Bowie Gridley Architects specializes in the programming, planning and design of projects for educational, cultural and community institutions. Founded in 1981, the fi rm is recognized for designing and crafting outstanding architecture that consistently exceeds client expectations. Our architectural, planning and interior design professionals work with clients throughout the nation, providing services including:

Bowie Gridley Architects is particularly noted for achievements as planners and designers of educational facilities. Typical project types include classroom buildings, libraries, dormitories and student centers, visual and performing arts centers and places where people gather for recreation and leisure.

Our design philosophy is rooted in an in-depth understanding of site, program needs, our client’s culture and vision, a commitment to the merits of a contextual architectural response and an inclusive, consensus-driven process. The resulting design unites elements of form, texture and light with an inventive approach to place-making.

We view each project as being unique, therefore, our work does not represent a recognizable style, but rather a broad range of design work for a very diverse clientele. BGA is adept at a range of styles, masterful at the execution of massing and detail, and committed to providing the most appropriate architecture with the highest level of technical competency for each project.

As members of the U.S. Green Building Council, we are fi rmly committed to the concepts and principles of sustainable design and have successfully applied them throughout the history of our fi rm.

Bowie Gridley Architects

Bowie Gridley Architects1010 Wisconsin Ave, NW

Washington, DC 20007p: 202-337-0888 f: 202-337-2626

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“Our commitment to sustainable design is born of a belief that as designers, we have been entrusted with a profound and implicit responsibility to the communities we serve. We are responsible for not only designing buildings and environments that are safe and healthy, but also for acting as stewards of the earth’s resources.”

- Bill Gridley, FAIAPrincipal

• Facility Condition Analyses• Feasibility/Concept Studies• Programming • Master Planning• Architecture

• Interior Design • Historic Preservation • Adaptive Re-Use • Capital Campaign Support

Working With Bowie Gridley Architects

As a mid-sized fi rm, Bowie Gridley Architects has the required capacity and diversity of talent to provide services for projects of all sizes and types.

For each project, selected professional staff, including Principal-in-Charge, Project Manager and Project Architect, form the core project team that follows the project from start to fi nish. For those projects with complex scheduling demands, additional staff may be assigned to assist the core team in achieving specifi c goals.

Project teams are formed under the direction of a Principal-in-Charge, and day-to-day management is the responsibility of a Project Manager with extensive professional credentials and relevant project experience.

Employing a proactive approach to achieving client goals, an inclusive process, open communications and a commitment to creative design solutions, project teams work in partnership with clients and consultants to evaluate a range of options that best satisfy functional and aesthetic parameters.

Our more than 30 years of experience with institutional clients demonstrates our unique sensitivity to working within established budgets and schedules.

Principals

• Calvert S. Bowie, AIA• William C. Gridley, FAIA• Jonathan S. Rodvien, AIA• Richard S. Salopek, AIA• Stuart A. Billings, AIA, LEED® AP BD+C

Senior Consultant

• Leon Chatelain III, AIA, LEED® AP

Associates

• Karen M. Andrews• Michael S. Kerr, AIA• Liem T. Le, AIA• David E. Marks, AIA• Elise H. Robinson, AIA

“Our Project Managers as well as our architectural teams demonstrate outstanding design and technical expertise. Team members understand the interactive and collaborative process that institutional projects require.”

- Calvert Bowie, AIA, Principal

Independent School Clients

American School in London American School of ParisAmerican School in BeirutBarnesville SchoolBeaumont SchoolBeauvoir SchoolThe British School of WashingtonBrooks School The Bryn Mawr SchoolBuckingham Browne & Nichols School Bullis SchoolChoate Rosemary Hall Edmund Burke SchoolThe Ellis School Episcopal High School, AlexandriaEpiscopal High School, HoustonFaith Christian School Field School Flint Hill SchoolFork Union Military AcademyFoxcroft School French International SchoolGeorge SchoolGeorgetown Day School Glenelg Country SchoolGrace Episcopal Day School Graland Country Day SchoolGreen Acres School Green Hedges SchoolGroton School Hamlin School The Heights School The Highland School The Hill School of Middleburg The Hill School of PottstownHolton-Arms School Kingsbury CenterThe Lab School of Washington Lake Forest AcademyThe Langley School Laurel SchoolLowell School Madeira School

