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Project Tag: STEM spaces

  • Center Grove Innovation Center

    Center Grove Innovation Center

    Flexible STEM Labs Designed for Hands-On Discovery

    The STEM lab spaces allow students to experiment, collaborate, and develop critical problem-solving skills in a flexible environment where furniture can be easily moved around depending on their needs.

    A Dedicated Home for Robotics

    The facility provides a permanent space for the Red Alert high school robotics team, with enough space to build their machines and store their robots. The team previously used the high school’s wood shop space and neighboring classrooms.

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  • Imagination Lab

    Imagination Lab

    Open, Adaptable, and Connected

    A Collaboration Corridor connects the Thinking Studios and the Lab. Flexible furniture provides options for various postures and group sizes as they work together to problem-solve, create, and learn. Operable glass partitions connect the corridor to the lab as well as connecting all of the thinking studios in order to create a large, open space supporting multiple functions.

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  • Lantern Road Elementary School

    Lantern Road Elementary School

    Refreshed Corridors Support Modern Learning Needs

    Small group rooms, cubbies, and activity spaces were added to the grade-level corridors, creating a learning environment that is more aligned with the district’s other elementary schools.

    A Reimagined Front Office Experience

    One of the primary design objectives was to create a front office that is better organized, more inviting, and reflective of school identity and pride. Designers accomplished this through new furniture, a brand new front desk, new signage, and new finishes.

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  • Guilford Elementary School

    Guilford Elementary School

    Wayfinding Through Color

    The design utilizes three color palettes—red, green, and blue—to distinguish each of the three academic wings.

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  • Westfield Middle School West

    Westfield Middle School West

    Purpose-Built Spaces for Collaboration and Innovation

    Each grade-level “Academic House” consists of a shared common area, four classrooms with small group rooms in between, restrooms, and a shared STEM lab.

    Central Gathering Spaces

    At the center of the school is a cafeteria on the first floor with a large gathering stair leading up to the media commons.

    Strategic Separation of Spaces

    The far end of the building houses athletic and performing arts spaces, including a flexible theater and two gymnasiums.

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  • West Middle School

    West Middle School

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  • South Decatur Jr./Sr. High School

    South Decatur Jr./Sr. High School

    Nursing Simulation Lab

    Designed to support hands-on medical education, the new Nursing Lab integrates advanced simulation technology, adaptable learning environments, and specialized teaching spaces to enhance training and learning for students. A dedicated classroom space is located adjacent to the lab, allowing classes to transition easily between classroom instruction and hands-on learning.

    The new spaces prioritize functionality, flexibility, and realism. Key elements include high-fidelity simulation rooms, observation areas with integrated AV systems, and modular lab spaces that can be reconfigured for various training scenarios. Upgraded mechanical and electrical systems were implemented to meet the technical demands of medical simulation equipment.

    PLTW Biomedical Science Lab

    A Project Lead the Way biomedical lab immerses students in activities like practicing IV’s and suturing.

    Athletic Updates Elevate the Game Day Experience

    The athletic entrance lobby was reimagined as a welcoming, multi-functional space celebrating school spirit and history, with updated finishes, trophy and memorabilia displays, improved concessions, and fully renovated restrooms.

    The project also included renovations to the gym, locker rooms, and athletic support spaces.

    Harmonizing Function and Form

    Renovations to the music room provide acoustical enhancements, updated finishes, and new storage solutions for instruments and equipment.

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  • Plainfield Community Middle School

    Plainfield Community Middle School

    Designed for Curiosity

    The IDEA Lab is a dedicated STEAM-focused space designed for hands-on learning, creativity, and collaboration. This space enhances the curriculum with technology-driven projects, fostering critical thinking and innovation.

    Creating a New Main Entry

    A new two-story corridor establishes a clear main entry for the building while drastically improving building circulation.

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  • Tri-North Middle School

    Tri-North Middle School

    A Central, Dynamic Student Commons

    In place of a standard cafeteria, a large student commons serves multiple purposes throughout the day as a gathering space for students before and after school, an event space, or an instructional space during school hours.

    Learning on Display

    STEM labs overlook the Student Commons with foldable glass doors that open up to connect the two spaces.

    Designed for Maximum Flexibility

    A multi-purpose performance / large group instruction space features retractable theater seating and padded athletic flooring, allowing the space to be used for overflow from the main gym, large student gatherings, or community events.

    Sustainability in Action

    Sustainable design is integrated throughout the building with features such as a solar array, geothermal heat pump system, locally-sourced Indiana limestone, low-E windows, and a digital display that allows students to track energy consumption in real time.

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  • Cathedral Innovation Center

    Cathedral Innovation Center

    Informal Study Area Encourages Interaction and Connection

    Previously, there were not spaces within the school that allowed for classes to break out into smaller groups or spaces to accommodate informal study sessions with direct access to instructors. A new study area now provides a space for students to break out of the adjacent classrooms to work on group projects and study after school as a group or individually.

    Where STEM Learning Meets Real-World Innovation

    The Innovation Center is home to modern STEM classrooms and laboratories for Cathedral’s Math & Science Academy, engineering and robotics programs, and more.

    Enhancing Efficiency

    In Cathedral’s previous traditional education model, the classroom and lab areas were separate spaces within the same classroom, forcing one of the areas to go unused. The new design accommodates multiple labs and classes at the same location, increasing collaboration and allowing for an increase in efficiency in new and existing spaces.

    New Cafeteria Creates a Destination for Students

    The Innovation Center also contains the relocated dining and kitchen space in the lower level, allowing students a more flexible approach to food service and more options to the traditional lunch period. An additional Café allows students to utilize a “grab-n-go” concept during the day.

