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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.

BREAKDOWN:

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.

PROJECT:

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.
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