Maret SchoolMcDonogh SchoolMcLean School of Maryland The Mercersburg Academy Middlesex SchoolMilton Hershey SchoolNational Cathedral School National Child Research Center National Presbyterian SchoolNorfolk AcademyNorwood SchoolPalmer Trinity SchoolThe Potomac School The Powhatan SchoolRansom Everglades SchoolRiver Oaks Baptist School Robert College - IstanbulRoland Park Country SchoolSt. Albans SchoolSt. Andrew’s Episcopal School St. Anne’s-Belfield SchoolSt. Catherine’s SchoolSt. Christopher’s SchoolSt. Francis Episcopal Church & Day SchoolSt. James SchoolSt. John Regional Catholic School St. John’s Catholic Prep SchoolSt. Jude School - TanzaniaSt. Stephen’s & St. Agnes School School of St. Jude- TanzaniaSewickley AcademyShady Side Academy Sheridan School Sidwell Friends School Springside School The School at Columbia UniversityTrinity Christian School Valley School of Ligonier Washington Episcopal School Washington International School Western Reserve AcademyWHC Early Childhood CenterWinsor School

Boarding Schools

Awards and Recognition

American University Mckinley School of Communication • NAIOP Award of Excellence• WBC Craftsmanship Award - Masonry and Exterior Stone

APS Wakefield High School • Community Appearance Alliance - Community Appearance Award

DCPS Ballou High School • DC/Maryland Chapter NAIOP - Design Excellence Award

Barcroft Sports & Fitness Center• Potomac Valley Chapter AIA Design Citation• The Masonry Institute Design First Award - Best of Region

The Bryn Mawr School• Baltimore Building Congress - Craftsmanship Award• The Masonry Institute - Craftsmanship Award

Dolley Madison Library• Northern Virginia AIA – Jurors’ Special Citation• Community Appearance Alliance Award (Northern Virginia) – Civic Institution• Fairfax County Land Conservation Award – Tree Preservation Award• Fairfax County Exceptional Design Awards - Merit Award• Northern Virginia Chapter NAIOP - Design Excellence Award• Fairfax County DPWES - Award of Excellence

Elisha’s House• ABC National Merit Award for Humanitarian/Community Service

Fairview Park Marketing Center• AIA/NCMA Concrete Masonry - Design Award of Excellence• Fairfax County Exceptional Design Awards - Merit Award • Northern Virginia Chapter NAIOP - Certificate of Excellence• The Masonry Institute - First Award for Design Excellence

Four Seasons Fitness Club• Washington Building Congress - Craftsmanship Award

Green Acres School Activities Building• Washington Chapter AIA - Award for Excellence in Design

Howard Hughes Medical Institute• Washington Building Congress - Craftsmanship Award • Brick in Architecture - Best of Class

Huffington Library - Madeira School• Northern Virginia AIA - Award for Excellence in Design• Washington Chapter AIA - Merit Award for Architecture • Washington Chapter AIA - Merit Award for Historic Resources • Virginia Society AIA - Inform Award • The Masonry Institute - Design First Award • Fairfax County Exceptional Design - Merit Award

Hurd Sports Center - Madeira School• Fairfax County Exceptional Design - Merit Award

Awards and Recognition

Junior League of Washington• ABC Award for Excellence

The Langley School• The Masonry Institute Design First Award - Merit Award• Fairfax County Exceptional Design - Merit Award

Leva Hawes Mason & Martin Law Offices • ABA Law Office Design Competition Award for Enduring Quality

Long Branch Elementary School• Washington Chapter AIA - Award for Excellence in Design• The Masonry Institute - Design First Award

The Maret School, New Gymnasium and New Academic Center• The Masonry Institute - Special Achievement Award

McDonogh School, The Edward St. John Student Center• Baltimore Chapter Associated Builders and Contractors - Award for Excellence

Meridian Public Charter School• Washington DC Chapter AIA - Merit Award, Historic Resources• DC Historic Preservation Office - Award for Excellence

Roland Park Country School Athletic Center• USGBC-MD Wintergreen Award - Sustainable School Design

DCPS Savoy Elementary School• Washington Building Congress - Craftsmanship Award

St. Catherine’s School• Greater Richmond Area Commerical Real Estate Assoc. - Best Institutional Project

