Kristen Mountain Home HS

Existing Southwest

Mountain Home High School’s current building was built in the 1950s and added onto as the population grew. It has not been kept up well, and does not add a positive moral to the school or its culture. The exterior has faded badly, while the interior has inadequate furniture and materials that have not been replaced.

Existing South

The goal of the Mountain Home Tenant Improvement project is to give teachers and students alike a better place to work and learn. The existing building was built in three different phases, each about twenty years apart. I was able to access the existing drawings from each phase of construction, each one from a different firm, different state and each about twenty to thirty years apart. It was a great experience to read beautifully hand-drafted blue prints, hand-drafted drawings on regular white paper and computer generated construction documents.

Survey Page Example

In order to actually improve the conditions at Mountain Home High School, evidence referring to the dissatisfaction and inadequacies of the building itself needed to be gathered. To gather evidence, a survey of the current MHHS faculty was conducted through the use of Qualtrics, a program provided by Utah State University. It was a simple question and answer survey, asking about room numbers, subjects taught, materials needed to teach, perceived inadequacies and elements of the building that are preferable. This picture is an example of a survey question and answers from about twenty teachers and administrators in total.

Main Entrance

For one area of tenant improvement, the most inaccessible areas of the buildings were the entrances and the exits. Only two ramps could be found on opposite sides of the building. The tenant improvement specifies the addition of two ramps on two other entrances without them, and the upgrade of those ramps that are existing. Railings were installed and the general flow of the existing stairs in regards to the ramps were also addressed. Having adequate ingress and egress is crucial in emergency and in general circulation between classes or before and after the occupied hours of the day.

INTERIOR

DESIGN

Mountain Home

High School

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