Burr Street Elementary School

Client Town Of Fairfield
Expertise K–12 Education
Location Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Project Facts

Status Construction Complete
Completion Year 2004
Design Finish Year 2003
Size Site Area: 69,000 square feet Building Gross Area: 70,000 square feet
Collaborators

Turner Construction - San Francisco Brown Sardina Bruce J. Spiewak, Aia Allan Davis Assoc. Diblasi Associates, P.C. Altieri Sebor Wieber Llc Leggette, Brashears & Graham, Inc. The Huntington Company Llc Soil Testing Services, Inc. Environmental Land Solutions Llc Hrp Associates, Inc.

Project Facts

Status Construction Complete
Completion Year 2004
Design Finish Year 2003
Size Site Area: 69,000 square feet Building Gross Area: 70,000 square feet
Collaborators

Turner Construction - San Francisco Brown Sardina Bruce J. Spiewak, Aia Allan Davis Assoc. Diblasi Associates, P.C. Altieri Sebor Wieber Llc Leggette, Brashears & Graham, Inc. The Huntington Company Llc Soil Testing Services, Inc. Environmental Land Solutions Llc Hrp Associates, Inc.

Located on a heavily wooded site in rural Connecticut, this light-filled elementary school integrates nature into the day-to-day experiences of students. The building wraps a series of courtyards, creating outdoor learning spaces and ushering in natural light and air.

Kindergarten through fifth grade classrooms are located on the school’s east and west edges, with shared elements — a cafeteria, a gymnasium, art and music rooms, and a library/media center — in between. There are two primary entrances: a bus drop-off on the south, and a parent drop-off on the north. This configuration eliminates the need for a perimeter road, enabling classrooms to have views of wooded areas.