feild elementary
Status: Built
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Major addition with tight sight constraints.
PPA led a project team from conceptual design through construction administration for renovations of the historic Field Elementary School, and added a 6,400 SF library and lobby addition.
Building area: 60,000 GSF
Total construction cost: $3M
The new library and lobby serve as an event and bus rider entrance from the rear parking area. The addition is designed into a tight window of space to allow bus circulation patterns to remain functional. The walls of the rotated volumes are expressed as planes, like pages of a book, opening the interior to views of surrounding green spaces, connecting the exterior to the interior while directing views. The resulting composition creates a flexible educational and event space.