Sidwell Friends School• The Masonry Institute - Design First Award • Washington Building Congress - Craftsmanship Award

South Run RECenter• Fairfax County DPWES - Award of Excellence

Taylor Elementary School• ENCOMP (Energy Conservation Competition) - First Place Award

Thomas Balch Library• Signatures of Loudoun - Design Excellence Award• Northern Virgnia Chapter AIA - Merit Award, Historic Architecture• Traditional Building Magazine - Palladio Award • Washington Chapter AIA - Merit Award, Historic Resources• Leesburg Virginia Board of Architectural Review - Architectural Excellence Award

University of Mary Washington, Residence Halls• Virginia Society AIA - Merit Award, Contextual Design

Whitby Hall, National Cathedral School• Washington Chapter AIA - Award for Excellence in Design• The Masonry Institute - Masonry Design First Award • NABC First Place Eagle - Award for Excellence in Construction • ABC Award for Excellence - Most Outstanding Institutional Project

Commitment to Sustainable Design

Bowie Gridley Architects is committed to the concepts and principles of sustainable design. This commitment is born of a belief that, as designers, we have been entrusted with a profound and implicit responsibility to the communities we serve. We are responsible for not only designing buildings and environments that are safe and healthy, but also for acting as stewards of the Earth’s resources.

Our work incorporates design principles that maximize building effi ciency while minimally impacting the environment, as follows:

• Pre-design evaluation of achievable green-building goals based on project budget and stated priorities

• Sensitive siting of buildings and paved areas to minimize disruption to the natural environment and site ecology

• Promotion of environmentally sound construction methods and a smoke-free building site

• Wetlands protection, reforestation, and use of native landscape materials to mitigate effects of site development

• Use of natural light, sun-shading, and high performance lighting to reduce energy consumption

• Promotion of natural solar and geothermal systems for heating, cooling and hot water

• Promotion of a variety of eco-friendly building materials including durable and low maintenance materials and local materials

• Consideration of environmentally benign fabrics, paints and adhesives

• Analysis and optimization of the full life-cycle of products and systems

• Minimization of waste and encouragement of the creative reuse of materials and products

• Use of recycled paper products for all internal and external offi ce correspondence, marketing collateral pieces and presentation materials

Principles of Sustainable Design

• Achievable strategies

• Effi cient & renewable energy

• Environmental impact

• Resource conservation &

recycling

• Indoor environmental quality

• Life-cycle cost evaluation

• Community issues

Savoy Elementary School

HHMI Headquarters Expansion

LEED GOLD Projects

American University McKinley School of CommunicationWashington, DC

Arlington-Wakefield High SchoolArlington, VA **

DCPS Savoy Elementary SchoolWashington, DC

DCPS Ballou Senior High SchoolWashington, DC *

Fairfax County Dolley Madison LibraryMcLean, VA

George School - M.D. Anderson Library and Learning CommonsNewtown, PA

George Washington University Lafayette HallWashington, DC

Georgetown University Intercollegiate Athletic Center Washington, DC

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Headquarters ExpansionChevy Chase, MD

Roland Park Country School Athletic CenterBaltimore, MD

Shady Side Academy Rowe Hall & Study Center Pittsburgh, PA

St. Anne’s Belfield Lower/Middle School Charlottesville, VA

University of Mary Washington Residence Hall Renovations Fredericksburg, VA

LEED SILVER Projects

Fairfax - Woodrow Wilson Library** Fairfax County, VA

St. Christopher’s School Student Center Richmond, VA

University of Virginia Bookstore Expansion Charlottesville, VA

University of Virginia McLeod Hall Renovation Charlottesville, VA **

LEED CERTIFIED Projects

George School - Athletic/Wellness Center Newtown, PA

Meridian Public Charter SchoolWashington, DC

Chevy Chase Club Pool and Tennis PavilionChevy Chase, MD

Fork Union Military Academy Jacobson HallFork Union, VA

SUSTAINABLE DESIGN Projects

Chevy Chase Recreation CenterWashington, DC

Fairfax South Run RECenterFairfax, VA

Guy Mason Recreation CenterWashington, DC

Library of Congress Visiting Scholars ResidenceWashington, DC *

Mercersburg Academy Athletic CenterMercersburg, PA *

University of Virginia Claude Moore Nursing Education Building Charlottesville, VA

