Town School For Boys
TOWN SCHOOL FOR BOYS RENOVATION EVALUATION
A facility reinvented as a teaching tool resulting in a dynamic, demonstrative learning environment
There was a need to expand and modernize a school for boys with a long-standing legacy on one of the city's most constrained and expensive sites. MKThink evaluated user patterns in the existing facility, identified how the facility supported or restricted academic functions, and designed new, more effective teaching spaces. Logistically, the team developed a phased strategy for internal reconfiguration and modest expansion and facilitated a temporary relocation to the Palace of Fine Arts for minimal disruption and student attrition. Every detail of the new educational spaces was considered, from scheduling and right-sizing classroom spaces to spatial typology creation to accommodate a dynamic 21st-century curriculum. A restructured schedule maximized utilization and minimized latent space, complementing Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) classrooms, collaboration space, and a new commons area.
CHALLENGE
There was a need to expand and modernize a school for boys with a long-standing legacy on one of the most constrained and expensive sites in the city.
APPROACH
MKThink evaluated user patterns in the existing facility, identified how the facility supported or restricted academic functions, and designed new, more effective teaching spaces. Logistically, the team developed a phased strategy for internal reconfiguration and modest expansion and facilitated a temporary relocation to the Palace of Fine Arts for minimal disruption and student attrition.
RESULT
Every detail of the new educational spaces was considered, from scheduling and right-sizing classroom spaces to spatial typology creation to accommodate a dynamic 21st-century curriculum. A restructured schedule maximized utilization and minimized latent space, complementing Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) classrooms, collaboration space, and a new commons area.
COMPLETION
2010
CITY
San Francisco
STATE
California
SIZE/SCALE
55,000 SF
MARKET
K-12
SERVICES
Facility Utilization Assessment, 4Daptive (Data Management), Renovation, Modernization, Programming, Community Outreach, and Temporary Relocation