KSS Architects - Special Needs Capabilities

KSS ARCHITECTSCAPABILITIES OCTOBER 2016

IDEAS AND ACTIONS

THE IDEAS THAT INSPIRE DESIGN ARETHE SAME IDEAS THAT DESIGN IMPACTS.

DESIGNING FOR AUTISMAt KSS, our collaborative, thoughtful and client- We build for success. We believe that environmentscentered approach is particularly effective can fundamentally alter the behavior of individualsin the design of state-of-the-art facilities with ASD, and that, all too often, individuals findto host innovative programs for the special themselves struggling against the parameters ofneeds community. Early on and throughout the a space. Building ASD-friendly environments hasprocess, we work closely with staff, teachers, become part of our vocabulary.administrators, and foundation leaders to envisionhow the populations served will effectively learn in, We are advocates–in defining leading-edgelive in, and experience the spaces we conceive. frameworks for building for individuals with ASD at Eden’s Princeton campus, our design teamWe combine our expertise and experience with lobbied for codes that would allow smaller, moreour clients to identify cutting-edge ideas and comfortable therapy spaces.best practices. Whether for daycare, clinics,K-12 education and outreach, assisted, group, or We are researchers—our inquiry into authenticindependent, self-determined living, we understand innovation for ASD-friendly building, such asthe unique challenges that arise when designing for our Center for Adult Autism Services at Rutgerspeople with special needs and we have succeeded University, spans the psychology of walking loopsin helping advocacy and community service groups to technical aspects of acoustics and lighting.develop new facilities that inform social policy,establish new models, and make a real, tangible We are participants—our process is an arc thatdifference. bends toward collective, interactive design of environments to support institutes, individuals, and purpose.

ENGAGEMENT INNOVATION STEWARDSHIP WELLNESS TRANSFORMATION URBANIZATION COMPLEXITYWe are well-versed in national research that defines choice, and enhancing dignity. Further, we fullythe front edge of building for individuals with ASD. recognize that the Center is dedicated to supportingWe have adapted strategies from the authoritative not only individuals with ASD, but also the studentArizona State University report, Advancing Full participants and researchers dedicated to expandingSpectrum Housing, and regularly incorporate lessons knowledge and best practices surrounding ASD.learned from nationally renowned projects such as Thus, our perceptual expertise needs to be marriedSweetwater Spectrum, Hillside House, First Place with a thorough understanding of the educationalArizona and The Center for Discovery. Through process applied by the Center’s staff, educators, andextensive research and project experience, we have researchers.developed an architectural response to UniversalDesign that supports the full learning potential Our architectural responses, inspiredfor individuals with ASD on their journey to live by Universal Design, support the fullindependent and fulfilling lives. potential of individuals with ASD– enriching their path to independentOur expertise in the perceptual needs of individuals and fulfilling lives.with ASD has manifested itself in an adaptivearchitectural language with such considerationsas sensory sensitivity, durability, safety, creating

