counselors, the faculty lounge, and a small theatre space and projects out toward the highway providing an area of quiet within this massive facility. The Administrative Area connects to the Academic Core by a wide corridor which opens into the large Dining/Commons space.  Running the length of the Academic Core, a two-story "spine" was formed, consisting of gymnasium, dining/commons, library and courtyard. Two stories of classrooms were developed around the spine. This concept allows natural light from and views to the outside for the classes and allows interior vistas from the corridors. Separated from the main Academic / Administrative Facility, the Vocational Facility provides shop space for studies in automotive repair, electronics, graphics, carpentry, and masonry. The facility opened for the 1990-1991 school season at a cost of $58.86/sf. 

Consultants Structural:   GKC Associates    Durham, NC Plumbing, Mechanical, & Electrical:   Buffalo Morgan & Associates, Inc.    Raleigh, NC Area: New:   237,000 sf Contractor: Hudson Construction Co.   Greenville, NC Cost:   $~14,000,000 [1988] Structural System:   Moment resistant steel frame on Pilings with Piling Supported First Floor. Mechanical System:   Water source heat pumps connected to a heat transfer closed water loop with supplemental cooling tower and boilers.