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Education Pre K-12

Columbus City Schools Wedgewood Middle School

Location:
City, State

Architect:
WSA Studio

Construction Cost:
$13 million

Project Size:
90,000 SF

To better accommodate the needs of their students, Columbus Public Schools decided to construct a new facility for the Wedgewood Middle School. The design created learning pods on two floors for the sixth, seventh, and eighth grades. Each pod contains two project laboratories, six 900 SF flexible classrooms, and two special education classrooms. The pod's arrangement supports team teaching per grade at the middle school level and increases the cohesiveness of the student body and each instructional unit.

Significant features of the design included large windows for maximum sunlight in each classroom and a centralized placement of the media center and library to underscore this function's role in the educational process. Also included are a computer lab, state-of-the-art music and art rooms, and a new gymnasium. The exterior features masonry, metal panels, and glassy features.

CCS - Wedgewood MS

Columbus City Schools Olde Orchard Elementary School

Location:
Columbus, Ohio

Architect:
Prime AE

Construction Cost:
$11.99 million

LEED Certification:
LEED Gold

The new Olde Orchard Elementary School houses 550 students in grades PK-5 and was built on the site of the original school. The new building embraces the sustainable practices of LEED. The facility contains a geothermal HVAC system, low-emitting building materials, motion-activated lighting, triple-pane windows, and natural daylight in every classroom. The structure is comprised of load-bearing masonry bearing walls with a decorative brick veneer. The facility contains separate gymnasium and cafeteria spaces. The architecture accommodates tutoring rooms adjacent to every classroom with modern computer facilities. The students occupied their new school starting in 2012.

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Hillsboro City Schools Hillsboro Middle & High Schools

Location:
Hillsboro, Ohio

Architect:
Karlsberger Companies

Construction Cost:
$31.4 million

Project Size:
200,000 SF

This new 200,000 SF, two-story school has masonry-bearing walls, precast floors, bar joists, light gauge truss roof systems, and steel frame elements. The new facility contains gyms, classrooms, labs, a media room, architecturally exposed steel vestibules, and entry canopie

Karlsberger provides a full spectrum of professional planning and design services. The firm has been in continuous operation since its establishment by Louis Karlsberger in 1928. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, the firm also has offices in New York City; and Birmingham, Alabama. The firm’s services include master planning, site and facility assessment, architecture, interior design, environmental graphic design, wayfinding, landscape architecture, and visualization. The Karlsberger project portfolio includes work in the following industries – healthcare, science and technology, education, and civic.