Berkshire Elementary

Client School District of Palm Beach County
Services
  • Programming
  • Architectural Design
  • Master Planning
  • Interior Design
  • Contract Administration
Status Completed in 2008
Success Created to replace an outdated building, this new primary school, the largest in Palm Beach County, celebrates state-of-the-art learning as well as the cultural heritage of its students.
Berkshire Elementary School

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.