Schools

Architect Presents Preliminary Design Plans For Morgan School

If you missed the meeting, there will be one scheduled for the end of October.

The architect hired to draw up preliminary design plans for a new Morgan School building presented those plans at a recent meeting to the public.

David Thompson of David Thompson Architects on Chapel Street in New Haven had several drawings available for folks to view.

"These are preliminary," stressed the architect, who said photos of the drawings would be available for publication at a later date.

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Gerard Vece, Jr., chairman of the Morgan School Building Committee, said the meeting was attended by about 15 residents, all of whom had the opportunity to speak to the architect at its conclusion.

Some of the highlights of the new design are as follows, explained Vece:

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  • Three-story building (current is one story with basement)
  • 135,000 square feet (current is 157,000 square feet)
  • Smaller footprint
  • One large gymnasium that can be divided
  • Auditorium (about the same size as current auditorium)
  • Peaked roofs (as opposed to current flat roofs)
  • Library that overlooks gymnasium and auditorium
  • A "green" roof near the science wing that can be used for plantings

A followup meeting by the architect is being scheduled for the last week of October. When the date becomes available, Patch will let you know.

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