Design with an eraser

Adding on to a school is always a little different each time.  In this case, we had to “erase” the switchback stair where the new meets the old, and let the main level and upper level corridors run past.   Easy peasy?

What seems simple to demolish in BIM, can be difficult IRL.  Clay tile walls, platform framed two level GMU, does NOT make the process any easier.  What can stay what has to go.....

In the end it all worked out, and we can appreciate these 1-1/4” diameter (#10) rebar no longer held captive by their concrete treads and risers since 1955!

Once Covid 19 clears out, kids will have a nice new couple of additions to this Middle School for the Arts in Anoka!