Chaparral High School

^{Replacement
High School | Classrooms | Science Labs |Skills Labs | Gymnasiums | Art Labs |
Performing Art Center upgrade | Administrative Offices | Life Skills Labs}

^{2 storey |
275,000sf | $50M | Scottsdale | 2008}

^{The
redevelopment of the Chaparral High School campus for Scottsdale Unified School
District had the unique challenge of building around and maintaining parts of
the existing 40-year old campus. School
had to remain in session while construction occurred over three years. The goal was to come up with a contextual
design, that reinforced student life on campus and did not feel as dated as
some of the existing buildings which were to remain, Through extensive user and
community meetings, a strong sentiment of
the existing community and campus culture was uncovered. The
new concept of the replacement design provide for a campus layout that
celebrated and strengthened the existing Chaparral heritage and culture, while
utilizing the existing palette of materials in new ways to freshen up the
campus, and tie it all together. The
design concept, inspired by the river flowing through a canyon, informed the creation
of a vibrant campus life with an exterior student mall strengthened by the
canyon walls of the buildings. Project completed while at Orcutt | Winslow.}