L.B. Landry High School

L.B. Landry High School

New Orleans, LouisianaHigh School

Project of DistinctionEskew+Dumez+Ripple

2011 Exhibition of School Planning and Architecture


Photography by Timothy Hursley

Main Site Diagram


Community Environment: L.B. Landry School has been significant in the history of the West Bank community for seventy years, and the new facility is designed to promote cultural connectivity. The siteplan recalls patterns of the old school, centered around a courtyard containing a large remnant magnolia. The design de-institutionalizes the school by using the building perimeter, rather than fencing, for security and opening the courtyard to provide communal greenspace. The clinic, library, gym and auditorium are configured for after-hours use separate from school operations. In response to the climate, the building is "hardened“ against severe weather events and designed to function as a place of disaster refuge.

Community Outreach• Planning supports communal use of facilities - clinic, library, gym, auditorium, and adult learning

• Siteplan contributes greenspace and promotes community connectivity

• Facility is designed to act as a place of disaster refuge

Learning Environment: The planning of the school establishes an academy system - comprehensive groupings of classrooms, labs and support spaces. The core learning spaces are configured "horizontally", one academic house per grade, including classrooms and science labs. Complementing these are "vertical" mixed-age houses in faculty-selected specialty areas: construction technology (carpentry, welding, masonry, electrical and plumbing labs); fine arts (2D and 3D media and scene building studios), performing arts (band, choir, drama, dance and recording studios) and professional careers (CAD, health sciences, and business labs).

“Main Street”An open, multi-level commons area designed to promote student interaction connects the core academic wings at the second and third levels.

At the first level, “main street” connects the cafeteria and library to the courtyard. A monumental stair connects the first level to a large gathering space at the second level, which functions as a lobby for the auditorium and gymnasium.

Physical Environment: Environmental sustainability was a primary goal from the onset, and LEED Silver certification is anticipated. The exterior skin is composed of storm-resistant materials - masonry, insulated metal panels, impact-resistant glazing - that also contribute to energy efficiency. Locally-sourced interior materials such as terrazzo flooring and glazed masonry units were selected for durability, low emissions and high recycled content. Partitions and mechanical equipment respond to best practices for speech recognition and acoustics in learning spaces. Daylighting is employed significantly in classrooms and common areas. As part of the sustainable strategies employed on the project, stormwater management design includes rainwater harvesting using underground cisterns to store water for irrigation use.

Physical Environment: …A monumental stair leads students to a large gathering space at the second level, from which classroom wings are accessed.

This space also serves as a break out area for the auditorium and gymnasium and is animated by an overhead “ribbon” of inspirational quotes, lit by a clerestory skylight above the perforated metal ceiling.

Planning Process: This post-Katrina project was commissioned by the Louisiana Recovery School District as part of the "Quick-Start" construction program to accelerate the replacement of five storm-damaged schools within an aggressive timeline - six months for programming, design and construction documents and twenty months for bidding, permitting and construction. The planning process featured an intensive series of workshops led by the A/E team involving stakeholder representatives from the critical fields of education, administration, maintenance, security, technology, health and counseling, nutrition, athletics, cultural arts, environmental sustainability, and disaster preparedness. This culminated in a community presentation of the design four weeks after the kickoff.

Floor plan

Exhibition of School Planning and Architecture 2010 Project Data

Submitting Firm : Eskew+Dumez+RippleProject Role Architect of RecordProject Contact Steve Dumez, FAIATitle Design DirectorAddress 365 Canal Street, Suite 3150City, State or Province, Country New Orleans, LA U.S.Phone 504-561-8686

Associate Firm: SHW Group LLPProject Role Provided Program Development, Interior Planning &

Design Consulting ServicesProject Contact Mark LamTitle Project ManagerAddress 20 East Greenway Plaza, Suite 200City, State or Province, Country Houston, TX U.S.Phone 713-877-0900Other Firm: CSRS, Inc.Project Role Program ManagerProject Contact Walter AertkerTitle Project ManagerAddress 909 Poydras Street, Suite 1200City, State or Province, Country New Orleans, LA 70112Phone 504-592-0150

Construction Firm: Satterfield and Pontikes ConstructionProject Role General ContractorProject Contact Derek MurphyTitle Project ManagerAddress 2400 Veterans Memorial BlvdCity, State or Province, Country Kenner, LA U.S.Phone 504-620-3660

Exhibition of School Planning and Architecture 2010 Project Details

Project Name L.B. Landry High School

City New Orleans

State Louisiana

District Name Recovery School District

Supt/President Paul Vallas, Superintendent

Occupancy Date August 2010

Grades Housed 9th-12th

Capacity (Students) 950

Site Size (acres) 4.03

Gross Area (sq. ft.) 236,000

Per Occupant (pupil) 248.4 square feet

gross/net please indicate

Design and Build? No

If yes, Total Cost:

Includes:

If no,

Site Development: $3,100,000

Building Construction: $51,700,000

Fixed Equipment: (equipment & furnishings included in construction cost)

Other:

Total: $54,800,000

The design promotes connection between inside and outside with expansive windows. Exterior glazing is protected by means of a variety of shading devices where necessary for light and solar control.


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