Our service encompassed the replacement of three elementary schools - Troutdale, Fairview and Wilkes - subsequent to the community’s passage of a $125 million capital school construction bond. Provision of facility and educational parity among the three schools, and a client emphasis on sustainability were overarching directives that informed design.
The interior of each school is organized by grade level into learning pods, breaking down the large scale and providing a sense of safety and belonging for students. An innovative “Fat L” classroom design facilitates ease of classroom supervision and provides exceptionally flexible learning spaces that accommodate multiple programs, learning activities and group sizes.
To personalize each school, our interior design team created original 14’ X 44’ murals for each entry lobby that depict the unique community elements, history and surrounding geography of each site.
We worked with Energy Trust of Oregon to secure more than $300K in energy-efficiency grant funds. These are the first elementary schools in the Oregon to enroll in ETO’s Path to Net Zero program. They were developed and constructed concurrently on occupied sites, via CM/GC project delivery.