Starmer Ranaldi’s classroom prototype nears completion at middle school

OVIEDO, FL— Starmer Ranaldi Planning and Architecture Inc. has completed its contract with Martin County Public Schools using the architectural firm’s middle school classroom prototype.

The two-story, 51,000-square-foot building was completed and open for the 2008 – 2009 school year at Murray Middle School (middle left rendering) in Stuart, Fla.

Developed as a result of Starmer Ranaldi’s 2007 master plan analysis of district’s four middle school campuses, the new classroom building was built by The Morganti Group Inc. of West Palm Beach, Fla.,

(Joseph A. Ranaldi, top right photo, is vice president of Starmer Ranaldi.)

Starmer Ranaldi incorporated the latest technology in the $9 million structure that houses 26 classrooms, two science labs, four science classrooms, two computer labs, four resource rooms, an administrative suite and support space.

With campus security in mind, the architect designed an “L-shaped” footprint to create an interior courtyard with open stairways and walkways to allow for visibility and easy monitoring.

Engineering was provided by OCI Associates Inc., Altamonte Springs, Fla., ONM&J Structural Engineering, Orlando, Fla., and Klima Weeks Civil Engineering, Altamonte Springs, Fla.

Starmer Ranaldi Planning and Architecture Inc. is a consulting design practice dedicated to the design of public-use facilities for municipal and county governments, K through 12 schools, community colleges, universities and institutional buildings.

Established in Central Florida in 1997, the firm is headquartered in Oviedo, Fla., and employs a professional and support staff of eighteen. Please visit http://www.sriarch.com/ for additional information.

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