PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This 43,345 SF fit-out of the 4th floor within the five-story historic 4601 Market Street building houses the new K-4 elementary charter school. The project scope included lobby/reception, administrative offices, conference room, nurse’s office, 24 classrooms, two (2) small group instruction classrooms, three (3) small group meeting rooms, art room, cafetorium with kitchen, boy’s/girl’s/staff restrooms, IT room, utility closets and support spaces. Clinical Services features a centralized open workspace that connects to a teacher work room; separate offices for social services, speech, special education; and two (2) private counseling rooms.
HIGHER EDUCATION EXPERIENCE: TN Ward Company has been responsive and competitive for a wide range of higher education clients providing facilities and campus improvements. Project types include new buildings and building additions. Facilities improvements have included building envelope upgrades and replacements as well as renovations and expansions for laboratories, classrooms/lecture halls, offices, residence halls and food/retail services. Representative clients include Gwynedd Mercy University, Holy Family University, Rowan University, Temple University, University of Pennsylvania, and University of the Sciences.
K-12 EDUCATION EXPERIENCE: TN Ward Company (TNW) has been constructing K-12 education facilities since 1947. In recent years, TNW has successfully completed K-12 projects—ranging from renovations and additions to new buildings at urban and suburban sites—utilizing traditional construction means and methods as well as modular unit building techniques. Representative clients include: CSMI; Atlantic City, New Jersey, Board of Education; Esperanza; Settlement Music School; and The Philadelphia Housing Authority.
