The new covered student drop-off and clock tower entry at the Maclay Lower School Renovation and Addition reach out to users and visitors alike as well as passing traffic on the highly traveled road to the west. Lengths were taken to protect the two, one hundred year Oak trees framing the clock tower, enhancing the majestic nature of the building’s regional design style. Presenting itself as the welcome face of the campus, the clock tower drop-off is poised as a protective layer standing between the students and the outside world. Familiar cues from an earlier southern vernacular recur in the clock tower while simultaneously presenting its contemporary design style.