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    CSO’s unwavering commitment to understanding Cathedral’s goals for the project resulted in an Innovation Center design which exceeded the school’s expectations. We could not have worked with a better team, They were responsive to our wants and needs, quick to respond, and extremely professional. The whole process was easy. “

    –Grace Rodecap, Cathedral High School Director of Marketing

     As quoted in Building Excellence Magazine

    A New Front Door to Campus

    The Innovation Center was designed and constructed as an addition to Kelly Hall. To acheive the square footage goals of the project, the existing main entry would need to be replaced.

    Preserving Iconic History

    Generations of Cathedral students and staff entered the building through the main entry in Kelly Hall. When it was determined that the addition would encompass the main entry, designers opted to retain the original entry and original access to Kelly Hall by incorporating it into the new design. The new addition incorporates a three-story open atrium between the old Kelly Hall and the architecture of the new addition. Exterior materials used on the addition are blonde brick (same used on SLC), glass, metal panel and stone veneer panels. The old limestone façade of Kelly Hall was preserved as a feature of the new, glass-enclosed front entrance.

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  • Westfield High School

    Westfield High School

    Distributed Dining Options

    A variety of new food serving areas are spread throughout the school, giving students more choice and flexibility about where they eat. These dining options—from a café, to outdoor courtyards or the large gathering stair—allow students to choose the environment that’s right for them.

    Growing Demand for Career-Ready Programs

    New state-of-the-art culinary spaces and a new construction lab support WHS’s goal of ensuring all students are life ready upon graduation.

    Room to Perform and Room to Grow.

    Renovations and additions added new band, orchestra, and choir spaces along with new storage options to accommodate growing performing arts programs.

    Former Pool Repurposed as a Wellness Center

    When WWS opened their new centralized aquatic center, it created an opportunity to turn the previous pool at the high school into a space that serves not only their athletes but their burgeoning fitness and wellness course offerings as well.

    The new space was outfitted with the latest in fitness and weight lifting equipment, a large cardio room, and 40 yards of synthetic turf for indoor drills and exercises.

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  • Noblesville High School

    Noblesville High School

    Expanding CTE Opportunities

    The new addition enables Noblesville High School to expand its in-house Career and Technical Education offerings with new classrooms for Engineering, Robotics/Automation, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), and Biomedical Science courses. Also included in the expansion is a new welding lab and a 5,000 square foot construction lab.

    Beyond the Classroom

    Throughout the addition, small group rooms and flexible seating areas support collaboration and group work.

    New Dining Option for Juniors and Seniors

    A grab-and-go Bistro provides upper-level students with a college-style dining option along with new seating areas for students seeking a quieter dining environment outside of the school’s cafeteria.

    Watch Students Give a Tour of the New Addition

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  • Plainfield High School

    Plainfield High School

    Career, College, and Life-Ready Students

    New classrooms and labs accommodate the school’s expanding PLTW and CTE programs, helping to prepare students for college and a wide range of careers.

    Podcasting and TV Broadcasting

    A new TV studio and podcast recording room give students hands-on experience through projects like the student-run “Quaker Update” video series covering school news and sports.

    Supporting Growing Performing Arts Programs

    Expanded, purpose-built performing arts facilities give choir, band, and orchestra students better opportunities to practice, collaborate, and compete at a higher level.

    Students Share Their Excitement for the New Spaces

    “With the new space, we will be able to be more competitive because we now have access to new practice rooms, allowing individuals and groups to practice music outside of the ensemble,” senior Ethan Allen said. “Other than that, the new tiling allows us to practice marching basics and choreography, improving our visual scoring capabilities.”

    Allen also said, “I feel that these changes will be monumental in improving the capabilities and ability to compete at competitions year round.”

    “The old [choir room] was a lot smaller and we only had small mirrors on one side of the classroom that we couldn’t even fit all the risers in and there were no sound barriers,” senior Jaslyne Riley explained. “We only had three practice rooms and they were terrible.”

    (source: Gamechanger: New Spaces Open Up Opportunities for Music Students, published by Plainfield High School)

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  • Silver Creek High School

    Silver Creek High School

    CTE Spaces Empower Real-World Learning

    Capitalizing on a desire to expand elective course offerings, new specialty areas were added to accommodate TV/Radio, Project Lead the Way (PLTW), Culinary Arts, Entrepreneurship, and Art programs. These spaces offer crucial support for the Silver Creek Career Academy Program.

    Culinary Arts

    A new, state‑of‑the‑art culinary lab supports the high school’s robust Culinary Arts program, featuring Advanced Foods & Nutrition and a Culinary Arts/Hospitality pathway. These offerings provide essential life skills while preparing students for continued education and careers in the culinary field.

    Project Lead the Way programs offer hands-on, real-world STEM learning.

    New STEM labs help prepare students for careers in engineering, biomedical sciences, and computer science.

    A Cohesive Design Supporting School Pride

    The new addition stretches across the front of the building, establishing an inviting new entrance visible from the main road into town and proudly displaying Silver Creek’s blues and electric orange. These exterior colors and materials are repeated within the new main interior lobby, connecting the exterior and interior design.

    Touches of orange and blue throughout the school create a unique sense of place and ensure there would be no question you were at Silver Creek High School.

    Flexible Learning Spaces Designed to Promote Connection, Creativity, and Student Engagement

    Collaborative flex spaces were located throughout the building to accommodate new learning styles. Adaptable furniture supports collaborative work, independent study, and social connection, while strategically placed study rooms and breakout spaces encourage small-group engagement and evolving teaching styles.

    Athletic Improvements

    The project included a brand new football stadium as well as new turf baseball and softball fields.

    Theater and Performing Arts

    The additions and renovations at Silver Creek expanded performing arts facilities to provide the first purpose-built band room, choir room, and state of the art auditorium.

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