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DURKIN PARK

Location

Chicago, IL

Owner

Public Building Commission of Chicago

Budget

$10.2M

Size

25,722 SF

Completion Date

2013

Key Staff

Kenneth Schroeder
Todd Niemiec
Chey Hsiao Taylor

This annex to the existing building was conceived as a cost-effective, sustainable alternative to leased mobile classrooms that are regularly employed to alleviate overcrowding. The “Linked Annex” provides expanded program space for 6-12 classrooms and a dining / multi-purpose room with a contiguous weather-protected connection to the existing building.

The Durkin Park Annex connects to the existing one-story building with a one-story educational wing and story-and-a-half dining room organized around a 50 foot wide landscaped courtyard designed for flexible educational opportunities. The project achieved Gold certification under the USGBC LEED for Schools program.

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