Canterbury School Aquatic Center Milford, CT

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BUTLER ROGERS BASKETT ARCHITECTS DESIGN NEW AQUATIC CENTER FOR THE CANTERBURY SCHOOL

NEW YORK – Butler Rogers Baskett Architects (BRB) has designed a new aquatic center for the Canterbury School, a college preparatory, coeducational boarding and day school for students in grades 9-12, in Milford, Connecticut.

The Williams W. Higgins ‘53 Aquatic Center is comprised of an 8-lane, 25 yard pool for competitive swimming, diving and water polo; seating for 200 spectators; Canterbury team rooms; visiting locker rooms; and an Aquatic Director’s office.

A critical BRB design objective was to relate the new facility to the stone buildings of the core campus. The adjacent old Gymnasium, built in 1924, was designed by Raphael Hume in the English Collegiate Gothic style. The pool incorporates Roxbury granite (obtained from the same quarry that supplied the Old Gym); slate roofs with copper gutters and leaders, and limestone trim details that are faithful to the older structure.

One enters an upper-level mezzanine that overlooks the pool and connects to the main floor of the adjacent Alumni Gym. One level below, the new Pool and “wet” lockers are connected with the support facilities and “dry” lockers of the Alumni Gym, thereby facilitating overall operations and maintenance.

About Butler Rogers Baskett

Butler Rogers Baskett is a New York-based architectural firm specializing in the design of facilities for institutions of higher education and independent schools, professional and corporate office interiors, sports and club facilities, and specialty retail and historic preservation projects.

BRB’s educational practice is committed to a sustainable future. Because their clients are building for future generations, BRB promotes quality construction and energy efficient high-performing building systems, which, though they may cost more initially, prove to be the prudent choice for the long term. The firm understands that healthy buildings improve learning and promote a greater sense of well being. BRB is excited to see how their advocacy for the natural environment has proven to be contagious, as energy-efficient, and earth friendly building features have become teaching tools and sources of institutional pride. This is an indication that BRB is headed in the right direction, and it reaffirms their commitment to a practice that participates, along with their clients and collaborators, in shaping a culture of excellence.

For more information about Butler Rogers Baskett Architects, visit their website: www.brb.com