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Student Center at Portsmouth Abbey School
Student Center at Portsmouth Abbey School
Portsmouth, RI, United States
Project Featured on Oct 05, 2025
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Student Center at Portsmouth Abbey School
Portsmouth, RI, United States
Project Featured on Oct 05, 2025
In fulfilling the vision of its campus masterplan, Portsmouth Abbey School desired to place a student center at the head of Raven’s Quad, an open recreational field overlooking Narragansett Bay. Conceived as ‘a student porch’ to gaze out onto the world, the 8,000-sf student center re-interprets the iconic architectural language of the original 1964 Pietro Belluschi-designed campus while providing innovative sustainable solutions to its siting. A timber framed, glass-enclosed commons recalls the exposed wood structures of the historic campus buildings. At the top of the commons, a pre-patinated copper screen references the distinctive copper rooftops on campus while controlling heat gain and solar glare. The decorative perforation of the screen is inspired by the wings of St. Benedict’s raven - an inspirational narrative of this Benedictine community. Extending beyond the commons is an outdoor covered terrace and amphitheater. A perforated aluminum pergola covers the terrace allowing diffused sunlight into the commons as it shades seating beneath it. The broad reach of this pergola recalls the deep overhangs of the adjacent buildings, allowing the student center to sit comfortably amongst its neighbors.
Internally the center houses a flexible, multi-format commons for casual work and study, presentations, meetings, and school dances. Group study rooms offer collaborative workspaces for students while a grille room provides them with access to comfort food. Dappled sunlight from the surrounding copper screen and pergola creates an ephemeral and inspirational environment.
Organizationally, the school’s chapel sits at the head of ‘Holy Lawn’, an inwardly focused monastic-like quadrangle surrounded by academic buildings and the student center sits at the head of Raven’s quad, an outwardly focused open-ended quadrangle surrounded by residences and facing the bay. Both buildings, at the head of their quadrangles, embody the mission of the school’s commitment to community life.
Internally the center houses a flexible, multi-format commons for casual work and study, presentations, meetings, and school dances. Group study rooms offer collaborative workspaces for students while a grille room provides them with access to comfort food. Dappled sunlight from the surrounding copper screen and pergola creates an ephemeral and inspirational environment.
Organizationally, the school’s chapel sits at the head of ‘Holy Lawn’, an inwardly focused monastic-like quadrangle surrounded by academic buildings and the student center sits at the head of Raven’s quad, an outwardly focused open-ended quadrangle surrounded by residences and facing the bay. Both buildings, at the head of their quadrangles, embody the mission of the school’s commitment to community life.
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