Kenmore Middle School
Arlington, Va
Awards:
• Outstanding Design Award, 2006
VSBA Exhibition of School Architecture
• Outstanding Distinction for Interiors
CEFPI Northeast 2006
The new Kenmore Middle School is a multi-story facility with three interdisciplinary teams stacked. Special classes and public spaces are grouped separately for evening uses and security. The program will serve 850 students, in 225,000 s.f. The main office is strategically located to supervise the entry.
Other program spaces include: 16,000 s.f. / 850 seat Community auditorium; 3,000 s.f. Black Box Theater; 3,000 Dance Studio Suite; Little Theater Drama Instruction Room; and a 15,500 s.f. gym with additional space for fitness and dance, all for community use.