LEARNING BY DESIGN magazine - Shoreline Junior High School

level one floor plan
level 2 floor plan
site plan
The central black mass with a floating butterfly roof over clearstory windows on all four sides acts as a magnet for the front entry. Intersecting copper planes change appearance with the moving sun.
Intersecting copper clad planes form the athletic entry for the city. The angled black monolithic window box follows the rake of the stair up to a running track over the gymnasium.
within each academic house a collaboration area fills the center. to the side is a Collaboration Cave. A quiet spot for a group of students to break out and have a fun environment to think in.
The learning stair is at the center of the school. book ending the commons with the performance platform.
A lively, brightly lit student commons anchors the center of the school with monolithic black boxes of activity hovering on all sides.
A floating proscenium arch faces a performance platform. View to distant mountain ridgeline through clearstory windows.
3D art studio opens up to central collaborative zone
High level ceiling over choral suite with plenty of natural light from skylights and clearstory
Idea boxes and seating nooks throughout the Media Center which functions more like a community center/maker space/ coffee shop than a traditional library.
Each academic zone is laid out around a central collaborative student focused space.
Large north facing windows flank a breakout exercise area off of the running track that is suspended over and around the gymnasium
Science labs with operable skylights.
Cody Brown
Cody Brown
Cody Brown

The new Shoreline Junior High provides a state-of-the-art design that buffers middle school students from the stress associated with the typical junior high school experience. The key concept of the design is the organization of academic classrooms into grade-level specific, double-lobed academic Learning Suites, each surrounding and connected to a lively central collaboration space. These academic suites provide a highly flexible, open, and extremely visible environment for group collaboration and project-based learning. Further, each suite is uniquely themed, providing a sense of personal identification and pride for the students who learn in them. The theming also serves as a wayfinding device, provides exciting learning opportunities, and engages student interest. The theme at Shoreline is “Connections”, celebrated both in the exterior design of the building and the interior detailing and signage.

At Shoreline, the local city partnered with the District to build a double gymnasium, including a large second floor running track, as an amenity for the community. The gym includes a separate entrance, city office, and public restrooms for after-hours utilization.

With the District's desire to provide a forward-looking school that is not only energy efficient but also educational, the school incorporates state of the art mechanical and electrical systems.

Shoreline Junior High School

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Project Location: Layton, UT
Construction Type: New Construction/Addition
Facility Type: Entire school/campus building

Owner: Davis School District, Farmington, UT
Population Served: 7-9
Capacity: 1400
Site Size: 22.65
Gross Area of Project: 210000
Space per student: 150
Gross Square Foot Cost: 242
Cost per student/occupant: 36428
Total project cost: 51000000
Date of Completion: 8/1/2019
Sustainable rating achieved:

Shoreline Junior High School

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