Complete gut and (historic) renovation of a formerly closed Philadelphia public school
Complete repointing of exterior brick
All new windows
30 Classrooms
All new MEP’s
Cafeteria
Gymnasium
Outdoor playground
Kipp Whittier, completed in 2023 was also awarded the Grand Jury Award in 2024 from the Preservation Alliance. The Grand Jury Awards celebrate the highest level of achievement in historic preservation for:
Preserving/protecting historic resources in the built environment
Historic building restoration, rehabilitation, or adaptive re-use
Sympathetic new construction or additions associated with historic properties
Documentation of significant historic resources in the built environment
Out-of-ground project, on existing school campus, New library and additional classrooms, Several “student interactive” outside design elements
Gross Size:5000 ft 2
The Plymouth meeting friends school engaged becker & frondorf as a construction manager and james bradberry as a project architects to oversee the construction of a new campus building from basic site selection through project turn over. Axis construction was selected as one of the six general contractors to price this project effort. Axis was short listed as one of the three finalists, then later proven to be the qualified/successful bidder.
17 Week construction schedule, two story addition with skylights, 6000 SF of underground parking garage converted to classrooms and activity areas, $1.7m project.
Gross Size:22935 ft 2
Active school parking converted in two phases, includes of a two story addition with skylights to create a secondary entrance for added middle school children. 6000 sqft of underground parking garage converted to classrooms and activity areas. Classrooms were equipped with sliding barn doors with custom graphics and white boards to either close off the classes or open them up for an open air education style. Open ceiling concept with a black retrotherm coating on the ceilings to ease echo and add a taller ceiling element to the project.
20 week construction schedule, renovation of an office space to a school gymnasium. Equipped with a full size standard basketball court and high end finishes. Located in Philadelphia, PA 19133.
