Hickory Grove Relief Elementary

Charlotte, North Carolina

SKA collaborated with Cort Architecture Group, PA, on the design for the new Hickory Grove Relief Elementary School in Charlotte, North Carolina. Part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg County Schools System, this single-story, 115,325-square-foot, $10.7 million school serves students grades pre-K – 5. The Type IIB facility was designed with an automatic sprinkler system featuring load-bearing masonry, with built-up roof on metal deck and bar joists. The pre-K classrooms are in a dedicated wing, and the entire school sits on a 46 acre site, including a 9.75 acre building area. Construction began in January 2014 and is estimated to complete in early 2015.