AUBURN – A replacement in the direction of the new Edward Little High School will have little effect on the parking area, in the lanes or in the sights, Director Scott Annear said Tuesday.
According to Harriman Architects and Engineers, geotechnical flooring research showed that the original position of the building would place it on a poor floor that would require significant paints and expenses to stabilize.
The solution to rotate the construction by about 90 degrees so that it has a larger base material, Annear said.
“Actually, the replacement changes the view from the main front to Harris Street and more towards the stadium,” he said. “The rest rotated with the building.”
The missing view of the studio rooms on the third floor would possibly not change, however, other study rooms will have the view, he said.
The pivot will position the parking domain on poor terrain, which is smart enough to park, according to Harriman. The car park will be approximately the same length but will be more contiguous.
Lisa Sawin, of Harriman, said at a construction committee assembly Tuesday night that the rotation of construction and the preparation of the base were now the subject of an official report.
The replacement approved through the Maine Department of Education.
Sawin also reported that the Auburn Planning Council approved the plan with some situations to be met in the coming week.
His colleague Mark Lee provided an update on the calculation of the structure load, which is approximately 3.5% of the amount approved at the time of the concept.
“We are in favor of tactics to cut certain design spaces,” he said. “Every hour of every day, the design changes.”
A momentary lawn box and theatrical formula are among the elements that “would be great to have, but we don’t want it,” Lee said.
He said the assignment had a $1.5 million design fee.
“Everything is in our favor, ” he said.
The new school will be built at the existing Edward Little at 77 Harris Street and the previous construction will be demolished.
But first, a “registration” will have to be made as a condition for approval of the permit through the Army Corps of Engineers, he said.
“The ancient nature of Edward Little will have to register him for posterity,” he said.
Visual recording will consist of negatives for black-and-white plates that will be sent to state archives and “can even be shared with the U.S. Department of the Interior,” Lee said.
The new school will be twice as giant and will have 97 classrooms. It approved through an overwhelming majority of the local electorate (2272 to 360) in June 2019 and is expected to open in the fall of 2023.
The $122 million school will be built with $105.9 million in state cash and $16.1 million to raise locally. This will be the highest school beloved in the state.
Plans include a wing for professional and technical programs, a room for 1,100 students, geothermal heating and cooling, a world-class athletics stadium with a grass soccer box and a 1,200-seat performing arts center.
A fundraising crusade is underway to raise $3 million to $5 million for the new school’s charge.
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