St. Andrew’s School

Middletown, Delaware

The new 51,000 sf Sipprelle Field House provides a 5,000 sf weight and fitness area, basketball courts, an athletic trainer’s office, new locker rooms, laundry, and equipment storage. Existing space was renovated to accommodate four new squash courts and a wrestling room. The scale was kept small to respect the existing buildings on campus and to assist with green design initiatives. The field house floor is depressed fifteen feet below grade, and has a reduced perimeter, allowing the building to take advantage of the earth’s fifty five degree temperature to assist in heating and cooling the large volume. A jogging track is at grade and glazing provides 100% natural lighting during the day.