Monument School District
After helping Monument School District obtain funding through the Seismic Rehabilitation Grant Program (SRGP), ZCS was retained to design the seismic rehabilitation of the school and gym buildings at Monument Elementary School.
The single-story school building was originally built in 1959 and consisted of conventional wood-framed walls and roof framing with concrete foundations and a concrete slab-on-grade floor. The building contained large window openings along the perimeter walls of the classrooms that reduced the available shear wall lengths. The goal of the retrofit was to design an adequate lateral force-resisting system to support the structure that did not reduce the amount of natural light entering the classrooms. We worked with the CM/GC to design new window layouts that met seismic requirements and allowed for the installation of new energy-efficient windows. This allowed us to provide new wall finishes and fresh interior and exterior paint as a part of the grant-funded project scope.
The gymnasium is a single-story, standalone structure that was originally built in 1948 and renovated in 1957. It consisted of concrete perimeter shear walls with wood-framed upper gable end walls and roof framing, with concrete foundations and a concrete slab-on-grade floor. Having limited grant funds, we were challenged to design retrofit solutions that were both aesthetically pleasing and did not adversely impact the functionality of the space. During design, we relied on our in-house architectural team and the CM/GC to develop creative solutions. We utilized the new low-roof framing of the locker room building to support the north gymnasium wall. The design of a new moment frame canopy supported the south wall and allowed the addition of new covered entry areas to the front and rear of the building while preserving the existing interior spaces and finishes of the gymnasium.