* Project In Design or Construction ** Project Pursuing Certification

Sustainable Design Experience

MASTER PLANNING

Choate Rosemary Hall — Master Plan Update & Student Center ConceptWallingford, Connecticut

A 2012 update of Choate Rosemary Hall’s Master Plan establishes guiding principles that preserve and enhance the campus’ architectural legacy and create logical and balanced activity zones, while promoting landscape stewardship and fostering environmental sustainability. The 2012 Master Plan update builds upon BGA’s 2006 comprehensive Master Plan for the school, which presented strategic land use recommendations for a 458-acre campus with consideration of academics, residential life, community life, athletics, administration and support, vehicular and pedestrian circulation, parking, wayfinding, and campus identity. To assess possible sites for new facilities, BGA and the client developed evaluation criteria such as impact on school culture and traditions, proximity to related facilities, and impact on campus vistas and landscape. Proposed campus improvements were prioritized into near-term, mid-term, and long-term time frames to dovetail with implementation and fundraising efforts. In 2014, BGA was selected to proceed with the design of a new campus center, including a 1200-seat auditorium.

Project Size: 400 acresProject Type: Master Plan/ConceptClient Type: Boarding/Day School

Campus Plan: Scheme 1

Campus Plan: Scheme 2 (Owner selected)

Campus Center Concept

Lake Forest Academy — Master PlanLake Forest, Illinois

Lake Forest Academy, a coed boarding and day school for 380-students near Chicago, is built on an elegant c.1908 Italianate estate. A master plan completed by Bowie Gridley Architects in 2007 carefully considers existing wetlands and champion trees, respecting and enhancing the site’s natural beauty.

The BGA master plan grew out of the Academy’s strategic plan, focusing on needs for new dormitories, faculty housing and improved athletic facilities. Siting for future academic facilities and support functions was also considered. The Plan features a new quadrangle linking the new Athletics entrance to a new Student Center, to be housed in a renovated building. A new pedestrian friendly campus green frames new dormitories. The Plan also calls for reconfiguration of vehicular circulation to emphasize the feeling of community among boarding students and to enhance views of existing lakes and formal gardens on the 162-acre campus.

Project Size: 162 acresProject Type: Master Plan Client Type: Boarding/Day School

Graland Country Day School — Master PlanDenver, Colorado

Bowie Gridley Architects completed a master plan and concept design for Graland Country Day School to accommodate future growth and maximize utilization of its existing facilities. After exploring design alternatives and programmatic issues, BGA proposed replacing an aging building on campus with a new one that would connect to the existing Gates Middle School. The new space, along with a renovated middle school, would add computer labs, expand the science classroom space, and other advanced classrooms, including a shop and LEGO lab.

BGA optimized the current space layout, by reducing the footprint of book stacks in the library, and creating multipurpose spaces that would serve as classrooms and after school program spaces. BGA was also able to meet the school’s goals of maintaining open, outdoor spaces for playing and gathering.

Project Size: 47,000 sfProject Type: Master PlanClient Type: Day School

ACADEMICS

The Lowell School — Parkside Middle School RenovationWashington, DC

Lowell School, located on an eight-acre campus adjacent to Rock Creek Park in northwest Washington, DC, made the strategic decision to create a new Middle School (grades 6 through 8) to complement its existing Elementary School program. After an extensive master planning process, BGA concluded that the best solution was to renovate the existing Parkside Building. Lowell intended to grow the middle school program over a three to four year period, so a multi-phased renovation plan was implemented. After a series of modest, carefully targeted interior renovations, the final phase included a major addition and complete renovation/configuration of the existing interior. With a focus on a STEM curriculum—combining inquiry, logical reasoning, collaboration, and investigation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics—the new 36,300 sf Parkside Middle School houses classrooms, a science lab and maker spaces, library, art studios, gathering and study spaces, and a black box theater.

Project Size: 36,298 sfProject Type: Renovation & AdditionClient Type: Independent School

George School — Mollie Dodd Anderson Library and Learning CommonsNewtown, PA

This new academic library and classroom building provides flexibility for future changes in the School’s academic programs. The structure encompasses a reading room for 30,000 volumes, a special collections room, conference room, quiet study areas, offices, classrooms and gallery for student artwork.

