AWARDS


Independent Day School Tampa, Florida


Architect
The Architects Studio
Tampa, Florida

Consulting Engineers
Florida Technical Services Inc.
O'Neal Engineering
Associates, Inc.

Landscape Architect
The Architects Studio

Owner
The Independent Day School
Board of Trustees

General Contractor
J. O. DeLotto and Sons, Inc.


 This project is a private
 school for grades kindergarten
 through eighth grade. The
 project consists of the redesign
 of the existing campus and the
 creation of eight new class-
 rooms, art, music, multi-pur-
 pose and administration build-
 ings.
 The classroom buildings are
 wood frame on wood pilings
 and the non-classrooms are
 reinforced concrete on slabs
 on grade.
 The reclaimed swamp site
presented significant environ-
mental and design challenges.
Although the total area is nearly
eight acres, only 2 1/2 is build-
able upland. Severe environ-
mental constraints exist, in-
cluding a central drainage
pond, adjacent lake and sur-
rounding cypress stands which
required delicate handling.
 From an architectural stand-
point, inexpensive and com-
mon materials were combined
in primary shapes and colors
that provide the students with
identifiable imagery.


 Jury: "Outstanding site plan.
 The relationship between the
 building's style and color con-
 tribute to a fresh solution ap-
 propriate to its function."


FLORIDA ARCHITECT September/October 1989