A site with significant grade change
The school site features approximately 50 feet of elevation change, creating important considerations for building layout and structural coordination.
LocationLittleton, Colorado, USA
Client / FabricatorWSI
Structural Steel532 tons
Project overview
A new school designed for learning and community connection.
Douglas County School District’s Elementary School #51 will be the first public school in the growing Sterling Ranch community near Littleton, Colorado.
The 91,000-square-foot campus is designed for preschool through fifth grade, with capacity for up to 750 students and approximately 100 staff members. Opening is planned for the 2027–2028 school year.
Working with WSI, Anatomic provided detailing for approximately 532 tons of structural steel, using Tekla Structures to develop a coordinated 3D model for fabrication and erection.
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TECHNICAL COMPLEXITY
Coordination and detailing challenges.
Steel around a flexible school program
The structural steel package supports a varied educational facility, requiring coordination across different building areas and structural interfaces.
Resolving interdisciplinary conflicts
Coordination of the steel model with other building systems helped identify potential clashes before fabrication and installation.
OUR APPROACH
A constructible 3D model developed in Tekla Structures.
Anatomic used Tekla Structures to develop a detailed steel model, defining structural members, assemblies and connections while coordinating interfaces with other building disciplines.
The model supported clash detection and prefabrication planning, helping reduce uncertainty before steel components reached the site.
Accurate model information also supported the preparation of fabrication documentation and more efficient field assembly.