Casa Gigante

摘要

With a scope making the word "grande" an understatement, the new 59.7 million dollars Vista Grande High School under construction in Casa Grande is a mammoth undertaking. Tempe-based construction-manager at-risk Sundt Construction broke ground on the 260,000-sq-ft school on Dec. Ist, 2007. The project is comprised of four main components: academic, careers and technology, performing arts and gym/athletics. "When we were first programming the facility and looking at how these components fit together, it became clear that they could be arranged around a central courtyard theme," says Keith Long, AIA, project manager with the Phoenix office of architect NTD Architecture. The largest structure, the 137,808-sq-ft Building One, will house a two-story academic wing where the bulk of classrooms and labs will be.