Located on a site directly across the street from the Quaker Meeting House, a focal point on the school’s campus, the Library is designed to blend with other buildings on campus, while serving as a model of sustainability. Gold Level LEED Certification is based on innovative use of materials, green roof, and geothermal heating system, abundant use of natural daylighting, and furnishings that meet Forestry Stewardship Council Standards.

The facility replaces an existing 1965 library and adds a vibrant new component to the campus of this co-educational boarding school.

Project Size: 26,000 sfProject Type: New ConstructionClient Type: Boarding School

McDonogh School — The Naylor Building for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Owings Mills, Maryland

The Naylor Building for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math establishes the western edge of a new campus quadrangle at the McDonogh School, a coeducational school established in 1873. The building consists of two separate wings united by a three-story gallery, which acts as a gateway from new parking on the west side of the building to the new quad on the opposite side.

Scattered throughout the building are spaces for student collaboration as well as active demonstrations of scientific and mathematical theory, including a Foucault pendulum. Building materials, including brick and stone facade, slate roofing, and traditional windows that reflect the historic context of the campus, are interpreted to give the building a distinctive identity.

Project Size: 41,000 sfProject Type: New ConstructionClient Type: Boarding/Day School

Edmund Burke SchoolWashington, DC

Bowie Gridley Architects designed a major expansion that is uniquely suited to the culture of this co-educational school for grades 6-12. The location of the new addition on a corner parcel fronting Connecticut Avenue, provides a striking image for Edmund Burke School, which is known for its innovative and forward-thinking curriculum.

The new academic center connects to the existing school by means of a pedestrian bridge over an alley. The contemporary architectural style of the new building contrasts with the existing older building, and harmonizes well with adjacent structures along a urban corridor. Ribbon windows express large interior gathering areas, such as a two story atrium/lobby. The expansion provides space for a large student commons space, a studio theater, drama and art rooms, library, and eight general purpose classrooms and labs. The four-story academic center sits atop an underground parking garage for 47 cars. A rooftop terrace provides space for casual gatherings outside the classroom.

Project Size: 54,400 sfProject Type: New ConstructionClient Type: Day School

Graland Country Day School Learning Commons and Innovation CenterDenver, Colorado

Upon completion of a master plan for Graland Country Day School, BGA undertook the design of a combined Innovation Center and Learning Commons. In order to create a more open and collaborative space, a new building will be constructed as a home for both programs. The expansion and existing middle school are joined by an atrium lobby which creates a new entrance to the school. The existing middle school science rooms are also renovated to create more flexible teaching spaces and two additional lower school science rooms will be added to the innovation center. The new learning commons/library will house learning and meeting spaces, classrooms, media room, and office space for library/tech staff. The expanded space features more flexible instructional space and will function as a student-centered academic heart for the entire school.

Project Size: 23,000 sfProject Type: New ConstructionClient Type: Independent Day School

McLearen Road Academy Herndon, VA

Bowie Gridley Architects was commissioned to design a new campus on an open forty acre

site for a private co-ed day school in Fairfax County, Virginia. The new facility will feature

a sizable Early Childhood Center and lower, middle, and upper schools with separate

identities and entries and appropriate play and social spaces for all. The school’s curriculum

is highly progressive, incorporating the latest trends in design for 21st Century learning.

The school features multiple ‘learning communities’ or clusters of flexible large studio

classrooms around a central forum space. This allows for both traditional instruction and

project-based, collaborative learning. The lower school also has its own gymnasium, library,

arts and music facilities. The facility is designed to meet LEED standards, and presents a

modern yet culturally-based aesthetic. The project is currently in construction.

Typical Learning Community

Project Size: 325,000 sfProject Type: New ConstructionClient Type: Independent School

STUDENT CENTERS

McDonogh School — The Edward St. John Student CenterOwings Mills, Maryland

The new Edward St. John Student Center on the campus of the McDonogh School, a coeducational school founded in 1873, establishes the southern edge of a new campus quadrangle, while becoming the school’s new front door. Its entry hall provides a transition from the entry to the new quad and organizes all the building’s program elements around it. Designed as a center for campus activity, the new Student Center provides a variety of campus dining spaces, including a 650-seat grand Dining Hall, as well as facilities for student services, administration and the Visual and Performing Arts programs. Crafted in a Georgian style to reflect the strong traditional design of the oldest buildings on the campus, the Student Center features a grand copper cupola, chimneys, red brick and grey stone.

