While much of the emphasis for the renovation of the Fox Chapel Area School District’s Dorseyville Middle School was put on upgrading safety, security, and infrastructure elements, the project also targeted very visible improvements to improve the student and instructional spaces. A new makerspace at Dorseyville Middle School was designed to accompany a newly renovated media center/library […]
The design for Moon Area High School provides modern classrooms that present a collegiate rather than high school feel in a compact, well-organized footprint. The new High School supports the District’s efforts to integrate technology seamlessly through the educational spaces and celebrate each of the High School’s departments. The natatorium provides state-of-the-art facilities for athletics and community
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The Freedom Area School District sought a colorful, fun, and inspiring learning environment for its youngest students as it consolidated its elementary level program from two buildings into a single new building on the main educational campus. The bright, colorful interiors of Freedom Area Elementary School emphasize nature and science by incorporating leafy vines, flowers,
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DRAW Collective worked with Pittsburgh Public Schools to relocate the Cosmetology Lab from Oliver High School to Perry Traditional High School. The move provided an opportunity to reimagine the lab as a salon-like space to better support the school’s cosmetology program. Renovations were completed while the building remained occupied, requiring careful coordination of egress routes
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The Mars Area Middle School was in need of updates to convert the building into a modern facility aligned with the School District’s education goals. The budget for the project was critical and DRAW Collective worked closely with the construction managers to balance the design with the budget goals. The classroom wings were converted into
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The Blackhawk Highland Middle School project was recognized as a “Project of Distinction” by the Association for Learning Environments (A4LE). Through significant support in the Blackhawk community, it also received the AIA Pittsburgh’s “People’s Choice Award.” A major expansion and reconstruction effort for the Blackhawk School District’s Highland Middle School added classrooms, significantly enlarged and updated the Library /
DRAW Collective served as the educational planner and architect for the expansion and renovation of South Fayette High School. The centerpiece of the project was a comprehensive “Innovation Hub” that features an MIT-Certified Fab Lab, state-of-the-art science labs, a performance studio and digital media rooms. Two small project planning and design ‘Kivas’ were included in
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The assessment of McKnight Elementary School led to the development of design options for improvements and expansion to accommodate the District’s growing and shifting population. A full building renovation as well as an addition for new art classrooms modernized the outdated learning spaces throughout the building and included the integration of a state-of-the-art Maker Space
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The Westinghouse Arts Academy, a private preparatory academy for the arts with a focus on visual art, theater, and dance, purchased a vacated 1928 high school facility to accommodate their growing enrollment. Phase 1 of the multi-year, multi-phase project consisted of gut-renovation of a portion of the facility to provide new instructional spaces, studios for the
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DRAW Collective worked with the School District to complete comprehensive athletic upgrades to the high school stadium and athletic facilities. The project included new artificial turf, goal posts, scoreboards, and bleachers for the existing football field, as well as the construction of a brand-new multi-purpose field that encompasses soccer, lacrosse, baseball, and softball. The project
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