PENN ELEMENTARY RENOVATION Iowa City, Iowa Additions and Renovations Bring a Classic School to the 21 st Century Built in 1961, Penn Elementary School was the first Iowa City Community School District facility built in North Liberty. The original school was designed to serve up to 300 students, and over the past 50 years had grown to over 500 students. In 2014, Design Engineers and OPN Architects were hired to transform the school’s learning environments by renovating the existing 42,616-square-foot building and designing a 28,964-square-foot addition. New construction included eight classrooms, a computer lab and media center, gymnasium, outdoor courtyard, administrative areas and mechanical spaces. Renovation work included new sprink

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