Project Size: 72,000 sfProject Type: New ConstructionClient Type: Boarding/Day School

St. Christopher’s School — Student CenterRichmond, Virginia

Designed to fit within an existing Georgian-style campus, this new Student Center enables St. Christopher’s School to realize both quality and variety of academic, social, and community experiences. A new main dining hall anchors the building and serves as a venue for community gathering events. The new two-story building features a loud library, quipped with state-of-the-art audiovisual equipment, which allows students to collaborate with one another. A video-conference classroom supports the school’s international partnerships. The Center also includes a cafe-style dining area, studio theatre, and studios for choral and visual arts. The building is ringed with outdoor terraces and porches which bring activity outside and link the building with adjacent outdoor spaces. The project incorporates many sustainable features to meet USGBC standards for LEED Silver Certification.

Project Size: 32,800 sfProject Type: New ConstructionClientType: Day School

THE ARTS

Norfolk Academy — Tucker Arts CenterNorfolk, Virginia

This fine and performing arts center provides new exhibition, performance and classroom space for the Norfolk Academy. A light-filled, two-story performing arts lobby creates a dramatic entry to the theaters and additional space for informal gatherings. The center houses a new 575-seat end-stage theater with balcony, blackbox/performance theater, and accompanying support spaces. An older 360-seat theater also received modest renovations. The Tucker Center includes dance studios, an instrumental band room, music rehearsal and practice rooms, and state-of-the-art midi-lab. Visual arts spaces include a computer/graphic design lab, metal working studio, ceramics studio with outdoor work area, and art rooms. Bowie Gridley Architects’ design for the new entry facade hides an existing 1960’s structure and creates a gateway leading to lush courtyards used for outdoor gatherings.

Project Size: 62,900 sfProject Type: Renovation/AdditionClient Type: Day School

St. Anne’s-Belfield School — Performing Arts CenterCharlottesville, Virginia

Bowie Gridley Architects, in cooperation with Martin Vinik Planning for the Arts, developed the theater/chapel as part of a new academic facility for St. Anne’s-Belfield School’s Lower/Middle School. Designed to accommodate 425 students, the theater is a traditional flat-floor studio theater with mezzanine, which was created by upgrading a black-box style theatre to offer a more traditional experience for productions and chapel services. A flexible, low-tech approach responds to client needs. Rather than having a fixed stage, moveable platforms and draperies can be used to create varied theatrical environments. Telescoping risers can be extended for all-school assemblies, or stored for modern studio productions, or smaller ensemble performances.

Project Size: 425 SeatsProject Type: Performing Arts CenterClient Type: Day School

ATHLETICS

George School — Athletic CenterNewtown, Pennsylvania

The new George School Athletic Center, designed by Bowie Gridley Architects, fits within the context of the George School, a Quaker boarding school outside of Philadelphia. The facility is situated directly across the street from the new M.D. Anderson Library and Learning Commons, also designed by BGA, and diagonally across the street from the School’s Quaker Meeting House.

The project features a new 8-lane, 25-yard pool, locker rooms and support facilities, a performance gym with double basketball court, a practice gym and fitness center.

The new sports facility is sustainably designed to achieve LEED Certification.

Project Size: 100,000 sfProject Type: Renovation & AdditionClient Type: Independent Boarding School

St. Christopher’s School — Athletic CenterRichmond, Virginia

Employing traditional materials and forms, this athletic center fits contextually within the existing elegant Georgian campus of an all-boys school. A phased design process enabled the addition of a large athletic and fitness facility and renovation of the existing historic gymnasium. The prominently featured fitness center promotes lifelong health among stu-dents and faculty with a climbing wall in the double height entry and a casual gathering area located opposite the Hall of Fame and formal team meeting room. The second phase adds a new field house, indoor track and tennis, wrestling facilities, gymnasium, locker rooms and training facilities. The field house has a separate entrance to adjacent play fields. A pre-engineered structure, the field house is wrapped in a brick facade that dis-guises its bulk, presenting a handsome building as seen from the main campus quadrangle.

