New Fairfield High School

This project included the construction of New Fairfield High School and partial demolition of the previous high school building, which was attached to the middle school. The 146,000 SF high school now stands on its own, connected to the middle school by a pedestrian plaza. Langan designed pedestrian hardscape areas and buffer planting, conducted onsite and offsite traffic analyses, provided geotechnical services for the foundation design, and coordinated with project stakeholders to make sure our designs met phasing requirements. Project challenges included redeveloping site circulation to improve vehicular movement and dealing with significant grade changes. In response, Langan designed new bus and drop-off/pick-up locations to increase efficiency while prioritizing pedestrian safety and developed a building design that works into the grades and provides vehicular and pedestrian access across the building levels.