This renovation project consists of new office spaces, training rooms, restrooms, and reception area.

Gignac & Associates, LLP is providing complete architectural services including bond planning services, master planning, programming, design, and construction administration for a complex renovation of an old PSJA ISD High School to turn it into a collegiate campus. The project is currently in the schematic design phase. The new campus will include automotive, welding, chiller plant, health, student union and cafeteria, administrative offices, engineering, technology, research facilities, library, science, math, computer science, multi-media, and ag. science academic labs and classrooms, as well as an auditorium, dome theater, and conference center.

The design for this prototype elementary school is based on a previously established “prototype” that was customized for the school District’s needs.  The 80,000 sq. ft. school consists of two floors, and has a general student population capacity of 1800 students, with an additional 517 in the assembly areas. The facility includes a main entry with security vestibule, a curvilinear main circulation corridor, which creates a sense of interest, privacy and separation of spaces between the classrooms and the interactive group spaces, as well as a barrier for sound, energy, and activity. The school also includes media center, gymnasium, library, cafeteria, restrooms, offices, storage space, and classrooms. The facility design includes unique combinations of materials, colors and textures throughout the school in the form of unique patterns, motivational quotes and artwork, furniture and finishes in order to promote energy, inspiration and creativity in the young learners. LEED certification was not a goal, but daylighting was a major component of the design with use of skylights, Solatubes, and transparent glass and windows in every space.

The Corpus Christi Independent School District aims to continue its Elementary School replacement program with the Los Encinos Elementary School project, again hiring Gignac Architects as the prime professional for the project. Located on the west side of Corpus Christi, the existing Los Encinos Elementary School was becoming an outdated facility and needed to be replaced with a modern school building. Our team has designed a beautiful new facility to LEED Gold standards, that will be constructed on an adjacent parcel of property. The new facility has 44 classrooms, media center, “cafetorium” and gymnasium and can accommodate up to 750 students.   Interior classrooms have vertical daylighting devices to bring natural daylight into learning spaces. This brand-new, energy efficient building is expected to increase property in the area and become a beacon for the surrounding community.

The new Calk-Wilson Elementary School was designed and constructed to consolidate and replace two aging, outdated elementary school facilities for the Corpus Christi Independent School District.  The district was able to redevelop the previously developed site of the old Robert Wilson Elementary School.  Therefore, the facility remains in the heart of the Pope Place community and maintains walking and bicycle access for the surrounding neighborhoods’ students. The new facility has 50 classrooms, media center, cafetorium and gymnasium and can accommodate up to 950 students.   Interior classrooms have vertical daylighting devices to bring natural daylight into learning spaces.

The new La Joya Natatorium Project is made up of three distinct areas. The first area is the Admissions Area, which groups together the Main Entry, the Restroom/Shower Buildings, and the Concessions Building. The second area is the Natatorium Building, which houses the 10 lane competition pool, two diving boards, two locker rooms, and the supporting mechanical space. The third area of the Natatorium project is the Water Park. It has a covered toddler leisure pool and larger leisure pool, both with play and spray features, and a water slide that terminates into a plunge pool. The Water Park area will also have a winding river pool. Dispersed around these pools area covered canopy areas and lounging areas. Parking, separation of entrances for the Natatorium and Water Park, and security are issues that have also been addressed in this project.

The new Emerging Technologies Addition is added to the South of the existing Emerging Technologies Building at the Del Mar College West Campus. The addition contains adult education lab and classrooms, health care lab, general education classroom, a new robotics lab, a multipurpose room, private offices, simulator room, a staff wellness center, multipurpose resource center, and various student areas, and collaboration spaces. As the building was added to the south, the rhythm of the existing arcade was extended. Windows were added to this addition, and were scalloped into the brick, which matches the brick of the Del Mar West campus. An important connection, both literally and figuratively, was created with the Health Science Center building. The concave entrance on the East side of the building was a reflection of the concavity of the Health Science Center. 

The Project consists of a new 147,127 sq. ft. middle school with academic instruction areas; Library, Art, Science, and Music Classrooms; Gymnasium; Cafeteria with a platform and administrative offices. Site improvements include faculty and visitor parking areas totaling 227 spaces; drop-off areas for buses, automobiles, special education, and day-care vehicles. On-Site improvements consist of covered walkways, storm water drainage, sanitary sewer infrastructure, and all associated utilities. (In association with PBK)

In 2010, Corpus Christi passed a bond issue to fund the first new high school in the district in over 40 years.  Gignac & Associates, in Association with PBK, was selected to provide complete design services including planning, design, and construction administration.  To meet school district timelines, the project evolved into a “fast-track” project, with a compressed schedule and will be completed by the begin of school in 2014.  The massive 380,000 sq. ft. facility includes a three-story small learning community wing with six SLCs’.  Also included, are a number of flexible learning spaces and cutting-edge science lab and specialized learning environments.  The school is equipped with complete high school athletic facilities and a 900 seat performing arts center has been designed as an alternate.

