At the Lower/Middle School, the plan coalesces around three projects and associated landscapes:
The goal was to “complete” the campus by making it more coherent, unified, and beautiful. Landscape spaces are proposed that meet specific program needs and provide a greater diversity of landscape character. The result will be a network of functional and memorable landscape spaces.
The 1st through 4th Grade Building can be built on the faculty parking lot without significantly disrupting academic programs.
Once the new building is complete, the existing 1st and 2nd Grade wing can be demolished.
The relocation of the 1st and 2nd Grade into the new building opens up the site for a new Lower School play ground.
Westrock and the existing temporary storage sheds are removed to make way for the new 6th Grade building.
The new 6th Grade building and a permanent facilities storage building frame an open space.
The construction of the new 6th Grade building and the relocation of the 5th Grade into the former 4th Grade wing, allows the current 5th and 6th Grade wings – and the small gym and old chapel – to be demolished.
The relocation of the 5th and 6th Grade clears the way for the construction of the Visual and Performing Arts Center.
At the Upper School, the plan coalesces around three projects and associated landscapes:
The goal was to “complete” the campus by making it more coherent, unified, and beautiful. Landscape spaces are proposed that meet specific program needs and provide a greater diversity of landscape character. The result will be a network of functional and memorable landscape spaces.
Based on feedback from development experts, the STEM center is proposed as the firstphase. Unlike the Lower Schoolplan , the precise order of construction projects is more flexible.
The construction of the new entry drive and parking terraces should be part of the STEM center project.
The construction of the second gym requires the relocation of the softball field.
The new gym is offset from the existing gym to minimize the overall mass of the combined facilities and relate well to the chapel.
The demolition of 701, a tiny existing building containing a single classroom and pair of restrooms , clears the way for the Alumni House.
The Alumni House is perfectly located at the heart of the campus next to the chapel and facing a new multi-purpose field that can be used for events.
The library can only be renovated after the Alumni House is complete and the administrative offices can be moved to the new building. The timing of the renovations of the Science Wing and Dining Hall are more flexible.
This concludes the overview of St. Andrew's Master Plan. Many thanks to our team of consultants and the St. Andrew's community for their thoughtful input and engagement during this site planning process. We will continue to inform (and hopefully inspire!) you as plans begin to develop for implementation of these concepts.