This project for a private club in Richmond, Virginia began with a master plan that studied options for updating and expanding the Club’s existing racquet sports (tennis and squash) and fitness facilities to provide additional amenities for a growing, diverse membership. The nearly 100,000 square-foot facility features a state-of-the art fitness center with five exercise studios, personal training and functional training space, a “fast casual” café restaurant, a teen center, racquet sports pro shop, spa, five Anderson squash courts (including a doubles court). Existing indoor tennis courts and locker rooms for both fitness and racquet sports were fully renovated. Interior design provided by Beatty & Brown. A special feature of the project is a new tennis viewing area that provides gathering space that links the racquet sports, dining and fitness areas of the building while providing views into the indoor tennis courts and connections to outdoor covered dining/gathering areas adjacent to outdoor courts.
Archive for May, 2019
Private Club in Richmond, VA
Tuesday, May 14th, 2019The Hotchkiss School
Wednesday, May 8th, 2019The Hotchkiss School is an independent, coeducational boarding school for 600 students in grades 9-12 located in Lakeville, Connecticut. Bowie Gridley Architects was commissioned to reimagine the school’s dining hall, which was constructed in 1948, to create a larger community dining and gathering venue that would celebrate Hotchkiss’s unique, highly sustainable, farm-to-table dining program. BGA led a highly collaborative programming process that engaged students, faculty, staff, alumni, and parents. This process generated great excitement and ownership of the project by the whole Hotchkiss community. BGA’s design approach seeks to preserve the warm, comfortable feeling of the main dining space that is fondly remembered by alumni and cherished by current students and faculty, while also providing a completely new, modern food service experience that connects the harvesting, preparation and serving of the food. The building’s exterior architecture has been redesigned to open the building’s interior to the exterior landscape, to enhance views outward, and act as a focal point for several adjacent prominent outdoor quads.
John Marshall Library
Friday, May 3rd, 2019Fairfax County selected Bowie Gridley Architects to undertake a Feasibility Study/Concept Design for the renovation and expansion of the John Marshall Library in Alexandria, VA. In addition to traditional library services, this space is a vital community resource that provides access to information, meeting space and venues for community events. The library was constructed in 1975 and was in dire need of modernization. The design for the renovation celebrates John Marshall Library’s role in the community by dramatically opening up the exterior of the building to showcase the interior spaces, and creating a new entrance that welcomes visitors.
The renovated building includes improved collections and seating areas, quiet and group study rooms, and expanded staff work areas. All HVAC, plumbing and electrical systems were completely redone to modern standards and all interior room finishes and furnishings were provided. The design features light-filled, extra-high spine that connects all the main functions of the building, and establishes a modern, welcoming feel along the street. The project is pending USGBC LEED Silver certification approval.
Mercersburg Hale Field House
Friday, May 3rd, 2019The new 66,000 sf Hale Field House is the largest indoor field house in the Mid-Atlantic Prep League. The facility houses a 200-meter track, four basketball courts overlaid with striping for four tennis courts, restrooms, storage, mechanical and lobby spaces. Other features include a drop-down tunnel cage for baseball, softball and golf practice, as well as a specifically designed lacrosse wall with a six-degree slope. The new field house is connected to the existing Nolde gym by a two-story lobby vestibule with a mezzanine floor level overlooking the interior of the field house. The field house was designed to achieve LEED Certification standards.
Flint Hill School
Friday, May 3rd, 2019The new 49,500 sf Middle School will be an Innovation Lab for the 7th and 8th grades, embracing experimentation and creativity. This exciting new environment will allow for questioning and exploration across the academic spectrum. Founded on 21st century learning principles, this school will fully support project-based learning in group and individual formats as well as other paradigms in the future. The industrial design of the building presents a flexible learning environment to allow for easy changes in space and curriculum. A long terrace incorporates seating overlooking the field.
