The new Calk-Wilson Elementary School was designed and constructed to consolidate and replace two aging, outdated elementary school facilities for the Corpus Christi Independent School District (CCISD).  The district was able to redevelop the previously developed site of the old Robert Wilson Elementary School.  Therefore, the facility remains in the heart of the Pope Place community and maintains walking and bicycle access for the surrounding communities. The new facility has 50 classrooms, a media center, cafetorium and gymnasium, and can accommodate up to 950 students.   Interior classrooms have vertical daylighting devices to bring natural daylight into learning spaces. Local and regional materials are used for the exterior of the facility, as well as landscaping that can withstand the harsh climate of the Coastal Bend. There is a strong use of color throughout the facility to promote creativity and engagement in young learners, including motivating wall murals and color patterns on the floor throughout all of the main circulation corridors. Gignac Architects focused on bringing flexible learning spaces into the multipurpose space and media center to allow for different types of learning settings, and to help ease the transition of students from elementary to middle school learning environments.