Berkshire Elementary
West Palm Beach, FL
This new primary school, with a $23.5 million construction budget, was planned to include 148,000 SF with a state-of-the-art media center, eight kindergarten classrooms, 20 primary classrooms, 16 intermediate classrooms, food service and dining facilities, special classrooms for ESE, resource, and skills development, music and art rooms, and physical education amenities. The largest elementary school in Palm Beach County, Berkshire occupies a tight site. By pushing the building complex to the site's perimeter, an impressive civic presence was created along the building's public face. The Mediterranean architectural style and ethnic murals reflect and pay homage to the students' Hispanic heritage. The campus offers unique features, such as an open-air stage for performances, grade-level educational gardens, and bridge access to a library open to the community in the evening, while keeping educational spaces secured.
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