CASE STUDY: Latin American Montessori Bilingual Public Charter School, Washington, D.C., Hickok Cole Architects
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Credits
Formal name of building: Latin American Montessori Bilingual Public Charter School
Location: 1375 Missouri Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20011
Completion Date
January 2009
Gross square footage
19,257 sq. ft. (new building); 12,179 sq. ft.(existing building)
Total construction cost
$5,704,649
Owner
Latin American Montessori Bilingual Public Charter School
Architect
Hickok Cole Architects
1023 31st Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007
Phone: 202.667.9776
Fax: 202.667.2260
www.hickokcole.com
Personnel in architect's firm who should receive special credit:
Michael E. Hickok, AIA – Principal-in-Charge
Holly Lennihan, RA, LEED®AP – Project Designer
John Murray, AIA, LEED®AP – Project Manager
Elba Morales, Assoc. AIA, LEED®AP – Project Architect
Sheena Spearman – Project Architect
Interior designer:
Firm: Hickok Cole Architects
Personnel: Susan Pelczynski, IIDA, LEED®AP
Vy Horwood
Engineer(s):
Civil:
VIKA, INC.
8180 Greensboro Drive
Suite 200
McLean, Virginia 22102
703.442.7800
Structural:
Structura, Inc.
401 North Washington Street
Suite 900
Rockville, MD 20850
301.987.9234
MEP:
Hurst & Associates Consulting Engineers
308 Hillwood Avenue
Falls Church, VA 22046
Tel. 703.534.7872
Consultant(s)
Landscape: Parker Rodriguez, Inc.
Specifications: Bethel Specifications Consulting
Historic Preservation: Nelson Architects
General contractor:
Forrester Construction
12231 Parklawn Drive
Rockville, MD 20852
Contact: Mr. Michael Crim
Photographer:
Anice Hoachlander, 202.364.9306
Photo credit: © Anice Hoachlander
Rodney Choice, 202.797.7686 (for images of Michelle Obama at the LAMB School)
Photo credit: Rodney Choice/www.choicephotography.com
Hickok Cole Architects, 202.667.9776 (for “before” photos)
Photo credit: Hickok Cole Architects
Renderer:
Hickok Cole Architects
Credit: Hickok Cole Architects
CAD system, project management, or other software used:
AutoCad 2000
Product Specification
Exterior cladding
Masonry:
J.D. Long (subcontractor)
Potomac Valley Brick (supplier)
Carolina Ceramics (brick manufacturer) (product: Cherry Velour)
Metal/glass curtainwall: Kawneer System
Concrete: Brothers Concrete (subcontractor)
Roofing
Prospect Waterproofing
Elastomeric: Firestone
Other: Green Roof: American Hydrotech, Inc.
Windows
Kawneer System
Glazing
Kawneer System
Doors
Entrances: (part of Kawneer System)
Hardware
Locksets: Schlage
Hinges: McKinney
Closers: LCN Closers
Exit devices: Rockwood
Pulls: Schlage
Security devices: ADT
Interior finishes
Acoustical ceilings: Certainteed
Suspension grid: Axiom Trim by Armstrong
Cabinetwork and custom woodwork: Specified Woodworking (subcontractor)
Paints and stains: Benjamin Moore (Manders Painting)
Floor and wall tile: Armstrong
Resilient flooring: Congoleum VCT
Stair treads: Roppe (All Star Carpet – subcontractor)
Lighting
FB Harding (subcontractor)
Interior ambient lighting:
Lithonia 2x4 Direct Indirect
Peerless Lighting Pendant Fixtures
LightLight Quad Pendant Twin Spot Wall Mounted
Theatre Lighting: Con-Tech
Exterior: Luminaire Lighting - Wall Mounted Luminaire
Celestial Lighting Strip Fluon at canopy
Conveyance
Elevators/Escalators: KONE Elevators
Plumbing
L.K. Specifications