As a follow up to its recently completed strategic plan, the Glen Urquhart School hired HMFH to develop a master plan for its K-8 campus. Since its founding 25 years ago, this independent school has adapted existing estate structures and added a multi-purpose building.
The master plan will develop a long-range vision for the 235-student campus and an organized plan for new construction as well as replacement and expansion of existing buildings. Most of its current programs are underhoused in inappropriate spaces. Without a master plan, the academic and administrative spaces have evolved without any overall organization, resulting in poor circulation, lack of adequate staff and faculty spaces, inaccessible facilities, and poorly planned adjacencies. In addition, traffic and parking conflict with pedestrian movement on the site. The challenge of the master plan design will be to create a campus plan to allow appropriate growth and create a strong campus image and sense of place, without losing the friendly and informal character of the school.