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65 <br />Berkshire School <br />This new primary school, with a $23.5 million construction budget, was planned to <br />include 148,000 SF with a state-of-the-art media center, eight kindergarten classrooms, <br />20 primary classrooms, 16 intermediate classrooms, food service and dining facilities, <br />special classrooms for ESE, resource, and skills development, music and art rooms, <br />and physical education amenities. The largest elementary school in Palm Beach County, <br />Berkshire occupies a tight site. By pushing the building complex to the site’s perimeter, an <br />impressive civic presence was created along the building’s public face. The Mediterranean <br />architectural style and ethnic murals reflect and pay homage to the students’ Hispanic <br />heritage. The campus offers unique features, such as an open-air stage for performances, <br />grade-level educational gardens, and bridge access to a library open to the community in <br />the evening, while keeping educational spaces secured. <br />Client School District of Palm Beach <br />County <br />Services Master Planning <br />Programming <br />Architectural Design <br />Interior Design <br />Contract Administration <br />Status Completed in 2008 <br />Success Created to replace an outdated <br />building, this new primary school, <br />the largest in Palm Beach County, <br />celebrates state-of-the-art learning <br />as well as the cultural heritage of its <br />students. <br />New Construction <br />Award <br />Most Outstanding <br />Learning Environment <br />Study