Students must circulate through the courtyard and experience the outside as they walk between spaces. Pairs of classrooms have large sliding doors that allow co-teaching when open and are white boards when closed, and four classrooms are clustered around a central “Crew Room” with glass overhead doors that open to allow the classes to expand into the Crew Room, for a truly open and flexible environment. A large Commons for gathering, eating, and performances plus a Gymnasium and interior and exterior climbing walls provide ample spaces for interaction and play.

Year Completed… 2017

Location… Castle Rock, Colorado

Sustainability… Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) for exterior walls, Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) electric heating & cooling system, roofs designed for 185kw photovoltaic array for near-net-zero-energy (PV system not yet installed), beetle kill pine interior finishes, low-VOC finishes

Credits… civil engineer: Baseline // landscape architect: Mundus Bishop // structural engineer: KL&A // mech+elec engineer: Given & Associates // fire safety: Veritas // energy modeler: Energetics // acoustics: DL Adams // owner’s rep: Inline Management // contractor: JHL Constructors