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Irina Verkhovskaya, AIA

Irina Verkhovskaya, AIA

Little Ferry, NJ

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Bergen County Special Services New Facility

Bergen County Special Services has planned to house their Autism Programs in a single location and construct a new educational and administration facility. The building consists of instructional rooms and offices for the middle and high schools of the New Bridges Program and the Adult Stepping Stone Program. There is a three story administrative building for the Bergen County Technical and Special Services School District. The building totals 125,000 SF and is comprised of the following elements:

  • 16,150 SF Adult Stepping Stone Program including 10 classrooms and a Life Skills instructional room.
  • 28,270 SF New Bridges High School including 16 classrooms, an art/music classroom, greenhouse, Life Skills instructional room, and fitness room.
  • 10,850 SF New Bridges Middle School including 12 classrooms.
  • Two cafeterias with a full-service kitchen and a gymnasium.
  • 6,205 S.F. for the Educational Enterprises Training Center.
  • 15,975 SF Board of Education Administrative Office space.
  • 1,500 SF District data center with UPS backup.
  • Two 400kW natural gas backup generators.


     
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    Status: Built
    Location: Paramus, NJ, US
    My Role: Project Architect