BANCROFTA CASE STUDY IN DESIGN FOR SPECIAL NEEDSAt Bancroft’s campus, KSS designed to make and navigation system intentionally transition fromthe most of Bancroft’s convenient access to private residences to public areas, a secondarytransportation networks as well as vocational transition is cued: that from comfort zone to growthopportunities within the nearby office park and zone, from home-life comfort to life-skill learning.adjacent retail businesses. Furthermore, the new Nature, a proven collaborator in learning, easescampus is surrounded by farm fields, streams and transition and promotes balance by maintaining aa pond. These environmental features inspired the constant presence. Both indoors and out, sensorydesign of the transitional housing, organized around learning opportunities abound.a series of outdoor rooms with varied scales andpurposes. Views and pathways link these rooms, CREATING NURTURED TRANSITIONScreating a sensory trail forming a natural, protective FOR GROWTH AND SUCCESSedge to the walkable, explorable campus. Programming plays a significant role in supportingThe overarching concept of Bancroft’s campus is to transitions at Bancroft – the Campus is whollycreate balance and support transition by connecting designed with a community center as its heart,to nature. The design is predicated upon Bancroft’s drawing individuals towards engagement. “Theholistic concept of balancing needs, comfort and Commons”, a 24/7 facility, includes the Vocationalpersonal growth for each student and thoughtfully Village, the Conference and Training Center, andnurturing each individual’s transition in a sensory- spaces for arts, music, and fitness, such as therich setting. Transitional architecture, in step recreation and therapy pool. The Commons is awith nature, builds a supportive and innovative shared resource among students, residents, families,framework promoting student, teacher, caregiver, staff, and public—and a highly collaborative, greatlyand family success. As the new campus’s architecture used area. Additionally, The Commons houses a clinic and dental and medical center providing both in- and outpatient services to care for residents’ health and well-being. The Lindens, the most intensive residential units, are grouped as a serene discreet quadrangle. Program elements include a smaller group of more secluded homes in a natural setting with semi-private gardens to provide private opportunities for families to spend time together. The Transitional Housing area groups homes along the quadrangle with uninterrupted views to the Commons Building, the Vocational Village and the School – providing a clear, visual connection to community. For these residents, days begin and end in the close comfort of their homes grouped along the green.

LINDENS HOUSING QUAD BEHAVIORAL CLINIC JOB TRAININGTRANSITIONAL LIVING VOCATIONAL VILLAGE LIFE SKILLS & TRANSITIONAL PROGRAM MEDICAL & DENTAL CLINIC TRAINING CENTER ELEMENTARY & HIGH SCHOOLPeople are always looking for the single magic The Bancroft School houses a multitude ofbullet that will totally change everything. There classrooms ranging from Early Education to Highis no single magic bullet. School/Vocational. These flexible classrooms adapt to meet the diverse needs of each student. The- Temple Grandin academic environments are complimented by therapeutic, life-skill, social and playtime settings. Walking paths to the Commons Building, for school, activities and friends, become open and accessible, Coming full circle, it is the Commons Building visually cuing transitions to learning and working. that draws community together – from the more Beyond the classrooms and activity rooms, public sheltered wings of the school, to the mock set- space expands to encourage engagement with ups of the Vocational Village – program elements friends, family and guests. Sessions and days close here visualize progression—witnessing challenges, with the return to the comfortable and familiar. celebrating success. The programming of the Each day’s journey builds knowledge and trust – key Commons provides innumerable nodes of interaction, ingredients for growth. capitalizing on every opportunity for residents to engage: a shared meal, a greeting in a corridor, a cacophony of musical instruments, embodying Bancroft as a sensory-rich, diverse, forward-looking community.





BANCROFTNEW CAMPUS MASTER PLAN“One world. For everyone.” For nearly 130 years, linked by views and pathways. These buildings andBancroft has been a leader in breaking down a sensory trail will form natural protective edgesboundaries for individuals with neurological to the pedestrian campus, with vehicular trafficchallenges, autism, and intellectual and and parking located along the perimeter. Key todevelopmental disabilities. To progress with its the success of the campus is the introductioninnovative continuum of care and to unlock each of a commons building that creates synergiesperson’s full potential for lifelong learning and between the education and housing programs andfulfillment, Bancroft is relocating programs on their provides nodes of interaction with the surrounding16 acre Haddonfield campus to a new 30 acre campus. community.With a focus on life skills and job training, the new The Commons houses a clinic and medical/dentalcampus will provide state-of-the-art facilities for center providing both in- and outpatient services.the Bancroft School, the Lindens, and Transitional Caring for the students’ well-being is paramount,Housing in 178,000 square feet of space. Its buildings and the on-site clinic offers an environment wherewill be organized around a series of outdoor rooms participants can access necessary services in a safe,which will serve a variety of scales and purposes, comfortable setting.Location: New JerseySize: 178,000 sf; 90 acresFeatures: Clinic, Medical/Dental Center, Classrooms, Housing, Pool, Early education and intervention, Elementary school, High school, Commons, Sensory space/therapy rooms, Food Service, Gym/motor rooms, Wawa, Welcome center, Lindens Crisis Housing, Transitional step-down housingContact: Dennis Morgan, 856.524.7514







RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEYCENTER FOR ADULT AUTISM SERVICESAt a time when 1 in 68 children in the U.S. is to meet programmatic needs. One building willdiagnosed with ASD, a rate that has increased include elements such as staff offices, professionalalmost 100% in the last ten years, it is more vital kitchen equipment, state-of-the-art computers andthan ever to develop new models that rise to technology, and dedicated life skills teaching areas.the challenge of providing services to an ever- It will also house the Workday Program to provideincreasing population of adults with ASD. Rutgers’ 50 to 60 adult participants with prevocational,Center for Adult Autism Services’ integrated vocational, and recreational opportunities.approach to service, research, and trainingprograms will serve as a groundbreaking model. The Pilot Residential Program will be housed in aThe resulting design will facilitate a seamless second building to accommodate 20 adults withorchestration of these complementary programs ASD and 20 Rutgers graduate students livingand mirror Rutgers’ interdisciplinary approach to side-by-side. Consisting of one-, two-, three-,addressing the real-life, complex issues of ASD. and four-bedroom residences, each with its own kitchen, dining, living, and laundry rooms, theThe picturesque Douglass Campus and surrounding Center will mark a new step in creating a living andneighborhood will be home to the Center for learning community with services tailored to meetAdult Autism Services, with two new buildings individual needs.Location: New Brunswick, New JerseySize: Residential: 36,000 sf; Day Center: 9,000 sfFeatures: Residential housing, Day center, Common areas, Outdoor quad, Offices, Technology center, Teaching kitchen

RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD RUGTERS CAAS DOUGLASS CAMPUSLIFE SKILLS VOCATIONALThe Rutgers Center for Adult Autism GUIDING PRINCIPALSServices (CAAS) will be situatedat the strategic intersection of Universal design for developmentally disabled.campus and the adjacent residential Size spaces to accommodate motor skills, movement and high staffneighborhood, offering participantsunique access to vocational training to participant ratio.on campus and life skill learning Design to provide access to nature, natural light, rhythmic order and routine.opportunities in the community. Provide control of sensory environment. Individuals with autism are sensitive to lighting, acoustics, and temperature. Incorporate spaces to “let off steam” and places to escape. Circulation patterns should be clear, orienting and easily navigated to reduce difficulty with transitions. Avoid long double loaded or dead end corridors and hard turns. Technology is used for navigation, communication and fun. Buildings must be modular, and flexible to satisfy continually improving programs. Spatial layout should be easily understood by providing clear visual access into and between rooms. Minimize visual and physical clutter. Provide private staff areas. Connect shared spaces and allow proximity without active engagement.

EDEN AUTISM CENTEREDEN WERCS ADULT SERVICES CENTEREden Autism Services reached out to KSS with together to learn culinary skills and preparethe need to renovate an empty office building community meals. Two welcoming, light-filledshell to accommodate two adjoining day centers common areas gather participants each morningfor adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). and offer informal social space before individualsSelected for our long-standing relationship with filter into warm, colorful classrooms with bountifulEden and expertise in ASD-responsive design, KSS storage space for specialized educational materials.configured Eden WERCS with a focus on spacesto environmentally address the needs of Eden’s As a leader in public outreach, Eden offers on-siteclients and employees. Building the project around training for schoolteachers, healthcare workers,a new kitchen core, KSS emphasized comfort and and related professionals who regularly interactdurability during the design process. An ample with individuals with ASD. A new generous trainingcommercial kitchen, outfitted with duplicate, room at Eden WERCS facilitates this socially urgentheavy-duty appliances and furnishings, serves as aspect of Eden’s program, improving the public’sthe heart of the campus, bringing participants understanding of and response to ASD.Location: Hamilton, New JerseySize: 17,700 sf renovationFeatures: Commercial kitchen, Classrooms, Living rooms/gathering areas, Restrooms, Offices, Exercise room



