Lancaster Country Day School
Art Studio and Classroom Addition
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
A new entrance from the east outdoor activity area is marked with a clocktower.
A two-story addition providing a new corridor connection between the science wing and the field house includes an elevator for access.
The new addition houses two middle school classrooms, a middle school office and an infirmary on the lower level, as well as two art studios with valuted ceilings on the second level.
Custom cabinets and countertops designed with computer stations and secure storage are included in all classrooms.
Lancaster Country Day School
New Entrance, Classroom Addition & Gymnasium
The exterior of the gymnasium is flanked by a playing field, an activity area for the middle school, and a walk maze (shown in the foreground of the photograph to the right).
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The new gymnasium has a resilient, floating maple wood floor and has been used by the Philadelphia Seventy-Sixer's for their pre-season practice.
The gymnasium is acoustically treated with a structural tectum roof to function as a multipurpose space for general assemblies and indoor graduations. It seats 500 people.
Lancaster Country Day School – New Library
The library addition is the missing link between the upper and lower school academic wings, and provides a second point of access.
A one and one-half story height was selected to maintain the residential scale. Sloping roofs and pronounced chimneys echo the residential neighborhood. A visual connection through the library windows into the courtyard offers a year-round natural setting.
Architectural richness and the sense of identity are enhanced by the selection of a preengineering glue-laminated roof structure
Clerestory glazing complements the direct and indirect metal halide fixtures; numerous operable, double-glazed windows and exhaust fans provide natural ventilation
