Fairview Independent High School
YEAR
2016
LOCATION
Ashland, KY, United States
TYPE
Educational › High School
The Fairview Independent school district needed to consolidate their middle school and their high school into a single building.
Working closely with the district, we developed a design approach that combines the schools while maintaining discrete environments appropriate for each age group.
The design team re-arranged functions within the existing building to better serve the students and added a new classroom wing to accommodate the increased population.
Serving as a common space for all students, the media center moved to the centrally located space of the existing cafeteria. The media center is now a double-height, light-filled, flexible environment partially dedicated to collaborative student learning.
To better serve the larger student population, we converted the existing front office, media center and computer classrooms into a new, larger kitchen and cafeteria and collaborated with vendors to select furniture that best supports learning and innovation.
The new entry funnels visitors through a secure checkpoint to a large and dynamic lobby. Built-in display cases and seating along with natural light and proper acoustics promotes school pride and encourages moments of social interaction between the middle school and high school students.