Harpeth Hall, Bullard Bright IDEA Lab

Nashville, Tennessee

Firm

Orcutt Winslow

Client

The Harpeth Hall School

Area

13,000 sq.ft.

Total Cost

$4,510,859

Completion Date

01/2022

Rachel Paul Photography

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The Harpeth Hall School, a private, all-female, college-preparatory school, looked to re-imagine its underutilized 6,600-square-foot gymnasium space. Centered between the school’s humanities and STEM buildings, the new 13,000-square-foot Bullard Bright IDEA (Innovation Design and Education in Action) Lab was designed to promote collaborative entrepreneurship and design among students. Transparency, accomplished through windows and glass walls, is a feature of the lab that is used to demonstrate that the creative process is often messy. Acoustics were considered throughout the design, and the spaces include markable and tackable walls and moveable furnishings and walls for flexibility. The lab includes a maker space, robotics classroom with retractable field, teaching kitchen, green-screen podcast studio, study and loft space, and lecture hall for 125.

The access to innovative resources enables faculty and students to take part in hands-on creation and affirms the school’s commitment to leading-edge teaching and learning.

Additional Information

Cost per Sq Ft

$347.00

Citation

Gold Citation

Featured in

2022 Educational Interiors Showcase

Interior category

Interior Renovation

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