Exterior view of the double-height library space. The Lower School building is partially set into the hillside.
- Exterior view of the double-height library space. The Lower School building is partially set into the hillside.
This private school’s new three-story Lower School building, clad in a mixture of local fieldstone and cedar siding, contains classrooms, a double-height library, an auditorium, support spaces, and a feature stair that doubles as a gathering area. Silman designed the steel-framed building structure to support the non-orthogonal interior geometries.
A standalone entrance canopy at the drop-off area consists of cantilevered steel posts with a steel-framed roof and wood cladding. A second canopy at the eastern entrance cantilevers from the building.
Interior view of Greenwich Academy. Photo credit: Michael Moran/OTTO.
As part of the larger transformation of Greenwich Academy’s South Campus, Silman also provided structural engineering services to renovate and expand the Middle School facilities. The two buildings are connected using a series of courtyards and other open spaces.