Project Size: 109,000 sfProject Type: Renovation/AdditionClient Type: Day School

Roland Park Country School — Athletic CenterBaltimore, Maryland

Upon completion of an academic expansion project and new outdoor tennis courts, an all girl’s school for students in K through 12 grades, commissioned Bowie Gridley Architects to design a new athletic facility. New construction includes a three court gymnasium with a suspended three-lane track, fitness center, rowing tank, classroom, locker rooms, Hall of Fame, a day care center and training facilities. Sited beyond Ward House, the historic signature building on campus, the new Athletic facilities take advantage of steep topography. From its main entrance on the upper level, the new facility drops to two stories that face the adjacent playing fields and tennis courts. Building upon the contemporary aesthetic of the existing campus, the proposed building features ribbon windows, curving towers, an exposed structural framework, and horizontal bands of earth-toned masonry. The new facility achieved Gold Level LEED certification.

Project Size: 50,000 sfProject Type: New ConstructionClient Type: Day School

RESIDENTIAL LIFE

Madeira School — Dormitory Renovation & AdditionMcLean, Virginia

The Madeira School, a girls’ boarding and day school outside of Washington, DC, selected Bowie Gridley Architects to renovate and expand their five historic dormitory facilities. Working with the school and its project manager, BGA designed 5,000 sf of additions and 68,460 sf of renovations among the five dorms. Renovations included adding a second faculty apartment per dorm, upgrading toilet facilities, ADA/life safety upgrades and moving the Commons to the first floor for each dorm. The addition contains accessory offices and support rooms. The project was completed over two summers in a series of phases. Site work was also part of the renovation project. The main ‘Oval’ was upgraded to include new granite curbing, paving, plantings and the adjacent quad was redesigned to include more usable gathering spaces.

Project Size: 68,460 sf Renovation 5,000 sf AdditionProject Type: Renovation/AdditionClient Type: Boarding/Day School

The Mercersburg Academy — Main HallMercersburg, Pennsylvania

Bowie Gridley Architects completed the renovation of historic Main Hall, a signature building on The Mercersburg Academy campus. The five-story boys’ dormitory was renovated to enhance on-campus living facilities for students and faculty. New faculty apartments feature a contiguous study, in which to meet students, as well as spacious private living spaces. The dormitory rooms and bathrooms were completely renovated. On each floor, the Quiet Commons was expanded. The Central Commons, opening from the main entrance, was expanded as well to provide a casual space for students to meet. The project required all new mechanical systems, sprinklers, telephone and data cabling and new windows. The work was designed in such a way as to maintain the historic integrity of the interior and exterior of this very special building. Construction took place over the summer to minimize disruption to students.

Project Size: 41,000 sfProject Type: Renovation Client Type: Boarding School

Groton School — Hundred HouseGroton, Massachusetts

Bowie Gridley Architects completed four phases of renovations to this historic dormitory, a boarding school for students in grades 8 through 12, to achieve eleven separate dormitory units. The work began with a feasibility study that evaluated scope of work and construction phasing options. The first phase of work included upgrades to three units of the dormitory. These three units contain 62 single-, double-, and triple-occupancy rooms and three faculty residences. The systems, bathrooms, and finishes were upgraded and the spaces re-configured. Subsequent phases included additions and renovations to increase student living and faculty residence areas. In total, 90 student rooms and 10 faculty residences were renovated, as were all bathrooms and common rooms. The phased work took place during the summer months when students were not in residence.

Project Size: 90,000 sfProject Type: Renovation/AdditionClient Type: Day/Boarding School

Middlesex School — East HouseConcord, Massachusetts

A 26-bed co-ed dormitory serves as a model for future student housing. Students occupy single rooms on three floors with a shared common room. All student rooms are wired with data and telephone connecting to the campus-wide network. A project room is located in the basement. To enhance the residential life experience that is so important at Middlesex, three faculty families live in the dorm in two-, three- and four-bedroom units. All have private entrances. Two larger units have gardens, fireplaces, family rooms and basements. Each faculty unit has a study that serves as a meeting place between the family residence and the dormitory rooms. The dormitory is designed in a Neo-Georgian style and is compatible with the existing campus buildings. Located near the student center and athletic facility, the new dormitory completes a new residential quadrangle.

Project Size: 18,200 sf Project Type: New ConstructionClient Type: Boarding School

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