Rebirth of a campus classic

Phillips Academy

ARC’s design team transformed an aging infirmary building into a warm and welcoming residence hall for students and faculty. To achieve the client’s goals, ARC developed a creative adaptive reuse program to:
• Maintain the historic integrity and aesthetic beauty of the 1934 Georgian building
• Work within the limited existing conditions and budget to find solutions to adapt the nonresidential building into student bedrooms, lounge spaces, and faculty residences

Presentation Mode

Repurposing this historic campus building challenged us to delicately balance modern functionality and contemporary design with maintaining its historic integrity. We achieved this objective for Phillips Academy while also integrating bright, spacious contemporary design qualities.

Peter Reiss, AIA, LEED AP, Principal with ARC

Small additions at each end of Chase Hall created a new entry for faculty apartments and replaced the original ambulance drop-off area with a practical, welcoming student entry

Photography: Warren Patterson Photography

Project

Chase House Residence Hall at Phillips Academy

Location

Andover, MA

Size

30,000 SF