Myrtilla Miner Elementary School

Awards:
• AIA Potomac Valley Chapter
   Grand Honor Award
• AIA Maryland, Honor Award
• Award of Excellence In Design, 
   Chief of Engineers USCOE
• Architectural Design, Masonry Institute 

Miner Elementary School is located on a compact site at 18th & F Streets, NE. This urban setting of a  2.5 acre site includes the Historic 1901 school, the new 2-story school, one play field and a combined bus loop and paved play.  

The historic portion of the original building remains on-site.  The new school has been designed to harmonize with this rich architectural context, picking up on the arched entry and the brick detailing. The classroom bays are expressed on the facade thus relating to the rhythm of the rowhouses in the surrounding community. 

The plan is organized along a Main Street that connects through the block, allowing access from both sides of the site. All community-use rooms (cafeteria, gym) are easily accessible for night-time use.  As the center of the academic space, the two-story media center connects to both floors and is day-lit from above. The classrooms and resource rooms are located along a short loop circulation that wraps around the media center.