Miller Company, Landscape Architects
Schools


Adele Harrison Middle School
Campus Master Planning and Design
20150 Broadway
Sonoma, California

Master landscape design plan.

 


Plaza in the green central quad.




Small group social spaces at the edge of the quad.



Photography by Donna Kempner Photography.

The new Adele Harrison Middle School is built on a six-acre site in the town of Sonoma. Located at the main entrance to the town, the school provides new classrooms, gymnasium, library, and administration buildings that are supported by a full range of outdoor spaces. The buildings are sited to preserve existing mature oak trees and a well-established fig and walnut orchard.

 

Reinforcing an environmentally focused curriculum, the school landscape design features several environmental study areas. This includes a deck platform that floats above a meadow planted with wildflowers. This area retains rainwater during the winter months and has the added attraction of functioning as a wildlife observation deck. The school features an extensive garden education area with raised beds and a large-scale compost education program. A creekside environmental study facility is planned for future installation.

 

New outdoor areas include a central courtyard that functions as the main social gathering space.  The green courtyard has an extensive outdoor eating terrace, a large lawn that leads to a shaded plaza, and a private library court. Outdoor recreation facilities at the school include a new full size soccer field and basketball and volleyball courts. The school is supported by a landscaped faculty parking area and pedestrian and bicycle links.

 





Landscape Contractor



Architect




General Contractor



Owner


Project Team


Miller Company
415.252.7288


Gelfand Partners Architects
415.346.4040
http://www.gelfand-partners.com

West Coast Constructors



Sonoma Valley Unified School District


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