Strub Hall: Century 2

Deconstruction, Reconstruction, Rebirth.

We’re transforming this beautiful space that enables our girls to be transformed and empowers them to go out and transform the world.

—Kate Morin, Head of School

We believe with all our hearts that the world needs more women leaders—Mayfield girls. Women of confidence, courage and compassion who live to the calling of action not words. Strub Hall is where it starts.

After six years of meticulous planning and probing to learn what lies beneath this 100-year-old work of art, we’re now underway on a two-year project to deconstruct, reconstruct and revitalize Strub Hall—basement to roof. And we’re doing this phase by phase, all while continuing with school on campus.

The $17.5 million rebirth of Strub Hall is a call to the generosity of the Mayfield Senior School community. Our leap of faith in beginning this work now is supported by seed funding from donors who stepped in early to propel the future of this exquisite home and the purpose that shines so brightly through her. But we’ve only just begun.

Our goal is to preserve her beauty, make her safe and sound, and maximize her ability to provide the collaborative learning and mentoring spaces we need to fulfill our purpose: empower young women to be transformative agents in the world.

I’ll report back to you soon with more details about the transformation of Strub Hall—as she becomes all that we need her to be—and how you might join in this effort. But meanwhile, I’d like to share an overview of what’s coming in Phase 1 and beyond.

—Kate Morin, Head of School

Strub Hall will always feel like home, but the experience will be different because of who we are and our drive to adapt to the needs of the day. The heart of Strub remains the same—the girls, God, love and joy.

—Angela Howell ’76, Associate Head of School

Strub Hall: Century 2 Deconstruction, Reconstruction, Rebirth

From

A 100-year-old building in need of protection, space optimization and restoration

An architectural treasure in jeopardy of potential damage from inevitable earthquake movement

A lovely historic mansion with century-old plumbing prone to failure

An electrical system designed in 1917 meant to be backup for candlelight

A school building with an antiquated heating system and no central air conditioning

A basement with abandoned and unusable rooms

Making do with a back-of-house service wing— basement to 4th floor— full of dysfunctional nooks and crannies and inefficient use of space

A charming art classroom cobbled together in a room originally designed for an indoor swimming pool, with former dressing rooms substituting as darkroom facilities

A “senior lounge” that was more of a small cave than a lounge

A nurse’s office built in a series of storage rooms and closets

A teachers lunch room without walls or privacy

A building with 100-year-old windows

A building with antiquated and inadequate lighting

A building with ADA accessibility challenges

To

A building with new bones, muscles and all historic finishes refurbished

An architectural treasure structurally retrofitted with a state-of-the art shear wall system designed to withstand and mitigate the risk of future seismic activity

A lovely historic mansion with modern plumbing and adequate restroom facilities

A high-tech electrical system capable of supplying the current and future power needs of a 21st-century school

A school building with an energy-efficient HVAC system capable of providing year-round, comfortable climate control

A basement where all space is optimized for educational and building systems purposes

A reinvented four-story wing—essentially a new building within the building—with a floor plan that opens new spaces for collaborative learning, student mentoring and administrative offices

An intentionally designed art studio with an organized aesthetic conducive to creativity and cross-discipline learning that includes state-of-the art dark room facilities, plus a new room: the Media Maker Lab—space for students to explore digital publishing projects

A larger, brighter, well-appointed space with its own exterior door so Seniors can access the lounge directly from the parking lot

A welcoming health care office with ample space and accommodations, including restroom facilities

A teachers lounge and dining room providing both private and collaborative meeting space for faculty

A building retrofitted with architecturally appropriate and energy-efficient windows

A building illuminated with state-of-the art, energyefficient lighting appropriate for modern school facilities without compromising the historic aesthetics of the home

A building with easy access for all

For more information, contact Lela Diaz, Director of Development: lela.diaz@mayfieldsenior.org.