From the Ground Up: Reeds Spring High School

Owner/developer: Reeds Spring School District
General contractor: Wehr Construction LLC
Architect: Dake Wells Architecture Inc.
Engineers: Gray & Associates LLC, civil; Meridian Structural Works, Inc., structural; Malicoat-Winslow Engineers PC (Columbia), mechanical, electrical and plumbing
Size: 17,800 square feet
Estimated cost: $2.8 million
Lender: none
Estimated completion date: mid-August
Project description: A gymnasium and classroom addition to the Reeds Spring High School is funded by a bond issue approved by voters in April 2009, said Matt Thornton, project designer at Dake Wells. The masonry shell of the gymnasium is designed to let in natural light with a continuous horizontal slot window of frosted glass. A multipurpose area and weight room are on a mezzanine level, Thornton said.

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