For over 30 years, Gilbert Architects Inc. has been a full-service architectural firm devoted exclusively to planning and designing educational facilities for clients throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.
Middletown, DE
In order to accommodate increasing enrollments in the district, Gilbert Architects was hired to design a new two-story elementary school for 840 students. The school is located on donated land in the Town of Whitehall, a new planned community of interconnected villages and hamlets. The architecture is designed to meet New Castle County Smart Growth […]
Fallston, MD
A feasibility study looked at four options for the existing Youth’s Benefit Elementary School complex. The existing campus consisted of a grades 1–2 primary center, a separate kindergarten building, and a 3–5 intermediate center. The site was overcrowded with over 1,000 students resulting in limited parking and severe congestion during arrival and dismissal. Multiple options […]
Wyncote, PA
The construction of the new Wyncote Elementary School replaced the existing 1950’s school on the same 5-acre site. This is the third elementary replacement school for the district designed to provide a 21st century learning environment for full-day Kindergarten through 4th grades. The consolidated footprint of this two-story, 550-student school provides additional space on the […]
Cheltenham, PA
Constructed in the 1950s, the existing elementary school was evaluated and deemed in need of major renovations due to failing systems and infrastructure. The cost of renovation and additions was compared to a new replacement school. Based on the proposed options, the board made the decision to raze the existing building and build a new […]
Middletown, DE
Mother Nature now has her very own classroom located on the Bunker Hill Elementary School campus. This outdoor environmental technologies classroom is the first in the Nation focusing on conservation and cutting-edge green technologies and teaching methods. The room, about 1,000 SF with two folding glass partition walls that open to the outdoors, is filled […]
Kennett Square, PA
The new 105,172 s.f. elementary school houses grades 1–5 and is located in the north/central portion of the Kennett Consolidated School District. The building is designed around five flexible grade-level pods with the ability to add an additional classroom to each grade level if necessary. The school’s architecture is designed to complement and blend into […]
York, PA
As a result of a district-wide facility study, the West York Area School District implemented a grade reconfiguration plan to consolidate the entire school district’s K–1 students into one school. Wallace Elementary School was originally built in 1952, with additions and renovations in 1991 and renovations in 2002. To accommodate the increase in enrollments, a two-story addition was added and […]
Jessup, MD
Bollman Bridge Elementary School is a one-story building that first opened in 1988. Additions to the school were constructed in 1994 and 2008 making the final gross square footage of the building 77,504 gsf. The original boiler was replaced in 1997 and a chiller was installed in 2008. The current State Rated Capacity of the […]
Glenside, PA
Although the Glenside Elementary School was a recognized structure in the community that held a great deal of sentiment, this 50+ year-old building was showing signs of disrepair. Failing mechanical systems, an energy-inefficient building envelope (no insulation at the roof and walls), and conditions that exasperate asthmatic concerns were driving factors causing the district to […]
Hagerstown, MD
Washington County Public Schools (WCPS) was experiencing and projecting significant enrollment growth in the southeastern portion of Hagerstown. Four of the existing elementary schools in the South High feeder district were over capacity. In order to accommodate this dramatic enrollment growth, WCPS developed a plan to create a 2-school elementary complex at the existing Eastern […]