TAMPA, FL – The Tampa office of SchenkelShultz Architecture designed Marion County Public Schools’ new $33.7 million, 168,000-square-foot Horizon Academy (top right photo) at Marion Oaks, an adaptation of the acclaimed SchenkelShultz middle school prototype design, in Ocala, FL. Designed to initially accommodate 1,352 students in grades 4 through 8, the facility will ultimately serve as a middle school only. The academy features a secure central courtyard, 32 general classrooms, seven technology labs, three science labs, three development skills labs, and a media center with a closed circuit TV studio.
Also included ar
e a one-story administration office, cafeteria, music suite and gymnasium located at the front of the school to allow for easy after-hours usage. In addition, six vocational labs offer agriculture, business education, family and consumer science, health occupation, technology, and public service education.
e a one-story administration office, cafeteria, music suite and gymnasium located at the front of the school to allow for easy after-hours usage. In addition, six vocational labs offer agriculture, business education, family and consumer science, health occupation, technology, and public service education. Grades 4 and 5 are now open and grades 6-8 will open in August 2008. Ajax Building Corporation, Tampa, FL, serves as construction manager. SchenkelShultz Architecture, Tampa, is located at 4890 W. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 930, Tampa, FL, phone 813-383-5500.
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