Mark Cavagnero Associates Architects

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    Trinity School Enrichment Center

    Status

    Completed, 2008

    Size

    6,500 SF + 1,400 SF Renovation

    Client

    Trinity School

    Scope

    Design, Addition

    Project Team

    Mark Cavagnero
    Goetz Frank
    Brandon Joo
    Laura Blake
    Paul Loeffler
    Roslyn Cole

    Project Collaborators

    MEP Engineer: Timmons Design Engineers Inc
    Structural Engineer: Jon Brody Structural Engineers
    Civil Engineer: Sandis
    Landscape: Keith Willig Landscape Services, Inc.
    Lighting Consultant: Silverman & Light Consulting 
    Acoustics: Charles Salter and Associates
    General Contractor: Plant Construction Company
    Project Manager: Enslow Company

    Description

    Initially tasked with adding a new classroom building to an independent K-5 school in Menlo Park, Mark Cavagnero Associates took the opportunity to site the new building to create a stronger entry to and identity for the school. The addition, which includes music, science and arts classrooms and administrative offices, was sited to establish a new heart for the campus and to bring definition to the previously unclear entry experience.

    Beyond providing much-desired program space, the project provides two covered terraces that knit the addition into the existing campus. The terraces and a monumental stair create a new formal gathering space for the community of students and teachers, which is also used casually between classes and during lunch. The main stair greatly improves the circulation between the two levels of the school and provides direct access to the coveted lush lower yard and play areas.

    The new flexible classrooms offer glazing and natural light on three sides, providing panoramic views of the hilly and picturesque landscape. Overhangs and building orientation minimize solar gains while optimizing the benefits of daylighting. The abundance of controlled natural light contributes to a comfortable and healthy learning environment for the students.

    Other green design elements include natural cooling through cross ventilation and high thermal mass construction, and radiant floor heating, which efficiently improves the indoor comfort and air quality.

    A future phase of the project will add a 1,200 square foot expansion of the School Center providing additional office and meeting space. As part of this phase, a new covered walkway and drop-off area south-east of the Enrichment Center will lend efficiency and clarity to the arrival of students, parents and faculty.

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    Recognition

    Awards

    Chicago Athenaeum Museum, Green Good Design Award, 2012
    Chicago Athenaeum Museum, International Architecture Award, 2009
    Chicago Athenaeum Museum, American Architecture Award, 2009
    AIA San Francisco, Excellence in Design Award, 2009

    Publications

    California Home & Design, April 2009
    Architect’s Newspaper, October 29, 2008