Gignac & Associates was selected to provide complete design services and construction administration for the New High School.  This massive 418,000 S.F. facility includes a three-story academic wing, administrative wing, fine arts wing, media center, CTE wing, ROTC facility and large athletics wing (3,000 seat gymnatorium with stage & black box, aux gym, locker rooms, dance studio and a wrestling facility). Site improvements include faculty and visitor parking areas, drop-off areas for buses, automobiles, special education, and day-care vehicles. State of the art athletic facilities include competition baseball/softball fields, tennis courts (8), competition track & field, synthetic turf football field, various practice fields and its very own chipping/putting green with a sand trap.

(In association with PBK)

Gignac & Associates, LLP provided complete architectural services including bond planning services, master planning, programming, design, and construction administration. This 130,000 sq. ft. new Middle school was designed to provide complete educational facilities for grades 6 – 8. The design incorporates green design concepts like: daylighting to interior spaces with insulated skylights systems, high efficiency lighting, local/regional materials, and native landscaping features. The design of this school is a ‘Prototype’ design that has been utilized twice by another school district. It provides standard classrooms, science classrooms, library, cafetorium, physical education spaces, and support facilities.

Constructed on the same property as the campus it replaced, Austin Middle School was designed to provide a complete educational facility for grades 6th, 7th, and 8th. The 156,538 sq. ft. ‘Prototype’ design has been previously utilized by PSJA ISD and houses standard classrooms, science classrooms, computer labs, a Library, a Cafeteria with a stage, a Practice and Spectator Gym, Music education spaces, sports fields, and support spaces. The green design concepts include natural day lighting, high efficiency lighting, regional materials and native landscaping. An insulated skylight system in the main classroom corridors and a vibrant interior color scheme in the terrazzo floors and painted walls create a positive and spirited school environment.

Daniel Breeden Elementary School, in Brownsville, Texas, was primarily designed to fill a void in the community in which it is located. The facility program includes two-story classroom wings, a library equipped with a “kiva”, and a “cafetorium” which serves as both a cafeteria and a small auditorium. The library space and “cafetorium” are designed to be separated from secure academic areas when needed for community use. The earth tone color palette of the school is maintained throughout the interior and exterior of the facility to reflect on the natural surroundings and ancestry of the community. Finally, the facility is equipped with extensive outdoor walkways covered with canopies, which invites students to enjoy the outdoor space while being protected from the intense South Texas heat.

Dr. J.A. Garcia Elementary was conceived by the Corpus Christi Independent School District for the purpose of building a new, state of the art elementary school facility to replace two old schools and combine their student populations. This school has been designed based on a Gignac & Associates prototype design and incorporates a number of sustainable design features, including a wind turbine and solar hot water heater, and is on track to be certified LEED Silver by the US Green Building Council. The building contains typical elementary school spaces including a library with natural daylighting, standard and specialized classrooms, and a “cafetorium” which can be isolated for use by the community.

A ‘Prototype’ design that has been by Corpus Christi ISD, this 70,000 sq. ft. new Elementary school was designed to provide complete educational facilities for grades Pre K – 5th. Clerestory windows and skylights are used in the corridors to bring natural light into interior spaces. Wireless technology is also employed to provide internet and network access to the classrooms. The program includes standard and specialized classrooms and labs, library, administration, food service and support areas.

The Palo Alto Service Center is a full service support center for Brownsville ISD. The facilities include: -9,000 sq. ft records building, which is the central storage facility for the district records. Facility includes offices, vaults, and a warehouse. -30,000 sq. ft. Maintenance Facility, which contains 4 shops, offices, warehouse, and fuel stations. -50,000 sq. ft. Central Warehouse, which is used a central storage for BISD.

A ‘Prototype’ design that has been utilized four times for Corpus Christi ISD, this 70,000 sq. ft. new Elementary school was designed to provide complete educational facilities for grades Pre K – 5th. Clerestory windows and skylights are used in the corridors to bring natural light into interior spaces. Wireless technology is also employed to provide internet and network access to the classrooms. The program includes standard and specialized classrooms and labs, library, administration, food service and support areas.