EDEN FAMILY OF SERVICESEDUCATION AND OUTREACH CENTERThe Eden Institute, the founding program of KSS collaborated with Eden to design the newthe private nonprofit organization Eden Family school, which incorporates “best practices” includingof Services, provides families and their children a sensory motor room and weight room. Theaffected by autism with year-round educational school centers on its vocational and therapy areas,and outreach services. Impressed with the envisioned as a house and an office. The house, aorganization’s mission and role in the community, space for students to learn routine activities suchKSS was honored to help Eden find a new home. as making their bed, also has lounge areas. The office serves as a vocational resource for learningDetermined to give Eden the best location and design, how to perform administrative work. A school store,KSS identified and analyzed many sites and eventually in partnership with Wawa, gives older studentsselected a site on the periphery of Princeton Forrestal experience in retail and public interaction. TheVillage, a mixed-use development. The environment L-shaped building is configured around a centralprovides teachers and students a strong sense of courtyard for younger students to play and explore.community, shared athletic and event resources, aswell as ample open space and walking trails.Location: Princeton, New JerseySize: 38,300 sf (12,900 sf renovation; 25,400 sf addition)Construction Cost: $8 millionFeatures: Classrooms, Therapy rooms, Exercise Room, Gymnasium, Administration offices, Cafeteria, ClinicRecognition: AIA New Jersey Merit Award 2013Contact: Thomas McCool, 609.240.1742



THE CALAIS SCHOOLADDITION AND RENOVATIONThe Calais School provides a safe and inspiring KSS made careful design decisions thatlearning community for students with special accomplished very much with very little, withoutneeds. It occupied a schoolhouse last renovated compromising quality. For example, the designin the 1940s that had nostalgic charm but fell clads the new three-story addition with prizedshort of meeting the school’s evolving needs. The materials, like cast stone, in areas of high visibility,executive board wanted to update their school, but while cladding the remainder in durable brickwas stumped on how to achieve ambitious goals masonry. The project completely reorganizedon a standard not-for-profit organization’s budget. internal circulation to meet the school’s needsImpressed by the school’s mission, KSS Architects more effectively and to improve wayfindingworked closely with the school and project team for occupants. The master planning has vastlyto meet Calais’ numerous goals beyond design by improved the relationships among student groupsdeveloping economical strategies and solutions to by allowing students to develop areas they canmake the project a reality. proudly call their own.Location: Whippany, New JerseySize: 30,000 sf existing/15,000 sf additionConstruction Cost: $5.2 millionFeatures: New entry lobby, Administrative and nursing suites, Kindergarten classroom, Science laboratory, Language and math classrooms

THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL MASTER PLAN AND RENOVATIONWhen the Community School—a private school than construction of a new addition. The newdedicated to helping children with learning internal reconfiguration brings classrooms updisabilities and attention deficits—sought from the basement, providing daylight in theto improve the efficiency and effectiveness learning environment, and creates a seriesof its K-8 school, it teamed up with KSS of smaller, more regularly sized classroomsto decide if an addition was the best way to better accommodate the class size centralto go. After completing a campus master to the school’s mission. By “thinking like anplan, KSS recommended that reconfiguring owner,” KSS developed a solution that improveswithin the school’s existing footprint would the efficiency and effectiveness of Communityactually be more effective and economical Schools’ space, while saving valuable resources.Location: Teaneck, New JerseyProgram: New K-8 schoolSize: 27,200 sf (existing); 29,900 sf (addition)Features: Classrooms, music instruction, library

