The Little School
Bellevue, Washington

By involving faculty, staff, parents, children and alumni in creating an overall long-range campus plan we have been able to preserve the wooded setting while providing much needed modernization to two 40 year old classroom buildings. Of importance to the planning and design process were sustainability, energy and resource efficiency, feng shui, and protection of resident wildlife both during and after construction. Improvements include new metal roofing, lighting. HVAC, windows and other interior work to bring the structures into compliance with current seismic and energy requirements while maintaining the character and culture of the school. This project was presented an award by Metal Architecture Magazine and The Metal Construction Association in 2004.