BRPH to design new school for OCPS
August 28, 2008
ORLANDO, Fla. (November 17, 2008) - BRPH was recently awarded the design contract for a new school project, East Wetherbee Elementary School in Orlando, by Orange County Public Schools. The $17 million facility will accommodate 830 students and serve as a relief school for Endeavor and Southwood Elementary Schools.
BRPH has been chosen to repurpose a functional and compact 2-story prototype design already in use for the new Conway Elementary School. The Conway prototype is the first generation of what was originally conceived as an urban prototype that would address the scale of existing neighborhoods. The two-story school is stepped-down at the front except for a rotunda entry that warmly beacons visitors towards the administrative check-in. The scale and design is consistent with residential settings.
The new elementary school will provide a safe and secure environment while incorporating flexible classrooms to accommodate new teaching trends such as collaboration, co-teaching, small group instruction, and project-based learning. Instructional spaces will incorporate the latest in teaching technology and include two computer labs for student use. Student security is integrated into the floor plan of the prototype which limits public access to classrooms and eliminates blind hallways and hidden areas so teachers can easily monitor activity.
