School District Addition Meets Energy and Aesthetic Goals with Masonry System
Just 60 miles northwest of Chicago, the Illinois terrain turns dramatically rural with farms and open grassy spaces speckling the landscape. Located in the southwest corner of McHenry County, the Riley Consolidated School District campus is home to approximately 300 K-8 students. Originally built in the 1940s and a 1950 addition, updates to the school have been few and far between with the 1975-era gymnasium serving as an all-purpose venue for decades.
Until recently, band and choir classes operated out of portable classrooms, and the aging cafeteria/kitchen was in the basement level of the original building with no restrooms. By spring of 2022 it was time for an update to this vintage structure.