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Bullis School
Discovery Center
Owner: Bullis School
Architect: Duda Paine Architects
Location: Potomac, MD
Size: 68,000 SF
Awards: Certified LEED Silver, USGBC
Merit Award (Institutional), ABC Chesapeake
The Discovery Center serves as the academic and innovation hub of the Bullis School campus. This three-story facility was designed to support hands-on learning, collaboration, and entrepreneurship through a variety of specialized educational environments.
Key features include a Fabrication Lab modeled after MIT laboratories, with dedicated spaces for metalworking, woodworking, digital production, and fabrication, as well as an Entrepreneurship Lab with presentation rooms, innovation spaces, and collaborative study areas. The building also houses a Student Center with a café, school store, and gathering spaces, a telepresence classroom equipped for remote learning and expert engagement, ten flexible classrooms, eleven science laboratories, and a rooftop terrace.
A multi-use studio and theater with movable seating accommodates up to 225 people for lectures, performances, ceremonies, exhibits, and conferences. The project also included construction of an adjacent artificial turf field, creating a dynamic environment that supports both academic and extracurricular programs.
Images: © Robert Benson Photography
Bullis School
Lower School
Owner: Bullis School
Owner’s Rep: GB Realco, LLC
Architect: Hord Coplan Macht, Inc.
Location: Potomac, MD
Size: 38,000 SF
The Bullis School Lower School expanded the campus with a dedicated academic building designed to support the school's youngest learners. The facility provides modern classrooms, collaborative learning environments, and flexible spaces that encourage creativity, exploration, and student engagement.
The project also included significant site improvements, including a new campus roadway, playground relocation, athletic field enhancements, and upgraded pedestrian circulation. Completed within an active school environment, the work required careful coordination to maintain safe campus operations throughout construction. The new Lower School strengthens the academic core of the campus while creating a welcoming environment that supports learning, collaboration, and student growth.
Images: © Jeffrey Sauers
