Kaestle Boos Talks $81M NHS Renovation

The New Britain-based architectural firm Kaestle Boos Associates Inc. has released a statmene regarding it being selected as the architect for Naugatuck High School's $81 million renovation project.

The company, which focuses on municipal projects such as schools, police and fire facilities, was officially hired last week after the Board of Mayor and Burgesses. In a statement to the press, the firm said it expects construction to begin in late 2012 and it also outlined its proposed changes to the school.

Here is the rest of the statement:

“We have a long standing relationship with Naugatuck High School, dating back to 2007 when we were hired to perform a physical conditions study, then lead a renovation to the school’s science labs, an expansion to the cafeteria and other minor renovation work,” says David King, Vice President of Kaestle Boos Associates. “Last year we conducted a feasibility study for the school and determined that a renovation-as-new situation would be most cost-effective solution for taxpayers, rather than building a new school. We are pleased at our selection for this important project and will work hard to deliver a quality product.”

The project is expected to take three years and when completed will include:

• A new front entrance for the school with the old entrance being converted into an administration area.

• An expanded gymnasium area which will allow existing lockers and weight lifting facilities to be moved out of the school’s basement.

• New athletic fields including a new synthetic turf field and a new track.

• Renovations to all classrooms and common areas.

• New office space for the town’s Board of Education in the school’s rarely used shop space.

“This project will be done in phases so that students will still be able to use the school while construction is taking place,” says King. “When completed the town will have a school facility that will meet the needs of the 21st Century student and last for many generations. Kaestle Boos Associates is proud to play a part in this important project for Naugatuck.”

Kaestle Boos Associates is one of the New England’s leading architectural firms specializing in school design, police, fire and public safety facility design, senior housing, and other types of municipal architecture. With offices in New Britain, Conn. and Foxborough, Mass.,  the firm has served clients throughout the country for nearly half a century. For more information visit www.kba-architects.com.