West Albany High School

Serving over 1,300 students in the greater Albany area, the West Albany High School addition benefits students and community members. This project consisted of an approximately 107,000 SF building addition to the existing 70+ year old High School. The addition was located to the south of the existing school with new educational classrooms, seated theater, cafeteria with commons, auxiliary gym and new administration wing. The site included a new bus drop off, separated parent drop off, additional parking, relocated tennis courts and relocated shot put. Renovations included modifications to the existing stadium storage areas into new team rooms, and HVAC systems and connections to the existing school as well as a remodel to an existing restroom. A major renovation to the gymnasium was also part of the project, which included seismic renovations to the barrel roof, FRP installation on walls, and strengthening of the existing mezzanines. It also included new roofing, HVAC units, and lighting systems throughout. One of the large components of this upgrade was the use of steel purlin and decking installed as the ceiling. Early involvement with the engineers allowed us to keep cost down by modifying the ceiling assemblies to eliminate removal and reinstallation of existing gym equipment.