Electa Arcott Lee Middle School/Bradenton, Florida

Architects
Fawley Bryant Architects, Inc./Bradenton, Florida

Owner
Manatee County Board of Education/Bradenton, Florida

Size/Cost
137,000 sf/$12.1 million

TLC Services
M/E/CT


More for less was the goal of this expandable modular design, which features cost-effective building materials, an energy management system, and natural classroom lighting. Safety is enhanced using CPTED criteria, extra wide corridors, multiple visual sight lines, separate public and student entrances, and a high-tech security system. The new one-story school features the "house concept" for classrooms and includes a cafetorium, gymnasium, and media suite. This Florida SMART School prototype was reused for Lincoln Memorial Middle School, and Manatee Elementary Schools A and B.