2024 Southeast Best Projects
Merit K-12 Education - Goodlettsville Elementary School
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Goodlettsville Elementary School
Goodlettsville, Tenn.
Award of Merit
Submitted by: Goodwyn Mills Cawood
Owner: Metro Nashville Public Schools
Lead Design Firm: Goodwyn Mills Cawood
General Contractor: RG Anderson Co.
Civil Engineer: Barge Civil Engineers
Structural Engineer: Structural Design Group
MEP Engineer: I.C. Thomasson
The Goodlettsville Elementary School renovation enhanced building aesthetics while bringing the school into adherence with learning environment standards set by Metro Nashville Public Schools. The school, which can serve an 800-student population, includes sensory rooms, alcoves, an outdoor garden and a double-height great hall with a slide.
The two-story building is designed to maximize circulation efficiency and minimize secondary circulation needs. A double-sided open stage allows for flexibility between the gymnasium and dining hall. The design team focused on four architectural standards: form, program, circulation and massing. All four work together to contribute to the structural and interior design.
Sustainable features of the project addressed stormwater quantity and quality control; construction waste management; and the use of recycled content and materials. The building was designed to include high-efficiency vertical geothermal heat pump air handlers connected to geothermal bore fields.
Sustainable interior features include paint and epoxy low in volatile organic compounds; rapidly renewable and local/regional materials; and low emitting adhesives, sealants and furniture. Other attributes of the interiors include ceramic tile with pre/post-consumer recycled content, recycled rubber carpet backing and high-efficiency variable volume kitchen hoods with a variable-volume gas-fired air system.
