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New Prospect Elementary School
New Prospect Elementary School
Clarendon Hills, IL, United States
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New Prospect Elementary School
Clarendon Hills, IL, United States
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Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2005
SIZE
25,000 sqft - 100,000 sqft
BUDGET
$5M - 10M
Faced with increasing enrollment and limited funding, the School District challenged the architectural team to create a building designed to
accommodate current and future technologies on a very tight budget.
The project was successful in
achieving this balance -- providing a design responsive to the district's educational delivery model and
technology plans, while meeting the referendum budget and providing innovative design, safety, and
security features.
After review of multiple site options for the facility, the School Board decided to develop the new facility on a site currently occupied by two other schools, making the new school the third built on the site. Nestled along a tree-lined street in an established residential neighborhood, this 56,000 square foot school is designed for 600 kindergarten though fifth grade students. The school replaced several small homes on the site, and the design was developed to maintain the the scale and height of the surrounding residences.
The resulting two-story plan was developed to provide grade-center classroom “houses” – promoting privacy and team-oriented instructional planning. These houses flank shared community centers -- including the administrative area, multipurpose room / gymnasium and media (instruction resource) center – enhancing accessibility, reducing circulation, and maximizing student supervision.
The multipurpose room / gymnasium is designed to be used for before- and after-school activities, and provided with direct access to the main entry and appropriate separation to allow use by school or community groups without affecting other areas.
accommodate current and future technologies on a very tight budget.
The project was successful in
achieving this balance -- providing a design responsive to the district's educational delivery model and
technology plans, while meeting the referendum budget and providing innovative design, safety, and
security features.
After review of multiple site options for the facility, the School Board decided to develop the new facility on a site currently occupied by two other schools, making the new school the third built on the site. Nestled along a tree-lined street in an established residential neighborhood, this 56,000 square foot school is designed for 600 kindergarten though fifth grade students. The school replaced several small homes on the site, and the design was developed to maintain the the scale and height of the surrounding residences.
The resulting two-story plan was developed to provide grade-center classroom “houses” – promoting privacy and team-oriented instructional planning. These houses flank shared community centers -- including the administrative area, multipurpose room / gymnasium and media (instruction resource) center – enhancing accessibility, reducing circulation, and maximizing student supervision.
The multipurpose room / gymnasium is designed to be used for before- and after-school activities, and provided with direct access to the main entry and appropriate separation to allow use by school or community groups without affecting other areas.