Greenwich Academy Upper School
Greenwich, Conn.
Skimore, Owings and Merrill

Glass Pavilions Replace a 50-year-old School Building

Located on a lovely 30-acre countrified setting, Greenwich Academy is a private K-12 school for girls with a total of 730 students. Part of a ten year plan to expand and update the school, this new facility will serve the 250 students of the upper school, grades 9-12, and replace a demolished 1950’s building. The new 42,000-square-foot building will serve as a highly visible landmark for the upper campus, and will house four new clusters for learning—science and math; the humanities; the arts; and the library, as well as nonacademic areas. Each will be architectural distinct.

The series of modern clear glass boxes set within a more solid building will weave together the architecture with the landscape. The uninterrupted landscape carpet of the upper campus is extended by the new facility, creating a new perimeter, overlooking a lake and fields. The expansion is expected to be completed in mid-2002.

Formal name of building:
The Greenwich Academy Upper School

Location:
Greenwich, Conn.

Gross square footage:
50,000 sq. ft.

Total construction cost:
$12.5 million

Owner:
Greenwich Academy

Architect's firm
Skimore, Owings and Merrill, LLP
14 Wall Street
New York, New York 10005
212.298.9300
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