Riverdale County School Temporary Classrooms
Additional Info
Award Winner : WillScot Mobile Mini
Architectural Excellence : Riverdale Country School required swing space during the demolition of their existing classroom building and construction of the new building. The school wanted to maintain a full class schedule at the existing campus and decided to utilize their available ball field for the swing space. The largest concern the owner had was could we achieve NYC DOB approval in time to start the new school year? Williams Scotsman provided innovative contractual language that allowed us to proceed with the risk of pre-manufacture in the hands of the owner as we would need to start production prior to receiving a final approval from DOB in order to meet the project deadlines. In addition to the modules, Williams Scotsman produced, delivered and installed 10 custom aluminum decks with ramps, 4 custom steps and 2 aluminum awnings. The scope was delivered on time and on budget with no disruption to the school routine.
Cost Energy Effectiveness : Williams Scotsman provided the most cost effective solution taking into account the challenges presented by the geographical area. At the beginning of the project, route surveys were completed for transport of steel beams and the results indicated that the largest trailer delivery could be 32’ long and not exceed 12’ wide. This severely limited our typical classroom building application. We looked at AS Flex as a solution as it was within the delivery size criteria and also met the requirements of the New York City Building Department for classroom use. Williams Scotsman spent hours on the local roads researching routes, actual bridge height and street sizes to find a route that would cut delivery trips in half by allowing larger loads to reach the site than previously thought possible.
Design Firm Name : Architecture Research Office
Engineering Firm Name : Kevin Finn PE
Installer Firm Name : MEM Services
Occupied Date : 8/15/2015
Owner Firm Name : Riverdale Country School
Production Start Date : 6/1/2015
Project Location City : Bronx
Project Location State Name : NY
Technical Innovation : Williams Scotsman worked seamlessly with the GC selected by the school to do the site work. Deliveries were performed in a JIT (just in time) format. As the contractor finished each corner of the site work we followed with a modular unit so each day of the site prep was followed by modular installation. When deliveries were complete and all modules were seamed a walk through was undertaken to identify any delivery and set up damages in order to turn the units over to the next phase of electrical install.
Total Square Feet : 9440