New Hope – Solebury Upper Elementary School – New Hope, PA, USA
Building forms, materials, and details from the existing buildings on the campus informed the design of the new upper elementary school. Public functions, the cafetorium and gymnasium, were located along the back of the central spine to be shared easily with the other buildings on campus and with the community after hours. Offices, art room, library, and computer lab were housed in the central front volume. The classrooms were located in the volumes to either side creating smaller learning communities and spaces that could be easily locked, when the center spaces were open in the evenings or weekends. Site work included a new entrance from an alternate street to alleviate traffic in town and additional sports fields.
The 87,000 sq. ft. school was designed to accommodate 500 students, with support spaces able to handle future growth up to 650 students. The geothermal and energy recovery mechanical system utilized help meet the owner’s desire for an efficient and environmental sensitive building.
I was a designer from schematic design through bidding and the project architect during construction administration for this project while working at Daley + Jalboot Architects. To read more details and images related to the services provided during the design and construction phases please refer to “services rendered”.