Matrix Structural Engineers has experience on over 390 K-12 facilities and has worked with numerous school districts throughout the state of Texas including Alief, Barbers Hill, Beeville, Boling, Brazos, Brazosport, Channelview, Clear Creek, Columbia-Brazoria, Columbus, Crosby, Cypress Fairbanks, Deer Park, Dickinson, Duncan, Edna, Fort Bend, Galena Park, Galveston, Goliad, Goose Creek Consolidated, Hallettsville, Hardin-Jefferson, Harris County Department of Education, Hitchcock, Houston, Humble, Huntsville, Katy, Klein, Lamar Consolidated, LaPorte, Leon, Louise, Montgomery, New Waverly, Palacios, Pasadena, Pearland, Port Arthur, Sealy, Sheldon, Splendora, Spring, Spring Branch, Sweeny, Tomball, Victoria, Waco, Waller, Wharton, Willis, and Yoakum.
Matrix was the structural engineer on St. Catherine's Montessori, the first LEED certified K-12 school in the state of Texas. Matrix was also the structural engineer on The Monarch School, the first LEED Gold Certified School in the state of Texas.
PEARLAND I.S.D.-PEARLAND SECONDARY SCHOOL
Pearland, Texas
Client: CLR, Inc.
Construction Cost: $54.0M
Project Size: 479,775 square feet
Award-winning secondary school with 7th and 8th grade core capacity of 1,000 students, and the 9th grade center has a 1,700 student core capacity. The facilities include a 24,000 square foot auditorium and events center, resource/media center, athletic center, 4-gym complex with 2 competition and 2 practice gyms, and a new 37,040 square foot agriculture building and pavilion.
photo courtesy of CLR, Inc.
DEER PARK I.S.D.-DEER PARK HIGH SCHOOL (SOUTH)
Deer Park, Texas
Client: Cre8
Construction Cost: $35.0M
Project Size: 186,000 square feet
New structure attached to existing high school and inlcudes renovations with following additions: cafeteria, gym, entry.
rendering courtesy of Cre8
HOUSTON I.S.D.-HARTMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
Houston, Texas
Client: Hermes Architects
Construction Cost: $19.7M
Project Size: 180,000 square feet
Replacement of an existing 1500-student middle school. To meet HISD standards for natural light, the classrooms are arranged in 2-story wings with steel composite second floors and bar joist roofs. The tall 1-story spaces of the gym, library and commons were framed in steel. Special detailing was required where new buildings connect to an existing gym and auditorium.
HUMBLE I.S.D.-MIDDLE SCHOOL NO. 8
Humble, Texas
Client: Joiner Partnership
Construction Cost: $25.0M
Project Size: 176,000 square feet
One-story facility that will be adjacent to a new YMCA and share a common entry.
SPLENDORA I.S.D.- SPLENDORA HIGH SCHOOL
Splendora, Texas
Client: CLR, Inc.
Construction Cost: $14.2M
Project Size: 162,841 square feet
New high school facility includes classrooms, a gym, an auditorium, a cafetorium, a learning resource center, a band room and a central plant. The structure is steel framed with exterior brick veneer. The initial capacity of the school is 1000 students and master planned for future expansion of about 500 more students.
photo courtesy of CLR, Inc.
GOOSE CREEK CONSOLIDATED I.S.D.- CEDAR BAYOU JUNIOR SCHOOL
Baytown, Texas
Client: CLR, Inc.
Construction Cost: $17.0M
Project Size: 140,000 square feet
New one-story addition that includes the Garza Wing of an existing building. Project also involves relocation of the existing football field and new bleachers.
photo by Jay Khayrattee, P.E.
CROSBY I.S.D.-CROSBY HIGH SCHOOL
Crosby, Texas
Client: Cre8
Construction Cost: $41.6M
Project Size: 132,000 square feet
Award-winning 86,000sf addition plus 46,000sf renovation to existing building.
rendering courtesy of Cre8
DICKINSON I.S.D.-DUNBAR MIDDLE SCHOOL
Dickinson, Texas
Client: CLR, Inc.
Construction Cost: $10.9M
Project Size: 111,000 square feet
New school on the site of an existing school; includes two-story classroom buildings, gym, cafetorium and administrative areas. FAST TRACK!
Some examples of K-12 private schools include:
FELLOWSHIP OF THE WOODLANDS-EDUCATION BUILDING/
The Woodlands, Texas
Client: Studio|Red Architects
Construction Cost: $13.0M
Project Size: 110,000 square feet
Two-story education building with tilt-up walls, bar joist roof and composite floor. This project includes a small but elegant chapel.
rendering Courtesy of Studio|Red Architects
ST. FRANCIS EPISCOPAL CHURCH/SCHOOL
Piney Point Village, Texas
Client: Lockwood Andrews & Newnam
Construction Cost: $12.8M
Project Size: 85,000 square feet
Expansion to existing religious facility that includes new classroom addition, new Auditorium/Performing Arts Facility, new offices, new Children's Center Building, new Multi-Purpose Building, and new Warehouse Building. Existing gymnasium was also renovated.
rendering Courtesy of Lockwood Andrews & Newnam
ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA CATHOLIC SCHOOL
The Woodlands, Texas
Client: Jackson & Ryan Architects
Construction Cost: $12.8M
Project Size: 72,000 square feet
Two-story education facility with a gymnasium.
photo by Mark Scheyer, Inc.
ST. CATHERINE'S MONTESSORI
Houston, Texas
Client: Gingrich Associates Architects, Inc.
Construction Cost: $4.3M
Project Size: 38,445 square feet
New one-story steel framed building that was the first LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) certified K-12 school in Texas.
photo by Kerry Gingrich, AIA