K-12 Public, Addition

Woodland Elementary School, Plainfield, NJ

This addition of 31,000 square feet doubles the size of Woodland Elementary School, serving 500 students. Our work includes renovation of the existing building.

As Prime Architect, we designed the new wing to connect the arms of the existing Y-shaped building to form a triangle, creating an inner courtyard and circulation loop.  The loop reduces the travel path to shared spaces—gymnasium, cafeteria and auditorium—located at the triangle’s three intersection points.

Specifications for low v.o.c. finishes, flooring materials with recycled content and demolition debris recycling were developed to meet sustainable building goals.