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General Project Information

Architectural Credit:

HGA

Location: Hopkins, Minnesota, United States
Project Substantial Completion Date: 8/15/2023
Program type(s): Education – General, Education - K-12 School
Total Site Area (gross sq. ft): 165,743 sf
Total Building Area (gross sq. ft): 35,720 sf
Project substantial completion date: 8/15/2023
Climate zone: 6A
Project site: Partially previously developed
Project team: 
Engineer - Civil: HGA
Engineer - MEP: HGA
Engineer - Structural: HGA
Landscape Architect: HGA
General Contractor: Mortenson Construction
Consultant - Acoustician: Sari Rönnholm
Consultant - 3rd Party Energy Analysis: Wildan

Project Overview:
The Early Learning Center at The Blake School in Hopkins, MN is a 35,000 square-foot facility designed to inspire a sense of welcome, wonder and joy in its young students. Serving 165 students from pre-kindergarten through first grade, the ELC features three classrooms per grade, studios for movement, art and music, a library, children’s kitchen, and dining hall.

Direct outdoor access from each classroom, combined with thoughtful daylighting, mass-timber construction, and natural finishes help strengthen children’s connections with the surrounding landscape. The ELC is the first all-electric, zero-emission non-collegiate educational building in Minnesota.

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