GOTTESMAN RTW ACADEMYNEW CAMPUS MASTER PLAN & DESIGNGottesman RTW Academy (GRTWA) was founded walls of Jerusalem, while vertical wooden slatsin 1967 and serves approximately 225 children from filter light through the common space, echoing theearly childhood education through eighth grade. To surrounding landscape of mature trees - carefullyachieve the school’s mission of academic excellence preserved during construction. 60-75% of energyand nurturing students in an environment infused consumed by GRTWA is provided by a rooftop solarwith the thoughtfulness & richness of Jewish life, photovoltaic system and tracked by a display near theKSS designed the new 48,000 sf educational facility science center. A kosher kitchen provides consciouswith emphasis on connectivity with the environment, eating programs and onsite opportunities forsustainability, community, Jewish culture, and religious and religious programs. A vegetable gardenflexibility in dynamic learning environments. harmonizes farm-to-table practice and ceremonial Judaic herbs, embodying GRTWA’s gracefulEmerging from the highest point on the hill top, the combination of spiritual and educational growth.new school rises from the glacier-formed bedrockbelow. The exterior concrete alludes to the stoneLocation: Randolph, New JerseyProgram: K-8, early childhood educationSize: 48,000 sfFeatures: Classrooms, Sanctuary, Auditorium



1. Lobby 12 OF FAITH10 10 10 14 EDUCATIONALLY INNOVATIVE2. Dining3. Gymnasium 15 11 At the heart of this project is an intimate understanding of4. Arts 11 how Gottesman RTW Academy infuses learning, nature, and5. Kitchen 12 community with the Jewish faith:6. Garden7. Sanctuary 9 10 10 10 10 • Cream-colored cement panels clad the exterior in an aesthetic8. Library that emulates Israel’s Western Wall—the school has even the9. Administration Second Floor same number of courses as the Western Wall does at its highest10. Classroom point. The color of the façade was matched to on-site rock11. Pre-School outcroppings.12. Commons13. Science Lab • Included in the exterior facade of the gym is a stone that14. Lounge emulates the Western Stone, the monolithic mass that is15. Conference the largest stone in the Western Wall. Historically one of the largest building blocks in the world, the Western Stone is one 8 10 10 10 of the heaviest objects ever lifted by people without powered machinery—evoking it at the base of the gymnasium wall is a4 12 nod to both perspiration and inspiration. 4 10 10 10 • Twelve small and humble square punch windows are scattered 4 9 throughout the project, reflecting the twelve tribes of Israel. 1 3 First Floor 7 5 26 10’2 0’ 40’ 60’ 100’



LEARNING A PLACE WHERE NATURE AND NURTURE GO HAND-IN- HAND INVESTIGATE EXPERIMENT COLLABORATE Nature transcends boundaries in the form of Gottesman’s approach toACTIVIT Y NUT food for meals and food for thought. The Judaic concept of “tikkun olam”, RITION repairing the world, is expressed in the project’s approach to the methods FAITH in which students learn about the natural cycle from planting, to harvest, to VEG. GARDEN ENVIROMENTAL KITCHEN cooking and composting. COMPOST DINING SCIENCE • The farm-to-table experience begins with an aromatic garden for growing SUSTAINABILITY vegetables and traditional ceremonial herbs. An outdoor classroom in its own right, the garden area is where the seeds of intentional and thoughtful HEALTH learning about the cultural relationship to both land and food is cultivated.LEARNING NUTRITION ACTIVITY • Two kitchens, to maintain kosher processes, serve as a central gathering location in the building, in essence the “hearth and home”. • Near the kitchens and garden is a compost area where students can participate in the process of breaking down organic matter into humus that can be remixed into the garden soil.



