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ARCHITECT
PBWS ARCHITECTS WADE FRAZIER
CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR
MARK HOVATTER, CHIEF FACILITIES EXECUTIVE; ALIX WALSH O’BRIEN, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT; JULIO PALACIO, NORTH REGIONAL SENIOR DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
COMPLETION DATE
08/01/2022
DESIGN CAPACITY
1700
CURRENT ENROLLMENT
2935
GROSS AREA OF BUILDING
303,397 SQ. FT.
SPACE PER PUPIL
103.5 SQ. FT.
SITE SIZE
32.7 ACRES
COST PER STUDENT
$43,500
COST PER SQ. FT.
$560
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COST
$139,000,000
THE COMPREHENSIVE MODERNIZATION OF Grover Cleveland Senior High School transforms the 1961 campus into a modern learning environment that respects its mid-century roots while strengthening campus life. The school was planned for 1,500 students. By 2017, the facilities were impacted by overcrowding and in need of a major expansion to address ongoing educational needs. Los Angeles Unified School District’s campus master plan called for adding over 176,000 GSF for performing arts, general & special education classrooms, science labs, drafting & engineering labs, multi-media classroom, food service and dining, child develop- ment, and campus support services. The program also called for the modernization of two exist- ing classroom buildings and a voluntary seismic upgrade of the gymnasium.
The design-build team’s solution focused on four key goals:
1) respecting the campus’ mid-century design and site planning;
2) creating environments that promote and foster relationship building through serendipitous
social interaction, collaboration, extracurricular activities, and self-directed problem solving;
3) employing the tenets of biophilic design to improve cognitive function, psychological and
physiological health; and
4) emphasizing security, ease of maintenance, durability, and long-term performance.
The project supports the implementation of contemporary learning pedagogies in special-
ized programs that had been restricted due to a shortage of space.
EDUCATION DESIGN SHOWCASE
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