Making Waves Richmond Campus | New Construction + Major Renovation
Project Executive: Doug Giffin
Project Manager: Nicolas Romano
Project Sponsor:
Making Waves Foundation
School Operators:
Making Waves Academy (5-12)
Max Enrollment: 2,050 students
Construction Type: Tilt-up concrete
Project Delivery Method: Design Build MEP
Contractor: Vance Brown and Ambrose Construction
Architect: Studio Bondy Architecture
Structural Engineer: SEI
Size: 305,655 SF in eight buildings on 20.3 acres
Status: Phase 3 complete fall 2023. Phase 1/2 complete 2018/2019.
Total Project Cost: $151M ($495/SF) hard and soft costs
Campus managed the expansion of the Making Waves Academy Richmond Campus from its original three buildings on 4 acres to a 21-acre campus with 8 state of the art buildings. Campus managed the assemblage of 5 neighboring properties and the abandonment of a city street. Construction was phased to allow for the school to grow into the new larger footprint with the middle school delivered in 2019 followed by the upper school expansion and concluding with the upper school gymnasium project this fall. The buildings are tilt-up concrete with a variety of architectural features and a significant public art component.
Approvals were achieved through an anti-charter environment and at a time when Richmond was actively working to stop further charter school development in the city.