Fayetteville High School

To accommodate the diverse needs of an ever-growing student body, Fayetteville High School rebuilt the traditional learning environment from the ground up. The combined talents of three architectural firms and the utilization of a variety of Kawneer's architectural aluminum systems led a multi-phased construction project to create a 530,000-square-foot campus. The campus is large enough to house a student population of 3,000, yet designed around the principle of multiple, autonomous small learning communities (SLCs), averaging around 700 students each. Special focus was put into creating brightly-lit, unconventional learning spaces to inspire the next generation to think outside the box.

DESIGN HIGHLIGHTS

While the new Fayetteville High School was built upon the foundation of the previous smaller building, maintaining its central location in the community, it nonetheless managed to build a new identity forged around the need to connect the building to the outside. By utilizing Kawneer products to leverage natural light, educational applications can enhance energy efficiency and contribute to a healthy learning environment for studencts and teachers. Fayetteville High School was transformed into an open and airy space with 28,000 square feet of curtain wall and 14,000 square feet of storefront glass.

The main entrance, featuring Kawneer's 350 Medium Stile Entrances, was repositioned to create a more inviting, visible entry into the high school, and the open floor plan allows natural light throughout the renovated building. Another prominent design feature is the large southward-facing windows overlooking a landscaped student commons area, which creates a collegiate campus feel reflective of the school’s ties to the University of Arkansas. This, along with other sustainable features, including the use of recycled building materials and energy-efficient environmental-control systems, contributed to LEED Gold^® certification of the building.

CHALLENGES

• The construction process occurred over four years with continuous operation of the school during the build.
• The project was a mix of both new construction and demolition/renovation of the previous campus which housed structures from various eras.

SOLUTIONS

• Completing the modernization in a phased approach with much of the demolition done over the summer period kept the faculty and students safe and in class.
• The new design unifies FHS's many facilities, creating a new identity and interface with the public.

KAWNEER PRODUCTS USED:

1600 Wall System^®1 Curtain Wall
350 Medium Stile Standard Entrance
Trifab^® VersaGlaze^® 451T Stick Framing System
Trifab^® VersaGlaze^® 451T SS Framing System
1010 Sliding Mall Front
Versoleil^® SunShade - Outrigger System - for Curtain Wall

ARCHITECTS:

Hight Jackson Associates, Rogers, AR
Marlon Blackwell Architects, Fayetteville, AR
DLR Group, Overland Park, KS

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