Group begins work with interior designer for schools

On Monday, October 26th, Jill Becker, interior designer from Struxture Architects, met with a group of Wapsie Valley stakeholders to begin discussing the interior of the new elementary schools. The group consisted of four community members, two staff members, two custodians, a board member, and two administrators. At last night's meeting, the group looked at carpet samples that were selected by Ms. Becker. The new buildings will have carpet squares in the classrooms and office areas and terrazzo flooring in the corridors. Carpet squares are very appropriate for new school construction because they are durable, and, in the event of a spill that isn't able to be cleaned up, the single carpet square can be replaced without removing an entire section of the carpet.

The group was able to look at about eight different carpet "collections," or groups of carpets that have similar colors and patterns. After some great discussion, the group chose a collection and Jill will now begin to pull together interior colors for things like paint, cabinetry, and colors for trim. Jill's service as an interior designer and the cost of the interiors are alreadly included in the cost of the project, so samples that we see will all be within the budget of the general contract.

The buildings will be very similar to one another in terms of interior colors, though each building may have distinctive "touches" that make it unique. As superintendent, and from Jill's perspective as a designer, our goal will be to have buildings that are very comparable, yet have a few distinguishing characteristics that fit that particular building.