SUSTAINABLE DESIGN - This is an early example of “sustainable design” by the firm long before the terminology became a watchword. To meet the budget, the simple, economical design called for the use of simple materials and details and extensive natural lighting. Because the lower level is tucked into the slope, it minimized cutting and filling on the site. Many large oaks and maples were retained, and fieldstone recovered from the site was used for a garden fence surrounding the kindergarten play area. The bell, clock and a weathervane topping a lamppost were familiar elements recycled from the old schools.

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