St. George's School, Newport, RI / Buell & Wheeler Dormitories
Completed:
1993
Size:
50,560 SF
Buell & Wheeler, two new faculty and student residences, completed the first phase of St. George's Campus Master Plan. Designed to reflect the stately grandeur of nearby Newport, they anchor the northeast corner of campus while offering sweeping views of the ocean to 64 students and six faculty families.
BSA Honor Award 1995
Project photography by Steve Rosenthal
"The project is wonderfully sited and appears to provide a nice closing to one end of the campus…There is clarity in the detail and particularly in the purposeful pointiness of the elevations…The architect has used great vocabulary for this context; there is an appropriate sense of solidity, good use of materials, and strong quality to the project..."
Jury Comments, 1995 BSA Honor Awards