Goose Creek High School, Goose Creek, S.C.

by Christopher Brinckerhoff | February 1, 2019 12:00 am

In its design for Goose Creek High School in Goose Creek, S.C., SGA Architecture specified corrugated metal wall panels, oriented horizontally, and flush metal wall panels, oriented diagonally. The diagonal panels draw attention to the entrance and a series of walls at window openings.

Don Baus, partner, principal and project manager at SGA, says, “We wanted to treat the entrance in a special manner. Horizontal or vertical is pretty much the norm. We thought the diagonal application was distinctive, and helped accent and define the entrance.”

On the classroom wing of the building, Glasgow Roofing Co. horizontally installed 30,000 square feet of Petersen Aluminum Corp.’s 22-gauge Precision Series HWP metal wall panels in Silver. The panels have a clip leg interface with masonry on the building. At the entrance and walls at window openings, Glasgow Roofing diagonally installed 7,000 square feet of Petersen’s 12-inch-wide, 22-gauge Flush Panels in Silver.

The project was part of a reorganization of the entire campus that included demolition, renovation and new construction. The high school had been operating in two adjacent, 1960s-era buildings that were originally an elementary school and middle school. A portion of these buildings was retained and incorporated into the new design. The remainder was demolished. Work was completed while the school’s 2,100 students continued attending classes on the property.

Baus says, “It was a land-locked site and we were tasked with adding the 130,000 square feet without displacing any students or using portable classrooms. It was really a challenge to design and construct in a way that would minimize the impact on school operations.”

Source URL: https://www.metalarchitecture.com/projects/goose-creek-high-school-goose-creek-s-c/

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