Tracey’s Elementary School, Anne Arundel County Public Schools, MD

Buchart Horn provided architectural and engineering design to modernize Tracey’s Elementary School. The original building was constructed in 1962 with additions in 1966 for the cafetorium and a second classroom wing, creating a U-shaped building configuration.

A feasibility study, conducted in 2000, concluded through a building modernization portions of the building could be demolished and rebuilt to improve the site and building efficiency and layout. Approximately 26,300 SF of the original building remained and were modernized. The addition of the new construction completed the open side of the U-shape, creating a central courtyard. The final building size is 59,800 SF.

The portion of the building that was modernized contained 13 classrooms, special education rooms, resource rooms, and an art room. The additions contain three all-day Kindergartens, one pre-Kindergarten, music, gymnasium, cafeteria with stage, and media center. The kitchen is located on an exterior building wall to facilitate delivery of goods and materials.

The areas are zoned so that the community can use the facility after hours without entering the academic areas.

The following were designed as additive alternates during the design phase. The alternates comprise an additional 6,290 SF.

• Recreation and parks addition – increase to the gymnasium
• Recreation and parks addition – Extended Day program
• Casework modifications in classrooms