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The Sonoma Country Day School is a very unique
and complicated project with over 16,900 square feet of Gymnasium, Classroom
and Storage space. This project incorporates the best of Pre-Engineered
metal building elements with the more familiar and conventional stucco
and glass walls. Together with a tile roof gives this project a contemporary
Spanish flare to complement and even enhance the existing campus. By using
an interesting multi-pitched and hipped roof system with various roof
height changes the architect was able to hide the mechanical equipment
from view while allowing sky-lights to bring natural lighting to the Gymnasium
area. The architect also used a combination of pilasters and below eave
height canopies to reduce the vertical expanse of the 24’ high walls.
The combination of wall treatments, the unique multi-pitched hipped roof
system and a 2-story circular glass entry with it’s stone column
studded walkway give this project an extraordinary curb appeal.
The Sonoma Country Day School used 81’ clerestory
multi-pitched frames with reverse tapered columns to give maximum clear
width in the gymnasium as well as an interesting interior ceiling system.
This project included 2-story Lean-To’s on three sides of the main
gymnasium for classroom and storage. These classroom wings also had a
multiple pitched roof that rose above the eave of the main gymnasium then
dropped down to rest on the gymnasium rafters, creating an interior valley
gutter condition. The first sections of the multi-pitched roof were at
4”:12” pitch and were designed to carry a tile roof composite.
The rest of the roof sections were at 1/4”: 12” and carried
a standing seam roof system which was not readily visible to pedestrian
traffic. The roof systems hipped condition added to the detailing complexity.
In order to accommodate windows and door in the classroom areas CBC was
required to use tube bracing in some instances instead of the more conventional
rod or angle bracing. CBC also supplied wall support beams in various
locations to support wall framing not by CBC as well as supports for numerous
basketball hoops.
In summary the Sonoma Country Day School is a
unique blend of Pre-Engineered Metal building elements and conventional
construction. That shows how CBC’s engineering team can use their
ingenuity and imagination to bring into existence your most challenging
architectural design concepts. CBC’s policies allow you or your architect
direct access to personnel working on your project. By working hand-in-hand
with architects, engineers and builders CBC offers a distinct advantage
unparalleled in the industry… We become a major part of your “Design-Build
Team”, helping solve problems no one else can. "What Can We Solve
For You Today?"
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