Davidson Elementary School Davidson, NC Adams Group, Inc. & Henry Sanoff Honor Award Program POE Site & Floor Plan Photos Home Grades K - 5 700 students 82,000 SF $6,500,000 Completion: 1997

1. Administration
Adjacent landscaped garden and natural lighting produce a warm and friendly entry area.
2. Music
3. Dance
4. Gymnasium
Developed for community use in exchange for required road improvements, a collegiate sized gym and stage area house several activities.
5. Kitchen
6. Cafeteria
A concrete pad and wooden picnic tables allows an alternative to indoor dining.
7. Classroom
Each classroom is oriented south for the best daylight and is a working example of passive solar design. Adjacent to each classroom is a covered porch. This area supports nature and group activities.
8. Parents Room
Classroom wings are equipped with interactive rooms for parents, volunteers, tutoring and team activities.
9. Art
10. Media Center
Media is easily accessible from all classrooms. The connection to the courtyard affords opportunities for outdoor readings.
11. Computer
12. Gallery
Art spine connects Computer. Media. and Visual Art rooms with each classroom wing.
13. Central Courtyard
The courtyard is accessible front Art. Computer, Media and the main entry, providing stage, amphitheater seals and landscaped areas.
14. Nature Courtyard
Outdoor "room" for nature and science project activities.
15. Collaboration Areas
Corridors are enlarged in classroom wings to provide team areas.
16. Nature Trail
Gravel path extends through natural areas of the site to provide recreational and educational activities for the school and the community.
17. Playground