CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER AT PAX RIVER
Project Details
Owner: NAVFAC Washington
Contract Amount: $13,500,551
Date of Award: November 2010
Date of Completion: February 2013
Architect: The Lukmire Partnership

Rendering courtesy of The Lukmire Partnership
Grunley/Goel Joint Venture, LLC, a joint venture between Grunley Construction Co., Inc. and Goel Services, Inc. (GGJV), are the Design/Build Contractor for a new 40,000 SF single-story Child Development Center at Patuxent River, MD Naval Air Station. The facility will provide child care, family home care, pre-school enrichment programs, and before and after school programs for approximately 300 military personnel children. The building is being designed to achieve a LEED® 2.2 Silver certification.
The new center will be designed to allow plenty of natural lighting into the corridors and have a homelike feel. The child activity rooms will be inviting and provide a conducive learning environment. Activity rooms will be grouped by age ranging from infant to toddler. Other spaces include support staff offices and a full service kitchen. The exterior will have a residential character using a brick façade, metal panel roof, and aluminum framed doors and windows.
Date Posted: February 10, 2012