Site Plan

First Floor Plan with articulated common spaces, class houses, and creative arts.

Second Floor with articulated class houses and circulation looking down onto common spaces.

Learning commons and gym with performance stage located for optimal after-hours community use and integrated curriculum during the school day.

The sunny, double height lobby offers wayfinding, acting as a hub for main circulation, for school activities both during and after hours.

The responsive building siting and shape articulates the class "houses" and responds to the tiered hillside of the two school campus site.

Anchored by the administration and gym on the north side, the building's main entrance features a playful and welcoming appearance.

The generous entrance canopy brings the entry down to scale while offering ample shelter and a daylighting oculus near the seating area.

The secure front office maximizes warmth and is welcoming while providing a visual screen from the back of house operations.

The skylights and window wall provide a natural light filled warmth upon entry of the school. Birch bark wrapped columns tip their hat to the State tree.

Colorful open classrooms provide flexible instructional arrangements for a variety of collaborative learning methods.

Window seat nooks in the stacks of the learning commons are wonderful retreat areas for young readers. The glass clerestories and sidelights strengthen the computer lab/ resource connection to the information sciences of the learning commons.

With tiered window seating and high ceilings, the story area of the learning commons can double as group instruction.

With a high school sized basketball court and divider, they gym accommodates simultaneous PE classes and after hours athletic programs. The stage is configured for use by the middle school as well as elementary school performances.

Acoustically positioned wall and ceiling tiles of the music rooms, enable appropriate sound isolation from adjacent general classrooms. Touch board technology is integrated throughout.

The solid surface nook next to the learning commons is sculpted for seating or reclining positions.

With large windows, the lobby cylindrical lights and clerestory drum offer an entrance beacon in the evening.

Ryan Bent Photography

Ryan Bent Photography

Ryan Bent Photography