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KSS ARCHITECTS FIRM HISTORY EXPERTS KSS Architects is a full-service architecture, AT BUILDING BONDS BETWEEN planning, and interior design firm in Princeton, New Jersey and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. PEOPLE, PROJECT, CLIENT, Since our founding in Princeton in 1983, KSS AND COMMUNITY Architects has matured, growing in size, abilities, and ambitions. KSS today has a staff of near RELATIONSHIPS that are lasting 60 talented and dedicated design professionals passionate about creating built environments that We believe that deep human relationships are the stimulate commerce, learning, and community. heart of all great architecture. We value building those relationships as much as the building ofWE THINK LIKE OWNERS GUIDANCE through the process stone and steel. We are experts at building bonds between people and project, client and community.STEWARDING ALL Our clients are leaders in the fields of business, Our firm creates design solutions that facilitate RESOURCES industry, education, development, cultural and and celebrate these interwoven relationships, social impact. They call us their trusted advisor creating rich and rewarding communities. because we have honed a process of ideation, built upon intensive listening, deep research, and DESIGN that inspires collaborative imagining. We think like owners, stewarding all the resources of the project to the Architecture, when steeped in expertise greatest return. We have earned the trust of our and insight, can affect meaningful change— clients to lead them through challenges, manage transforming the heart of the matter beyond the process, and exceed their goals with design metal and mortar, into empowerment, creativity, that inspires and execution that delivers. knowledge and achievement. Thoughtful detail imbedded in a structure cultivates change - INNOVATION in the intersections  meaningful and lasting change. We consistently use creativity to turn opportunity into reality. We are relentless and fearless in our re-imagining of what places can be, creating meaningful innovation that realizes many goals at once. Although we face a world more complex than ever before, our inquisitive minds and deep expertise provide the unique ability to solveRELENTLESS IN REIMAGINING challenges with elegant, effective solutions that goWHAT PLACES CAN BE beyond single paradigm design.

MERILEE MEACOCK AIA, PP, LEED AP KSS ARCHITECTS | PARTNERPROFESSIONAL MERITS Merilee is a design leader in the education community. She has assisted large and small organizations find new building sites, made recommendations for“Community Revitalization: The Restorative Properties of planning new campuses, and designed improvements to make current buildings Schools,” Planning for Higher Education Journal. Vol. 43 more functional and dynamic. An excellent communicator, she often organizes Num. 4, July-September 2015. and leads a team approach to the design and construction of buildings and campuses. Her broad-minded yet pragmatic ideas pave the way to handle“Across the Generations: Addressing the Elephants Still challenges related to the planning, design, and construction of many project in the Room,” Panelist: Groundbreaking Women in types adeptly. She helps clients realize their highest potential by creating a Construction, 2015 legacy of places that is inspirational, comfortable and functional for all.AIA-New Jersey, Architect of the Year, 2014 RELEVANT EXPERIENCENJBIZ 50 Best Women in Business, Honoree, 2012.“Bringing Education into the Mix.” School Construction Bancroft, South Jersey Campus Relocation Build with Purpose, Golden Door Charter School; Obama Green Charter School News. 2010. Canyon-Agassi Charter School Facilities Fund, KIPP Philadelphia, KIPP“Transforming Lives and Communities: Successful Planning Philadelphia Elementary Academy, Addition and Renovation Strategies for Starting a Charter School.” National Civic Builders, Hyde Leadership Charter High School; Great Oaks High School; Alliance for Public Charter Schools conference. 2009.“The Good Neighbor: Looking to Mission-Based Initiatives to Newark Legacy Chart School Develop Programs for the Future.” SCUP Mid Atlantic. 2008. Cranbury K-8 School, Gymnasium, Classrooms and Entry, Addition and Renovation“How Design Works for You.” http://howdesignworks.aia. Eden Autism Services, Eden Institute, Special Needs School org/casestudy-school.asp. Gottesman RTW Academy, New K-8 SchoolYoung Architect of the Year, AIA New Jersey, 2003 Inquiry School, Master Plan and Renovation; Science ClassroomArchitectural Consultant, LEED for Schools; National P.S. 55, Jonathan Rose Green Bronx Machine Committee, U.S. Green Building Council KIPP Philadelphia, Fitzsimons Test Fit; Stanton Renovations; WestmorelandPrinceton Future New Jersey City University, University Academy Charter High School; WestChair, Zoning Board, Cranbury Township Side Theatre, Renovation New Jersey Schools Development Authority, Barnegat Board of Education, Lillian M. Dunfee Elementary School Princeton Friends School, Study RBH Group, AeroFarms RBH Group, Teachers Village, Chen School; Discovery Charter School; Great Oaks Charter School;TEAM Charter Schools, SPARK Academy Rutgers University, 15 Washington Arts Space; Hahne & Co. Building Adaptive Reuse TEAM Charter Schools, Newark Collegiate Academy TEAM Charter Schools, Littleton The Calais School, Addition and Renovation The Harmony Schools, Daycare Center The Mathematics, Civics and Sciences Charter School, Renovation & Addition Uncommon Schools, 15th Avenue; 310 Sherman Avenue; 377 Washington; Haddon Avenue K-8; Mt. Ephraim; North Star Academy Charter School, Addition and Renovation Widener Partnership Charter School, Widener University EDUCATION Bachelor of Architecture and Bachelor of Science, The Pennsylvania State University

