Murray Elementary School

Project Overview

Fully-custom building on a budget—   GEN7 C Series makes it possible.

Murray Elementary needed all new construction to modernize the 1960s school for 21^st century learning. Partnering with Lionakis Architects, AMS blended four fully custom modular buildings into a revitalized campus, adding 28 elementary and four kinder classrooms, with multi-use space for music, art, science and technology. The interior corridor buildings were concepted as a two-story conventional design, modularized by AMS to deliver a two-story look in a single-story pre-engineered building filled with high-end touches. The custom steep pitch 21’ roof—40% taller than a standard single-story GEN7—raises ceilings to 19’ high, a space-enlarging feature that maximizes daylighting with clerestory windows. Wide 11’ central hallways are conditioned for comfort, with bump-outs and alcoves for extra space.

• Enclosed corridors and an electronic locking system ensure student/teacher safety
• Open self-spanning ceiling system features metal plank decking and exposed beams
• Acoustical ceiling tiles and textured wall coverings absorb hallway noise