Category: Projects
SCHRADERGROUP Attends Baltimore City Public Schools’ Cherry Hill Elementary-Middle School Ribbon Cutting
Baltimore City Public School (BCPS)’s Cherry Hill Elementary-Middle School celebrates its project completion with ribbon cutting.
The Cherry Hill Elementary-Middle School was designed by SCHRADERGROUP (SG), documented by SG, GWWO and then built by JRS Architects with support from SG. Cherry Hill Elementary-Middle School is a grades 3-8 school serving the Cherry Hill community of Baltimore. The building is an incredible melding of 21st Century academic design with the original 1930’s Cherry Hill building.
The ribbon cutting was a festive event for the community with attendance by more than 400 parents and future Cherry Hill Elementary-Middle School students. The great pride for this project was reflected in speeches by dignitaries including Governor Larry Hogan and Mayor Catherine Pugh. BCPS Director summed it up best by telling the children of Cherry Hill that “the beautiful learning spaces in this building are the spaces that you deserve.”
SG is proud to have been the design architect of a building like Cherry Hill that will truly become a center of this community.
Learn more about the Cherry Hill Elementary-Middle School project here.
SCHRADERGROUP Receives an Outstanding Design Award in American School + University Magazine
SCHRADERGROUP (SG)’s Phoenixville Area Early Learning Center and Manavon Elementary School project received an Outstanding Design award from American School & University magazine in this Educational Interiors Showcase August issue.
“The nation’s school and university administrators, as well as education architects, turn to American School & University for how-to features, insight, industry exclusive reports and research on the planning, design, construction, retrofit, operations, maintenance, security and management of education facilities. AS&U’s mission is to continue serving as the voice of the industry – not just reporting events, but also helping to shape the rapidly growing and evolving education facilities and business market. AS&U delivers important insight to today’s decision makers.”
The Phoenixville Area Early Learning Center and Manavon Elementary School is located in Phoexniville Area School District in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. The building was opened in 2017 and is a source of pride for the School District.
The new 152,000 SF Early Learning Center and Elementary School is designed to support two specific grade structures in a “school within a school” format: K-1 in an Early Learning Center, and 2-5 as an Elementary School. The building design promotes essentially every space in the facility as learning space. In addition to providing specific spaces for individual, small-, medium- and large-group learning, spaces traditionally used as corridors or hallways are designed to function as connectors and additional learning spaces.
SG takes great pride in the partnership it has with Phoenixville Area School District to provide such innovative learning environments for the students of the community.
Read more about the PASD school here.
You can read the issue online here.
Council Rock School District takes a tour of their Newly Renovated Holland Middle School
SCHRADERGROUP’s Managing Partner, David Schrader, representation of D’Huy Engineering and Council Rock School District’s Director of Operational Services, Doug Taylor, lead a tour for the Council Rock School District (CRSD) Board members and Administrative Cabinet of the newly renovated Holland Middle School.
Holland Middle School was one of three existing middle schools in the School District that is part of a plan to consolidate the three schools into two middle schools. Holland received renovations and additions while a new middle school was constructed adjacent to the current Newtown Middle School. Newtown Middle School was demolished for other site functions. Both Holland and Newtown Middle Schools are designed to the same educational specifications and will serve as the two middle schools for the district. Holland was a challenging phased project that allowed use of the building for education.
The Holland Middle School project is an incredible transformation of the existing facility into a state of the art learning environment. Classrooms, performance grade auditorium, athletic spaces and music rooms were added. The interior of the facility was transformed into a contemporary “team” or “house” structure. Students will be amazed as they enter their “New” facility this school year.
Holland Middle School is to be ready for occupancy for the start of the 2018 school year.
SCHRADERGROUP (SG) is humbled to have played a part in this amazing project initiated by the School District.
Read more about our Holland Middle School renovation project here.
SCHRADERGROUP’s Bristol Township School District Projects Featured in Sherwin William’s STIR® Magazine
SCHRADERGROUP (SG)’s Bristol Township School District (BTSD) Brookwood, Mill Creek and Keystone Elementary Schools are featured in Sherwin William’s STIR® magazine (special issue 2018.)
STIR magazine is…
“…the resource that explores the connection between color and cutting-edge design. It examines the many facets of color to help you bring a fresh perspective to your work. STIR® is a print magazine and email newsletter for design professionals.”
In the article, SG’s Managing Partner, David Schrader, describes how the finishes in these newly constructed BTSD elementary schools are used to create an environment that is brighter, lighter, exciting and stimulating to the students using them.
The spaces in these massive buildings are broken up using colors and shapes that act as wayfinding tools for the users of the building. All three schools share the same floor plan but each school has a different unique color palette of its own. The hues chosen for the schools is soft-toned to create a calming effect on children.
SG’s goal for these buildings was to create an inviting and beautiful environment that the District and its children are proud of—and the reception of these learning environments has been extremely positive.
Learn more about the Bristol Township School District Elementary Schools here.
You can read this whole magazine issue on the web here.
