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Porter High School

PROJECT COST: $57,688,200

Porter High School is the second high school for the New Caney Independent School District. With an optimum capacity of 1,500 students, this 356,100-sq-ft high school required the development of a 57-acre, heavily wooded site. A stand of various mature trees remains on the site and master planning of all facilities preserves many of the trees to create natural vistas and a park-like atmosphere within the campus.

The project includes complete technology infrastructure, three practice football fields, baseball and softball fields and six tennis courts. The building plan is designed with three main corridors, or “main streets,” meeting at a large, common area centrally located in the building. The cafetorium and a large outside courtyard area are located directly off the common area rotunda. Large expanses of glass in the central areas allow vistas of the natural setting provided by the existing trees on the site.

Key Facts

Location: Porter, Texas
Start/completion dates: April 2008/ May 2010
Owner: New Caney Independent School District, New Caney, Texas
General contractor: Collier Construction, Brenham, Texas
Architect: Bay Architects, Houston
Structural engineer: Conti Jumper Gardner, Houston
Civil engineer: Lamb and Barger Consulting Engineers, Houston
MEP engineer: Kalmans Marshall Engineering, Houston
Major subcontractor: Frank Clements & Associates, Houston