Mills Lawn Elementary School, Renovation and Additions

Yellow Springs, Ohio

Firm

SEM Architects

Client

Yellow Springs Exempted Village School District

Area

14,000 sq.ft.

Total Cost

$1,484,993

Completion Date

09/2003

The program required additional instructional spaces for special-education classes and music, and increased stage area to accommodate drama presentations.
The addition was designed to avoid the elimination of any of the large trees that are on the 11.1-acre site, which also serves as a public park.
The solution addressed the main building’s relationship to the annex by providing a skylighted corridor that connects the existing elements and integrates them with the new spaces.
An event entry was created to accommodate evening perform-ances on the new stage in the expanded gym.
The result is an integrated facility functioning as a whole, as if all elements were original and ordered at their inception.

Additional Information

Cost per Sq Ft

$106.07

Featured in

2005 Architectural Portfolio

Category

Renovation

AS&U Design Competitions

The ultimate tribute to education design excellence. If selected for publication, this distinctive...

Have an exceptional project that deserves national recognition? Want to show your best work to the...