This project consists of 24,000 square feet of new construction that includes a new library, student center, and classroom building and historical renovation of the 32,000 square foot Crocker Mansion on a 33-acre campus. One of the driving concepts behind this project is the integration of sustainable features. The project includes living roofs that provide new habitat for an endangered native butterfly species, existing Cypress trees were milled and reused as building screens and a 30 KW photovoltaic array. This integrated design approach creates cost-effective, high-performance learning environments that teach students about the virtues of environmental stewardship on a daily basis. The design achieved 65% less energy and 50% less water than a typical school facility in the United States. The new buildings are simple and elegant, blending harmoniously with the land and the diverse architectural styles of the campus.
The campus has received LEED Gold Certification U.S. Green Building Council.
This project has won the following awards:
- 2024 SSMC Green Building Award (Co-sponsored by Sustainable San Mateo County, AIA San Mateo County, and Peninsula Clean Energy)\
- 2023 Editors Pick in Education-Kindergarten, Primary & High School category for Best of Design -The Architect’s Newspaper
- National AIA Top Ten Green Project
- Award of Excellence, National AIA Educational Facility Design
- AIASF Energy & Sustainability Honor Award
- 2008 Sustainable San Mateo County Green Building Award
Award-winning Core Team:
- Owner: The Nueva School
- Architect: LEDDY MAYTUM STACY Architects
- General Contractor: WL Butler
- Landscape: CMG Landscape Architecture
- Engineers Civil: BKF Engineers
- Structural: Murphy Burr Curry, Inc. Structural Engineers
- MEP: Point Energy Innovations (Basis of Design)
- Electrical: Cupertino Electric, Inc. (Eng. of Record)
- Mech/Plumbing: Air Systems, Inc.
- Acoustical: Salter
