Hawthorne Academy
Client: San Antonio ISD
Completion Date: Spring 2015
General Contractor: Bartlett Cocke
Project Size: 104,000 SF
Project Type: PreK-8th Grade - 750 students
MEP Engineer: Cleary Zimmermann
Civil Engineer: CDS Muery Services
Landscape Architect: Bender Wells Clark Design
Building Code/Life Safety: Protection Development, Inc.
Food Service: Food Service Design Professionals
New contemporary additions for classrooms and cafeteria compliment the historic 1923 Main Building whose interior was renovated and exterior restored. The circa 1923 Pre-K thru 8th grade academy was in need of major renovations and additions to handle expected future growth as well as to meet current district standards.
Additions include a new 28 Classroom Building and a new Cafeteria/Kitchen. Significant site work improves outdoor play areas, access and safety and provide better site circulation and student drop-off.
The tight urban campus was designed for active and passive play, school and after school programming, a teaching garden and interior courtyard for student dining while segregating student drop off, buses and service vehicles. Brick and decorative metal provide architectural binders, figuratively linking new and existing buildings