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BLT was commissioned to guide William Penn Charter School, the oldest Quaker school in the United States, through a three-phase project. A 32,000 SF Middle School Building classroom facility was constructed for 220 sixth through eighth grade students, featuring a central tower element designed as an identifying icon and an interior amphitheater-style commons intended to be a gathering space for the entire School. Great care was taken to respect the traditional context of the existing campus, in particular through the use of the materials palette established by the School’s original building, while providing a facility that is thoroughly modern in its approach to technology and teaching.
Renovation of the 120,000 SF 1925 main building housing the Upper School was accomplished during the summer recess and included reconfigured classrooms, a complete retrofit of the mechanical systems, and alterations to bring the structure up to current accessibility and life safety codes. Campus-wide improvements provided a Lower School play area, tennis courts, additional parking, and a bus service road with a shelter and pathway to the campus center
