Columbus City Schools Africentric Early College

Location:
Columbus, Ohio

Architect:
WSA Studio

LEED Certification:
LEED Gold

Construction Cost:
$27 million

Project Size:
145,000 SF

CCS - Africentric Early College

The Africentric Early College PK-12 school is a new two-story, 145,000 SF building. The structure is considered as two buildings connected by an enclosed pedestrian walkway. The northernmost structure is a tall one-story building containing a small gymnasium, an auditorium, spaces for the vocal and instrumental music program, the kitchen and cafeteria, and administrative offices. The structure is steel joist and steel framing with reinforced concrete masonry. The main entry has a concrete and steel post suspending a roof structure with clerestory glass.

The southern structure is a two-story building designed with steel joists and steel framing supporting roof decks and floor slabs on deck. Reinforced concrete masonry forms the majority of the load-bearing walls. The building is divided into neighborhoods by wing and floor to separate the elementary, middle, and high school students. The structure supports generous daylighting into the classrooms, the laboratory, and the alternative learning centers.