Herbert S. Newman and Partners has designed and built a phased master plan for the expansion and renovation of The Loomis Chaffee School’s athletic facilities. The program calls for 65,000 square feet of new construction and the renovation of 35,000 square feet in existing buildings. Major new program elements include a double gymnasium which also serves as a 900 seat all school “amphitheater” meeting space for a verity of events; six new squash courts, a fitness center, weight training and exercise rooms, a wrestling room, expanded locker rooms, and support spaces.

The master plan knits together existing campus buildings to create a revitalized athletic center. A new courtyard has been placed on axis with the central campus quadrangle, extending the plan of the original campus. A new main entrance and rotunda organize the circulation system of the athletic complex. A new entry to the athletic fields links the double gymnasium and renovated natatorium, creating a “garden wall” edging the playing fields.