The following district presented on the progress of their proposed project at the Novermber 6, 2024 Massachusetts School Building Authority (the “MSBA”) Facilities Assessment Subcommittee (the “FAS”) Meeting:
Town of North Attleborough
North Attleborough High School
Phase: Feasibility Study
Owner’s Project Manager: The Vertex Companies, LLC
Designer: Dore + Whittier Architects, Inc.
The Town of North Attleborough (the “District”), the Owner’s Project Manager, and design team presented an overview of the options studied during the Feasibility Study and the District’s preferred solution to replace the existing North Attleborough High School with a new facility on the existing site. The FAS, MSBA staff, and the District discussed the following: appreciation of the Educational Program and the District’s commitment to multidisciplinary, investigative, and project-based learning; the distribution of special education spaces and the DESE review process; the proposed layout and utilization of the Dining Commons, including proposed lunch scheduling; location of the proposed Environmental Engineering Program Classroom and opportunities to access the courtyards; suggestion to incorporate biosafety cabinets in Science classrooms, if applicable; opportunity to create more unique learning opportunities for second semester seniors; suggestion to make the auditorium versatile and able to accommodate smaller productions; indoor/outdoor connections, particularly between the programs adjacent to the courtyards; consideration of the site holistically in connection to the adjacent middle school and campus concept; opportunities to signify the main entrance to create a sense of arrival; and, the definition of the architectural character of the building as the design progresses.
