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Projects:
Hathaway Brown Middle School
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vDPW was
challenged with the creation of an addition to the Hathaway Brown
Middle School, built in 1927, that was sensitive to the original design
of the building, while applying the schools progressive persona to
the new facility.
The resulting addition was a collaboration by noted firm Graham Gund
Architects and Van Dijk Pace Westlake Architects. It overcame
the initial design challenge by incorporating materials that were
consistent with the original Walker and Weeks structure including
brick and cast stone facades and a slate roof. In order to capitalize
on the new addition's potential ability to enhance the overall image
of the campus, a new entry drive was created, which also improved
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In addition to aesthetic
improvements, the new addition provides Hathaway Brown with new
middle school classrooms (5th
to 8th grades), a new dining room and kitchen, and science labs
for the upper school (9th to 12th grades).
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A focal
point of the new addition was the inclusion of a central atrium,
which created many unique conditions that required engineers and
architects to work closely together. The sweeping glass
curved roof encloses a three story great hall that is flanked on
all sides by classrooms that face into it.
This creates a front
porch effect, opening out into a central environment in which to
interact, or circulate from class to class.
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Location:
Hathaway Brown School
19600 North Park Boulevard
Shaker Heights, Ohio 44122
Firm's Responsibility: Architect and Engineer of Record
Design Consultant: Graham-Gund Architects
Project Size: 62,000 square feet
Construction Cost Estimate: $14,600,000 |
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