Breaking Ground: The new Davie County High School celebrates ground breaking
GREENSBORO, NC (September 25, 2014) – Davie County Schools will celebrate the ground breaking of the new Davie County High School on Thursday, September 25, 2014 at 4:30 PM at the construction site on Farmington Road in Mocksville, North Carolina.
The new school, serving grades 9-12, will provide open, collaborative learning environments, expanding the capacity to nearly 2,000 students. Over a decade in the making, the new single and three-story mix, 300,000-square-foot facility is centrally located in the county and will replace the existing school due to overcrowding. Spaces include an auditorium, practice gym, and state-of-the-art classrooms. Designed to be environmentally friendly, strategies such as energy efficient systems, green roofs, and various LEED design concepts are included. The current facility will be partially demolished and repurposed at a later date. Walter Robbs Callahan & Pierce Architects, PA, based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, is the architect.
All renderings courtesy of Walter Robbs
Site construction commenced mid-September with rough grading of the site. Design is expected to complete by December 2014. Construction on the vertical structure is expected to begin in February 2015.
“We’re excited to see this project come to fruition,” said Aaron B. Bopp, P.E., principal and structural engineer. “It’s great the county has been able to unite and create a new, state-of-the-art educational facility to give their students, faculty, and staff opportunities to learn and grow.”
SKA’s recently completed projects include: the Greensboro Aquatic Center, Sandpiper Run Condominiums, various projects at the University of Alabama, the new Buncombe County Courts building, First Presbyterian Church renovations in Greensboro, WFU Baptist Medical Center Pediatric Emergency Department, renovations at the Biltmore Estate, multiple international projects for Tyco Electronics, and renovation and expansion projects for the City of Greensboro Coliseum, among others.
About Walter Robbs Callahan & Pierce Architects, PA
Founded in 1965, Walter Robbs Callahan & Pierce Architects, PA, (Walter Robbs) is a forerunner in educational architecture, leader in urban design and innovator in interior architecture across North Carolina. Walter Robbs is a past recipient of the NC American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) Outstanding Firm Award and a national AIA design award – the only Piedmont Triad firm to receive these peer recognitions. The firm’s downtown Winston-Salem office is LEED Silver® and was Forsyth County’s first LEED-certified facility. Walter Robbs employs 36 in Winston-Salem and provides comprehensive design services including architecture, interiors and planning. To learn more or to see a portfolio, please visit www.walterrobbs.com.
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