Gibbs Middle School
GIBBS MIDDLE SCHOOL
YEAR:
2018
LOCATION:
Knoxville, TN
SIZE:
149,000 SF
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
As a Design-Build partner with , MHM designed the 145,000 s.f. Gibbs Middle School in northeast Knox County. The client asked the design team to creatively apply Knox County’s School Building Standards and deliver a turn-key facility to the county within a guaranteed maximum price contract.
The building is located on a 25-acre site behind the existing Gibbs Elementary School and is oriented to maximize solar exposure on its east/west axis. The site circulation design intent was to separate bus and auto traffic patterns while utilizing the elementary school driveways in off-hours.
The school is designed primarily as two buildings. The core services building houses administration, a cafeteria, a gymnasium, an auditorium, and a media center. The media center connects to the classroom/academic building that contains 38 classrooms, the CDC program, and the art program. Designed as a one-to-one school, the facility accommodates a state-of-the-art technology infrastructure.