The project encompasses six buildings supporting academics, recreation and broader school community activities. | Photo Credit: Spiezle Architectural Group
- Project:听New Fort Pierce K-8 School听
- Location:听St.鈥疞ucie County, Fla.听
- Size:听215,000 square feet听across six buildings听
- Capacity:听Approximately 1,800 students听
- Architect:听Spiezle听Architectural Group听
- Construction Manager: The Morganti Group Inc.
- Key spaces:听Academic environments, gymnasium,听auditorium听and supporting facilities听
- Project goal:听Replace aging schools with a unified,听flexible听and resilient K-8 campus
LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. 鈥� St.鈥疞ucie Public Schools has broken ground on a new 215,000-square-foot K-8 campus in Fort Pierce designed to replace aging school facilities and create a modern learning environment for approximately 1,800 students.
District leaders joined project architect听Spiezle听Architectural Group and other members of the project team for a groundbreaking听ceremony听July 27. The new campus will听consolidate听students into a unified K-8 environment intended to serve families in the Fort Pierce community for generations.听
The project encompasses six buildings supporting academics,听recreation听and broader school community activities. Plans include contemporary instructional spaces as well as a gymnasium,听auditorium听and supporting facilities designed to accommodate students across multiple grade levels.听
Spiezle Architectural Group is providing design services for the project. The construction manager is The Morganti Group, Inc.
Creating a Flexible K-8 Environment听
The campus is听being designed听around听flexibility,听safety听and long-term adaptability. Academic and support spaces will accommodate the different developmental and educational needs of elementary and middle school students while connecting them within a single campus community.听
Resilience is also a听component听of the design, reflecting the importance of durable educational infrastructure in Florida and the district鈥檚 goal of creating a facility capable of serving the community over the long term.听
鈥淏reaking ground on the new Ft. Pierce K-8 School marks an exciting step forward for St.鈥疞ucie Public Schools and the families it serves,鈥� said Steven G. Siegel, AIA, LEED AP, principal at听Spiezle听Architectural Group. 鈥淭his campus is designed to help connect a learning community that will give 1,800 students safe, flexible and inspiring spaces to learn, grow and thrive.鈥�听
The new school continues an existing relationship between听Spiezle听and St.鈥疞ucie Public Schools focused on adaptable K-8 and K-12 learning environments.听
During the groundbreaking ceremony,听Spiezle听representatives presented St.鈥疞ucie Public Schools Superintendent Dr.鈥疛on R. Prince with a commemorative gold shovel recognizing the project milestone and collaboration between the district and project team.
Editor’s Note: A previous version of this article incorrectly listed Wharton Smith as the construction manager on the project. The Morganti Group Inc. is the construction manager. 91视频 regrets this error.