The new addition (in foreground) blends with the existing school
Library windows overlook the new courtyard.
The full sized auditorium services the large music program at the school.
The accessible ramp in the entry lobby provides a tiered display wall for art projects.
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Newbury Elementary School
Newbury, MA
DRA provided renovation/addition services for a combined 180-student kindergarten and 620-student population grades 1-6. The design located upper grades in a separate wing connected to a common core containing the gym, cafeteria, auditorium, library, and administrative spaces. The accessible entry lobby ramp provides a tiered display wall for student art. Fabric-wrapped acoustic panels placed on the cylindrical entry lobby wall and corridor walls serve to buffer sound and also provide surfaces to display art. The library, located on the second floor, is open to the corridor to accommodate the principal's concept that it be integrated as an apparent resource as opposed to a space a part from other school activities.
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