For over 35 years, Gilbert Architects has been a full-service architectural firm devoted exclusively to planning and designing educational facilities for clients throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.
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 […]
Pottstown, PA
Ringing Rocks Elementary School consists of an original one-story structure built in 1961 with two subsequent additions in 1966 and 1989. This project involved renovation of the existing structure and creation of additional academic and cafeteria spaces. These changes help to address district-wide equity between the three elementary schools and provide the opportunity to offer […]
West Reading, PA
The West Reading Elementary Center was originally constructed in 1953 as a kindergarten through 6th grade facility that was supported by the adjacent high school which housed the cafeteria, administration, and library. Subsequent modifications to the building included renovations to the lower level to add a library, classrooms, and a full-service kitchen in 1968; the […]
Middletown, DE
In order to accommodate increasing enrollments in the district, Gilbert Architects was hired to design a new two-story elementary school for 820 students. The building is located on the southwest side of Bunker Hill Road adjacent to the new Appoquinimink Environmental Technologies Classroom. The first floor houses most of the public spaces including the administration, […]
Coatesville, PA
This new 750-student school was designed to reinforce the district’s elementary team teaching program and replace the existing Rainbow Elementary School. The learning lab configuration includes classrooms which are divided into four pods, with integrated special education classrooms. Each learning lab contains projection screens, science casework, and lab tables. The school also contains state-of-the-art technology, […]
Reading, PA
The new Millmont Elementary and 6th Grade Magnet School replaces the original on the same site. The original 1920’s structure housed 175 students and did not meet program and current code requirements, yet the building had been a neighborhood icon for generations. Although the decision was to replace the structure, the historical character of the […]
Swiftwater, PA
The new Swiftwater Elementary Center accommodates 1,200 students, grades K–5, on a parcel of land adjacent to the Swiftwater East campus. The school’s secured main entrance is directly adjacent to the administration office to receive visitors and is in close proximity to the guidance office and nurse’s area. The media center and adjacent computer lab […]
Stevensville, MD
Kent Island Elementary School was a single-story facility serving grades K–2 that was constructed in 1956. Multiple additions were constructed in 1961, 1970 and 1980 that increased the State Rated Capacity (SRC) to 445 students, but had resulted in an inefficient and disorganized layout. Gilbert Architects developed an educational specification for this facility to restructure […]