Gignac & Associates, LLP provided complete architectural services including bond planning services, master planning, programming, design, and construction administration. This Project is an approximately 300,000 sq. ft. High School for grades 9 through 12. The High School is designed to house all the educational facilities which include standard educational classrooms, career technology, fine arts, and industrial technology, PE, athletics, cafetorium with a stage and support spaces. The “main street” corridor bisects the campus and makes it easy to get to any area of the campus quickly and easily. The corridor incorporates day lighting principles to help maximize the building’s energy efficiency. As a supplement to the main campus, the high school required a number of C.A.T.E. (Career & Technology Education) shops including welding, automotive, agricultural, and carpentry.

The new Child Nutrition building, which cost $6.75 million, is just over 30,000 sq. ft. The building houses food storage areas, administration offices and training areas. There is a bulk freezer, bulk cooler and thaw cooler space with shelving and storage racks close to a shipping and receiving area with a full loading dock. Adjustable loading docks can unload large semi-trucks, panel trucks and vans. There is also climate controlled bulk dry storage area equipped with storage racks. A 1,200 sq. ft. catering kitchen with storage areas will serve the district’s catering needs. A training room has space to seat 44 people in a small conference setting, or 92 people for larger training classes. The training area will also have pull down screens and computers to be used for testing. The training area also has a training kitchen that will be used for new employees or to test and showcase new food items the district is considering using in menus.

An 83,000 sq. ft. New Elementary School for grades Pre-K through Fifth Grade. The classroom wings are arranged in a radial array to allow easy access to common facilities such the library, science, and art classrooms. The building incorporates sustainable design principles such as energy efficient systems and natural day lighting. State of the art technology infrastructure has been incorporated in the entire campus. The project also includes a 4500 sq. ft. multipurpose room for physical education and assemblies.

A ‘Prototype’ design that has been utilized four times for Corpus Christi ISD, this 70,000 sq. ft. new Elementary school was designed to provide complete educational facilities for grades Pre K – 5th. Clerestory windows and skylights are used in the corridors to bring natural light into interior spaces. Wireless technology is also employed to provide internet and network access to the classrooms. The program includes standard and specialized classrooms and labs, library, administration, food service and support areas.

The new Mary Helen Berlanga Elementary School was conceived by the Corpus Christi Independent School District as a long-awaited replacement and upgrade to an aging community elementary school. This building is the latest, and most innovative educational building in CCISD history. Based on a prototype design that had been successfully implemented in another area, the Mary Helen Berlanga Elementary School was tailored to the site and context and loaded with sustainable design features to educate both students and the surrounding community about sustainability. Some of these features include energy efficient mechanical and electrical systems and fixtures, low-flow plumbing fixtures, reflective paving materials, a “cool” roof system, a solar hot-water heating system and a wind-turbine to produce renewable energy on-site. The completed facility is considered a unique tribute to long time Texas State Board of Education Member, Mrs. Mary Helen Berlanga, after whom it was named.

The new Memorial Middle School utilized a Gignac & Associates “prototype” design that was modified and customized for the site and context for Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District. This new facility was built to replace the aging, original Memorial Middle School. The facility includes traditional classrooms, science labs with shared prep rooms, computer labs, a library, and a “cafetorium”. In addition, the campus has complete middle school athletic facilities such as a gymnasium, a football field with six-lane track, field events, tennis courts and practice football field. The middle school also includes a parent drop-off area with large canopy and a separate bus loop with canopy to protect students from heat and rain.

Mittie A. Pullam Elementary is a 92,000 sq. ft., K – 5 facility located in Brownsville, TX. Like other facilities in this area, the school was designed to reflect the area’s culture and architecture. Each grade of the school is self-contained within a building wing to allow for team teaching. Common facilities such as the library and art classrooms are centrally located for easy access for all grade levels. The building also incorporates sustainable design features such as energy-efficient mechanical systems and daylighting. The project also includes a 4500 sq. ft. multi-purpose room for indoor physical education and assemblies as well as state-of-the-art technology systems to keep the school on the cutting-edge.

A ‘Prototype’ design that has been utilized twice for Harlingen CISD, this 130,000 sq. ft. new Middle school was designed to provide complete educational facilities for grades 6 – 8 providing standard classrooms, science classrooms, library, cafetorium, physical education and support spaces. The design incorporates green design concepts like: daylighting to interior spaces with insulated skylights systems, high efficiency lighting, local/regional materials, and native landscaping features. Construction for this new facility was completed July 2005.

