Situated in the historical town of Westwood, Kansas, Westwood View Elementary serves a tight-knit community full of rich history.
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Metropolitan Community College Student Success Center
Metropolitan Community College – Penn Valley Campus Student Success Center
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
- Metropolitan Community College
- Renovation
- 15,000 SF
- $1.4 million
Students are drawn to the Student Success Center’s second floor. It’s a bustling, highly flexible environment used daily for individual or small group study.
What was once a dark, broken-up and uninviting space is now a bright, open place where students want to be. Flexible furniture makes students feel comfortable and welcome and encourages various study styles. The new Success Center connects to the library, humanities building and campus center in a highly visible way, allowing students more collaborative learning.
Liberty High School
A shift of department locations results in a transformation of an open, flexible and innovative environment fostering entrepreneurial mindsets.
Continue readingMaplewood Elementary School
Bright colors, wood tones and the maple leaf are just a few nods to the school pride that runs deep through generations of students that attended Maplewood Elementary School.
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Millcreek Campus
OLATHE, KANSAS
- Olathe USD 233
- Addition & Renovation
- 98,000 SF
- $16 million
Learners of all ages – toddler to adult – now feel at home at the renamed Millcreek Campus. This multi-generational learning environment houses several of the District’s community and alternative learning programs. With all these generations meeting in this one space, collaborative learning is taken to the next level.
The Parents as Teachers program hosts parents of young children for playgroups and child development support. Flexible learning environments and specialized spaces allow middle and high school students with special circumstances the opportunity to catch up or stay on track with their schoolwork, and adult education classroom spaces offer community members the opportunity to expand their career opportunities.
This historic campus was previously known as the John P. St. John Memorial High School, originally built in 1926. This outdated facility housed many of these educational and community programs in three separate buildings. Our design team worked with the District’s educational partners to reimagine the campus, starting with an addition that connects the buildings and allows for more collaboration and engagement. Today, the space welcomes learners of every generation– making it a learning environment like no other.
St Agnes Catholic School
A desire for a space that promotes STREAM learning and development led to an innovative and bright learning environment.
Continue readingDavidson Elementary School
Flexible corridors, collaboration spaces and tactile walls encourage students to take learning outside of the classroom.
Continue readingChillicothe Elementary School
CHILLICOTHE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CHILLICOTHE, MISSOURI
- Chillicothe R-II School District
- New Construction
- 60,000 SF
- $13.9 Million
The community’s youngest learners thrive in their updated, interactive space.
Infants through first graders are excited to be in one, new building that encourages students to connect with the natural environment around them. Interior design and environmental graphics make this space come alive and encourage these little learners to imagine. It also helps these little learners to understand what a space’s purpose is without traditional wayfinding signage that they wouldn’t be able to read. The various learning environments include large instruction, small group and one-on-one.
The rural community of Chillicothe, Missouri, is committed to making big changes for their students. This new elementary school is just the first step in the District’s plan to get all their elementary school students in one new building and all their students on one campus around their high school.
Indian Creek Elementary School
The brand-new Indian Creek Elementary replaces an existing building that had endured for decades and instilled pride in many community members.
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PATTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
- Fort Leavenworth School District
- Renovation & Addition
- 108,000 SF
- $43.3 million
Previously a historic elementary school, the newly renovated junior high offers state-of-the-art facilities and programs for 6th through 9th grades on base at Fort Leavenworth.
Designed with a strong concept of community, history and tradition, Patton Junior High now boasts flexible learning spaces for students. The transformative years between 6th and 9th grade can be difficult, especially with the added stress of moving cities. Over 50% of Patton students are only able to spend one school year on base, so the district worked diligently to co-create a building that would instill excitement in students, leaving a lasting impact on families.
The central media center, open courtyard and commons serve as the heart of the building. Two new auxiliary gyms, and programs such as industrial technology, culinary arts, a greenhouse and more provide students with competitive opportunities, laying the groundwork for high school and further education. Historical graphics lining the grand entry hall tell the compelling story behind the school’s namesake.
