The Chrysalis Building at Houston’s Monarch School is a three-story, 24,700-sq-ft educational facility that includes classrooms, observation rooms, diagnosis areas and community spaces for students with mental and social differences. The project represents the first phase of the multibuilding Monarch campus.
The project’s LEED-gold designation meant the project team faced unique design requirements such as inverted roofs, specialized materials and air-quality controls. The jobsite had been hit by Hurricane Ike, which delayed construction and damaged installed items.