Hillsborough, CA
An independent, coeducational, college-prep day school for sixth through 12th grades, Crystal Springs’ 1915 mansion, designed by Willis Polk & Co., is a 47,000sf steel and concrete structure comprised of three levels, a full basement, and an intermediate level in the service wing.
The historic renovation includes seismic, MEP, and technology upgrades to meet student and faculty needs and current CA building codes. The new facility includes enlarged classrooms, upgraded energy performance, improved landscaping and parking areas, and comprehensive hardscape and sitework.
Rehabilitated interior finishes in the mansion include specialty European fixtures, marble fireplaces and mantles originating from a 16th-century Italian castle, a 16th-century hand-carved ceiling from northern Italy in the ballroom, and Italian ironwork and German woodcarving throughout.