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| Gordon Swift Middle School Watertown, CT There were no less than three significant challenges on this school additions and major renovations project. The first challenge was to maintain a superior design of parking areas, storm drainage, and water and sewer systems under the budgetary constraints imposed by the Town. The second challenge was to utilize as much of the existing structure, parking areas, and site features as possible. The idea was to renovate the existing area into a more usable and functional property. The final challenge was to develop a solution to the issue that a significant brook runs through the property and that a portion of the parking area for the school is located within the 100 year flood plain. In this process, it was necessary to help reassure all parties involved that the project was going to make the school a safer and better place to educate the children of Watertown. Therefore, there was a very close working relationship with the Town and the CT Department of Environmental Protection to ensure that the school would meet all local and state regulations and to obtain Flood Plain Certification. |
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