Creating Healing Spaces
Private High School Health and Wellness Centers – Groton, MA
Known for its exceptional academics, this rural private high school had an initiative to upgrade its Health and Wellness Centers, which are housed in two separate buildings. Students live on campus, and the school recognized the importance of instilling healthfulness into the daily experience.
The two projects were constructed concurrently over nine weeks of summer break, a tight schedule that required the entire team to be organized and decisive with construction administration. We established a proactive working relationship with the Owner’s Project Manager and the builders that completed the two projects in time for the Fall semester.
LOCATION
Groton, MA
SIZE
4,500 SF Wellness
2,000 SF Health
CONTRACTOR
Timberline Construction Co. & Berkeley Building Co.
MEPFP ENGINEER
BLW Engineers
PHOTOGRAPHY
Elisif Brandon
ROLE
Full Architectural Services
The Wellness Center was relocated from another part of campus and positioned next to the school’s Counseling Suite. We reconfigured an existing corridor to create pockets of intimate rooms complemented with a Wellness Commons room. The common room, with its wood slat wall, offers an inviting and fun space for students to decompress.
We expanded the Health Center onto the second floor above the existing center. This provided the school with more flexibility and added space to meet increased demand since the Covid-19 pandemic. Expanding to the second floor allowed us to capitalize upon the unique geometry of the existing building. We fitted its small rooms with custom fold-down desks.
