Strengthening school culture and connectivity
Project Story
In December 2019, Whitfield School enlisted Christner Architects to produce a Master Facility Plan. This Master Facility Plan (MFP) sought to establish an overarching vision for Whitfield’s physical campus, through a series of conceptual projects that can be implemented over time as resources will allow.
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Status
Completed 2023
The Work
Whitfield’s first project to come out of the MFP was the Garden Level Connector. Adjacent to the new Student Services Center, “Stonehenge” is re-imagined by removing the floor and building a new monumental stair with convenient access to the central terrace, cafeteria, and the new proposed private dining room space. This new access will provide a major upgrade to the connectivity between the garden level and main level, alleviating congestion in the existing stairs. The new Garden Level Connector features tiered seats that provide comfortable capacity for 50 students enabling this part of the school to serve as assembly and team-teaching space. At the garden level, modifications to existing interior walls enable the Connector to seamlessly transition to shared open collaboration space and then outside onto a new terrace.