A ‘Prototype’ design that has been utilized five times for Corpus Christi ISD, this 70,000 sq. ft. new Elementary school was designed to provide complete educational facilities for grades Pre K – 5th. Clerestory windows and skylights are used in the corridors to bring natural light into interior spaces. Wireless technology is also employed to provide internet and network access to the classrooms. The program includes standard and specialized classrooms and labs, library, administration, food service and support areas. The new school will replace two smaller existing elementary schools and encompass an existing building to create a new learning campus. The project will include the renovation of demolition of existing wings to create a centralized kitchen and Special Education / Administration offices.

Gignac & Associates, LLP provided complete architectural services including master planning, programming, design, and construction administration to Taft ISD located just north of Corpus Christi. Taft ISD passed a long overdue bond resolution to upgrade two educational facilities in the district. The district wanted to completely renovate its oldest elementary school as well as renovate and convert another elementary school into a middle school as well as various re-roofing projects. After a lengthy selection process, Gignac & Associates was selected to work on the jobs, which were combined into one large project. The first facility, Petty Elementary, was demolished to the structure, completely renovated, and classrooms and a “cafetorium” were added. The second, East Elementary, was successfully transformed into Taft Junior High and athletic facilities and classrooms were added.

The Tuloso-Midway Independent School District High School Perfoming Arts Center was designed and constructed as a major addition to the existing high school in order to be used for school and community performances. The design is over 20,000 sq. ft. consisting of a stage and auditorium seating, as well as acoustics to enhance the experience of the performance, as well as stage and house lighting. The addition was designed to be connected to the existing high school for access during school hours for practices and performance previews, or for school assemblies. The auditorium can also be closed off from the rest of the high school for public performances after school hours for security purposes. Attached to the main auditorium area are dressing rooms, a band pit in front of the stage for live music, music and practice rooms, and restrooms.

Scope of work included facilities assessment to determine the campus needs for the development of a schematic design and construction bond package for public voting. Once bond was approved, the construction was divided into two phases. A demolition phase which consisted in asbestos abatement and removal of 29,000 square feet of old classrooms and offices. The second phase consisted of the full development of plans, specs and construction of a new 34,000 S.F. addition, a connecting walkway canopy to the existing administration building, multiple site improvements, and exterior and interior Improvements to newest existing classroom wing. The improvements also include renovations to the existing school entry canopy to give it a congruent modern facade. The project also included security systems and security vestibules.

Zachary Kolda Elementary School will be the newest elementary school in the Corpus Christi Independent School District and is located on the rapidly developing south side of Corpus Christi. The school as named after a local young hero who was recently killed in action in Afghanistan, Cpl. Zachary Kolda. Kolda Elementary will accommodate up to 800 students, grades Kindergarten through 5th, and around 100 faculty and staff. The facility will be about 88,996 sq. ft. and constructed on a 20.3 acre site. The school’s design is based on a “prototype” design by Gignac & Associates, which was modified and optimized for site and circumstances. The site will include the 1 story school building, a covered play area, and outdoor athletic fields. The program includes a library and a “cafetorium”, which can be isolated for community use, as well as standard and specialized classrooms.

Baker Middle School is based on an original, Next-Generation design for Corpus Christi ISD (CCISD), a diverse District serving 79% Hispanics. Designers worked with CCISD administration, faculty, and maintenance staff to create a safe, active, technology-rich, engaging 21st century learning environment. This project was carefully planned as a new replacement middle school built on the same site as the existing Baker Middle School during the school year. The school is organized using the concept of Small Learning Communities, which help personalize instruction and create a familiar “neighborhood” for students. These more open interior and exterior learning spaces have become critical this year as CCISD has worked to make its schools safer in a Covid-19 world. The building’s key design feature remains the Student Commons and Media Center located off the main entrance. This space creates a connection while acoustically separating the Academic Wing from the Fine Arts/Athletics area (quiet vs. loud areas). It also provides outdoor learning spaces and identifies the facility’s grand entrance. 

(In association with PBK)

As part of Bond 2016, Gignac Architects was hired to design two new middle schools for Corpus Christi Independent School District. The two schools are replacement schools for existing campuses, and are approximately 140,000 sf. The schools include state-of-the-art libraries and media centers, full gymnasiums with multiple courts, cafeterias, and classrooms, and two-story atriums. One of these schools was the new Cunningham Middle School at South Park.  This school was planned to merge and replace two aging Middle School Facilities.

(In association with PBK)

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