Burr Street Elementary School

Client Fairfield, Town Of
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

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

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

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

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.