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Rod Kelley Elementary School Library

Gilroy, CA

The new library revitalizes a rural elementary school campus with technology upgrades, and a commercial kitchen, emphasizing sustainability and providing a space for the school community.

Perkins Eastman assisted the school district with prioritizing projects that would address immediate needs and provide long-term benefits. Improvements include a new library building, campus-wide technology upgrade, and a new commercial kitchen. The new library will serve as a communications hub, gathering place, and creative environment suitable to teach and inspire students—not just a place to store and retrieve books. The rural aesthetic, borrowed from Gilroy’s agricultural heritage, provides a practical and sustainable high-volume form that houses a reading room, classroom, meeting room, 800 linear feet of book storage, computer kiosks, and restrooms. Sustainable design features include daylight harvesting, natural ventilation, low-flow plumbing fixtures, and recycled-content materials.

Project Facts

  • Client:

  • Gilroy Unified School District
  • Size:

  • 4,150 sf
  • Services:

  • Architecture, Interior Design, Planning, Programming
  • Sustainability :

  • CHPS Certified
  • Markets:

  • K-12 Education
  • Region:

  • United States
  • Studios:

  • Oakland