PROFESSIONAL MERITS MATTHEW H. MCCHESNEY AIA, LEED APChair of the Lawrenceville Main Street Organization KSS ARCHITECTS | PARTNER Clients know Matt for his ability to listen to their needs, understand their values, and create spaces where they can maximize their potential. As he leads projects from design to construction, he strives to balance the client’s objectives with the demands of budgets, site restrictions, and scheduling. His technical understanding of the built environment allows him to design intricate solutions that range from complex renovations and additions to highly specialized laboratory buildings. With all projects, he strives to integrate both simple and complex systems that minimize architecture’s impact on the environment and help preserve resources for future generations. RELEVANT EXPERIENCE Bancroft, South Jersey Campus Relocation Canyon-Agassi Charter School Facilities Fund, University Heights Civic Builders, Hyde Leadership Charter High School Cranbury K-8 School, Gymnasium, Classrooms and Entry, Addition and Renovation Gottesman RTW Academy, New K-8 School Inquiry School, Master Plan and Renovation; Science Classroom KIPP Philadelphia, Fitzsimons Test Fit KIPP Philadelphia, Stanton Renovations KIPP Philadelphia, Westmoreland New Jersey Schools Development Authority and Barnegat Board of Education, Lillian M. Dunfee Elementary School New Jersey Schools Development Authority and Vineland Board of Education, Vineland Middle School #2 Princeton University, Lewis Center for the Arts, Dance and Visual Arts Departments, Addition and Renovation RBH Group, Teachers Village, Chen School RBH Group, Teachers Village, Discovery Charter School RBH Group, Teachers Village, Great Oaks Charter School RBH Group, Teachers Village, TEAM Charter Schools, SPARK Academy Rutgers University, 15 Washington Arts Space Rutgers University, Biomedical Engineering Building Rutgers University, Hahne & Co. Building Adaptive Reuse Rutgers University, Zimmerli Art Museum, Dodge Collection Addition TEAM Charter Schools, Newark Collegiate Academy The College of New Jersey, School of Arts and Sciences, Master Plan The Community School, Feasibility Study and Alterations Uncommon Schools, 15th Avenue Uncommon Schools, 377 Washington Uncommon Schools, Haddon Avenue K-8 Uncommon Schools, Mt. Ephraim Uncommon Schools, North Star Academy Charter School, Addition and Renovation EDUCATION Bachelor of Architecture, Syracuse University

