Arthur Rooney Elementary School  

Pittsburgh School Board lacked feeder pattern Middle School capacity in the north section of the city.  Our firm was retained to provide comprehensive A/E services for the adaptive re-use of a 45,000 S.F. 3-story masonry colonial revival building to provide the additional student capacity.   The program requirements included: a complete educational space for the 6th, 7th, and 8th grades; incorporation of state of the art communication technology; new mechanical and electrical systems; new fire alarm systems; and an integrated security and door monitoring system.​

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The design objective was to demonstrate sensitivity to, not only the functional requirements, but also the immediate neighborhood and historical and aesthetic character of the existing structure.

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Site issues included security, multiple overlapping play areas and school bus service.