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Bethel Middle-High School | BDS Architects Alaska

Bethel Middle-High School

Bethel, Alaska

Safety First lessons from an Earthquake

The Chefornak project includes 27,500 SF of newly constructed space and 19,500 SF of renovated space. Also required are a sewage treatment building, a water treatment building, two domestic water storage modules, a generator building, two boiler modules, a fire mist system module, and two 40k gallon fuel tanks. Although a challenge, the school design fits within existing property constraints but required moving two units of teacher housing to make way for the school expansion. To keep this underfunded project on track, BDS initiated a Value Analysis Report early in the design phase which covered four general areas:

  • Multiple Options for both new construction and renovations and additions