MAYVA DONNON AIA, LEED AP KSS ARCHITECTS | PRINCIPALPROFESSIONAL MERITS Mayva has experience on projects from large-scale institutional master plan work to detailed design documentation. A leader in integrating buildingGuest Juror, University of Pennsylvania, Dept. of Architecture information modeling (BIM) into daily practice, Mayva coordinated theGuest Juror, Philadelphia University, Dept.of Architecture implementation of BIM technology on one of the office’s largest projects, aSouth Street West Civic Association, Board Member new campus center for Lawrence University.Moderator “Elevating Minds by Expanding the Classroom Mayva was drawn to architecture because it presents opportunities to tackle and Engaging the Community”, SCUP Mid-Atlantic 2014 a range of challenges that demand practical and creative solutions. Her love for the design process and the rigors of architectural practice make her adept at balancing the technical aspects with the human side of design. She thrives in problem solving, carefully translating the needs and desires of clients into thoughtful architecture. RELEVANT EXPERIENCE Abington Friends School, Gym Expansion Study Bancroft, South Jersey Campus Relocation Beeber, The Inquiry School at Beeber Campbells Soup Company, Day Care Canyon-Agassi Charter School Facilities Fund, University Heights KIPP Philadelphia, KIPP Philadelphia Westmoreland Academy, Addition and Renovation Civic Builders, Hyde Leadership Charter High School Inquiry School, Master Plan and Renovation Inquiry School, Science Classroom KIPP Philadelphia, Fitzsimons Test Fit KIPP Philadelphia, Stanton Renovations KIPP Philadelphia, Westmoreland Lawrence University, Richard and Margot Warch Campus Center The Community School, Alterations The Mathematics, Civics and Sciences Charter School, Renovation and Addition RBH Group, Teachers Village, Discovery Charter School RBH Group, Teachers Village, TEAM Charter Schools, SPARK Academy Uncommon Schools, 15th Avenue Uncommon Schools, Haddon Avenue K-8 Uncommon Schools, Mt. Ephraim Uncommon Schools, North Star Academy Charter School, Addition and Renovation Widener Partnership Charter School, Widener University EDUCATION Bachelor of Arts in Architecture, Cum Laude, University of California, Berkeley Regents & Chancellor’s Scholarship, University of California, Berkeley Master of Architecture, University of Pennsylvania Arthur Spayd Brooke Bronze Medal, Department of Architecture, University of Pennsylvania, for excellence in Architectural Design E. Lewis Dales Traveling Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania Lewis Davis Merit Scholarship, University of Pennsylvania

PROFESSIONAL MERITS JULIET GELDI RAE. Lewis Dales Traveling Fellowship KSS ARCHITECTS | ARCHITECTPart of Grand Prize winning team, Van Alen Institute’s Juliet has a diverse design background that includes museum and exhibit design, stormwater management planning, and time spent as a principal of a “Urban Voids” Competition small firm focused on high-end residential projects. Juliet came to KSS to return to work on public buildings. She holds to the modernist belief that beauty can enhance people’s lives, and that the beauty that comes from a well-designed building should be accessible to all people. She enjoys the sense of energy working at KSS that comes from seeing the team empowered to positively contribute to the work of the firm. Within architecture, materials and detailing are her favorite part of the design process. Juliet devotes volunteer time as the founding Vice-Chair of a new community organization, East Falls Forward, focused upon improving commercial development in her home neighborhood to maximize its potential as a sustainable, walkable community. She also serves on the design committee of the East Falls Development Corporation. RELEVANT EXPERIENCE Bancroft, South Jersey Campus Relocation The College of New Jersey, Brower Student Center, Renovation & Addition Temple University, Faculty & Student Center, Renovation University of Pennsylvania, Pennovation Center Kean University / Ocean County College, Gateway Building, LEED Silver Villanova University, Fedigan Residence Hall, LEED Gold Renovation Villanova University, Sullivan & Sheehan Residence Halls, LEED Silver Renovation Birthplace of Country Music Museum, Bristol, VA, Exhibit and Interior Design Coleman-Emrich Residence, Philadelphia, PA, Renovation & Addition Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA Le Meridien Hotel, Philadelphia, PA Overbrook Golf Club, Villanova, PA Parc Rittenhouse Residence, Philadelphia, PA Point Breeze Green Infrastructure Study, Philadelphia Water Department, Stormwater Design Rittenhouse South Residence, Philadelphia, PA, Renovation Sunnybrook Golf Club, Plymouth Meeting, PA Tactile Design Group, Philadelphia, PA, Planning & Design The Studio @ 2.0 University Place, Philadelphia, PA, Planning & Interiors EDUCATION Master of Architecture, University of Pennsylvania Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Civil Engineering Systems, University of Pennsylvania, Magna Cum Laude

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