2nd Grader Paints Perspective of Hayshire Elementary School
SCHRADERGROUP (SG) completed additions and renovations to the Hayshire Elementary School in 2006 in response to district-wide student enrollment increases. It was one of the early projects that our firm completed. The design of the project focused on updating the exterior design using color, shape and form, and a complete refurbishment of the building interiors and building systems. As part of the updates, the front entry was designed with a dramatic entry sequence.
Hayshire Elementary School’s Building Principal, Barbara Snare, recently sent SG a pleasant surprise—this painting of the entry of the Elementary School! From the words of Principal Barb Snare, “it was striking because of the shapes she saw in the architecture… You probably designed it that way!” And as you can see from the architectural photograph of the building (in the blog header, right image), it was certainly how SG originally saw the building entry. Mrs. Snare was also the building principal during the design process so it was great to hear form her again after so many years!
It is very fulfilling to see that a student saw exactly what SG was trying to convey through the entry sequence design. And not only that, but the fact that she adds the word “LOVE” reflects how she feels about the school, its environment and staff. A true testament to the caring personality of the administration, staff and students inside the building. Mrs. Snare epitomizes the personality of the building and makes every student feel cared for and loved!
This student’s perception of the architecture is excellent. Just another confirmation of why we do what we do at SG and how our projects continue to leave a lasting impression for generations of students—the focus of the buildings we design.
You can read more about Hayshire Elementary School here in its project page.
North Providence Public Safety Complex Project in Rhode Island
SCHRADERGROUP (SG) is excited for a new public safety complex project in North Providence, Rhode Island.
SG, the Law Enforcement consultant to Robinson Green Beretta (RGB), a local Rhode Island architect, is responsible for providing programming and planning services for a new 67,000 SF public safety building for North Providence. The facility will house fire and police for the city.
RGB is based out of Providence, Rhode Island. They are an architecture, project management, and interior design firm established in 1946. Learn more about the numerous services and markets that RGB offers on their website here.
The two-story building is proposed for a tight urban site in the city of North Providence. It is anticipated for 2018 completed construction.
It has one shared two-story lobby that welcomes the public to the different entities that separately have their own specific program space. Shared spaces include the lobby, communication center, fitness center, and public bathrooms. It is designed with a front of house and back of house support structure, Police cruisers are located on the site behind the secure staff parking—A major concept incorporated into the back of house is the pull through area that allows the Fire apparatus to loop around the back of the site to multiple pull through Fire apparatus bays.
Read more about this Rhode Island project on RGB’s project profile page here and a great article about the project breaking ground on RGB’s news page here.
SCHRADERGROUP earns a Citation for Work in Progress from the American School & University Magazine
“Massing and building materials are contextual and add warmth, texture and scale. Interior materials look handsome and durable.”— 2017 jury
SCHRADERGROUP (SG) is proud to have earned a Citation for Work in Progress from the American School & University magazine for our Early Learning Center in Oreland, PA.
American School & University is a resource for industry insight, planning, design and the construction of education facilities for the nation’s school and university administrators.
You can see the news release on the American School & University website, the article here and the citation here and read more about the School District of Springfield Township’s new Early Learning Center.
Dare County and a Mention in Cenero’s Case Study Video!
Dare County, North Carolina was fortunate to be the recipient of the state 9-1-1 consolidation grant. As a result, SCHRADERGROUP (SG) worked to consolidate the emergency communications centers of the Counties of Dare, Tyrrell and Hyde into one Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) as well as creating an Emergency Operations Center for Dare County.
The new 18,200 SF facility is located in Dare County, North Carolina, and includes a Regional 9-1-1 Communications Center, an Emergency Operations Center, County Emergency Management Agency, County Fire Marshal, County Emergency Medical Services, and a County Joint Information Center. The design of the building is visually reflective of the aesthetics of the recently completed County administrative facility.
In the path of frequent mid-Atlantic hurricanes and tropical storms, the RECC is sited so that the building is constructed above the 100-year flood plain. This is critical both for RECC operations during hurricane and flooding, as well as for meeting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recommendations for emergency management. The fact that the facility will meet DHS/EMA needs will also allow the RECC to exceed best practices for the design of 9-1-1 facilities. Fully survivable and redundant, the facility also provides sleeping quarters to support emergency management personnel and functions.
You can see more of Dare County in the Cenero video HERE
SCHRADERGROUP is Ranked Nationally in Building Design + Construction Magazine’s 2017 Giant 300 Report Issue!
SCHRADERGROUP (SG) is excited to be ranked #46 in Building Design + Construction Magazine’s Top 90 K-12 Architecture Firms and is also ranked #22 in the Top 25 Data Center Architecture Firms (Nationally) in their 2017 Giants 300 Report issue. Building Design + Construction Magazine is an award winning magazine that provides the daily news, trends and more for Architects, Engineers, and Contractors.
Building Design + Construction’s Top 90 K-12 Architecture Firm article can be found here.
The Top 25 Data Center Architecture Firm ranking can be found here.
The whole magazine issue can be found here.