This renovation marks the entry of the nationally branded Cristo Rey High School into the Atlanta market. Cristo Rey High School serves low-income students by giving them a college-prep education and work experience in a corporate office.

The 39,000 square-foot building was the former location of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta headquarters and is located in the heart of Midtown, close to Marta transportation for easy accessibility.

The scope of work included demolition, abatement, and build-out of the building’s second floor, including 20 classrooms, a cafeteria, worship center, exercise room, locker rooms, and administrative offices. Sound walls were built throughout the space, and the mechanical and electrical systems were reconstructed to serve the new layout. New modern, code-compliant restroom stacks were added to each floor to accommodate the student body, and exit stairs were all brought up to code. The old VAT floor was first encapsulated and then covered with new flooring. All work was completed on a fast tracked schedule to open the school in time for the new school year.

Winter constructed this new high school in Greenville, South Carolina. With brick and sandblasted finishes and a modified bitumen roof, the new school is unique for school construction in that its entire structure is precast. The three-level 252,700 square-foot school has 80 classrooms, 10 laboratories, a full-service kitchen and cafeteria, theater, library, choral and orchestral rooms, auditorium, media production room, offices and faculty support areas, and enough parking for 645 vehicles. The state-of-the-art athletic facilities include three gymnasiums, locker rooms, football/track stadium, two baseball fields, two practice fields, and four tennis courts. Winter also performed sitework for the project, which included utility work, asphalt paving, and landscaping.

Winter constructed the new ground-up, 330,000 square-foot high school. The project team overcame multiple adverse conditions, including unforeseen subsurface conditions, unacceptable building pad provided by the Phase 1 construction contractor, and an extremely limited budget. The original contract construction schedule was 18 months, but Winter completed the school in an accelerated 16 month schedule. The existing site conditions were not as shown on the contract documents, and significant rock was discovered during foundation excavation. Winter partnered with the subcontractors and re-sequenced the schedule to ensure on time delivery of the school. In addition, due to an extremely tight budget, the architect and Winter worked collaboratively to adapt the design and project finishes to offset the cost of unforeseen conditions.

Winter constructed the new two-story 99,000 square- foot elementary school for Greenville County Schools. Winter built the school adjacent to the existing elementary school. During construction the existing school remained in session. Following the completion of the new school, Winter managed the demolition of the existing school.