Architectural Design for K-12 40+ Years of Offering Innovative & Comprehensive Design Solutions
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PORTFOLIO ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN FOR K-12 40+ YEARS OF OFFERING INNOVATIVE & COMPREHENSIVE DESIGN SOLUTIONS Founded in 1978, Design Collective is a OFFICE LOCATIONS multidisciplinary design firm offering expertise, Baltimore 601 East Pratt Street, Suite 300 leadership and innovation in sustainable Baltimore, Maryland 21202 campus planning, architecture, interiors, 410.685.6655 landscape architecture, environmental signage and graphics. Chicago 9 W. Washington Street, 4th Floor The firm has over 35 years of experience Chicago, Ill 60602 designing academic and student life buildings 312.625.4747 for primary and secondary schools, as well as major college and universities throughout the WEBSITE www.designcollective.com United States, successfully completing over 350 educational projects totaling well over SERVICES $2 billion on more than 55 primary, secondary • Architecture and post-secondary campuses across the • Interiors country. Our team is in tune with current • Urban Design & Planning trends and the future of 21st Century teaching • Landscape Architecture and learning. As PKAL strategies continue to • Environmental Signage & Graphics evolve, we leverage our in-house expertise to create flexible, state-of-the-art environments CORE COMPETENCIES that enhance and promote learning. • Education Facilities • Student Housing & Student Life Facilities • Mixed-Use Multi-Family • Urban Design & Infill Development 85+ • Life Sciences & Research Facilities EMPLOYEES • Commercial Office & Workplace Environments 100% 50 25+ EMPLOYEE OWNED SCHOOLS IN LEED BUILDINGS MARYLAND REGISTERED IN 5+ 350+ NEW ELEMENTARY/ DESIGN AWARDS 28 STATES MIDDLE SCHOOLS COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION Design Collective has successfully collaborated with many distinguished educational clients on over 25 master planning, new construction, renovation and in-fill projects with a combined construction cost over $190 Million. Our success in designing educational facilities stems from our commitment to DESIGN LEADERS understanding education and evolving pedagogies. Your school design projects will benefit from our dedication to learning IN EDUCATIONAL SPACES more about your teachers’ and students’ needs. We are active participants in the Association for Learning Environments (A4LE) and the Association of School Business Officials (ASBO) locally and regionally. PIMLICO ELEMENTARY / MIDDLE SCHOOL HISTORIC MODERNIZATION 6 | | 7 PIMLICO ELEMENTARY / MIDDLE SCHOOL BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS BALTIMORE, MD COST SQUARE FEET PROJECT SUMMARY $31.5 Million 155,034 SF Pimlico Elementary/Middle School includes the full renovation and modernization of 78,000sf of existing building as well as a 40,000 sf addition. The original 1910 school building was rebuilt to support the elementary component of the project SCOPE while the 1924 building will house the middle school. The goal of this project • Historic Facade Renovation & Addition was to maintain the existing historic buildings to the extent feasible while using • Secure Entry Vestibule new additions to unify the site and create a 21st century learning environment • New Lobby & Offices for the students at Pimlico ES/MS. The previous 1924 gymnasium, while not large • Physical Sciences Lab enough to support middle school athletics, was repurposed into a high-volume • Community Space & Gymnasium media center with open ceilings and high windows. The former activities core • Media Center was renovated to provide a modernized dining room with natural lighting and an • Dining Room & Kitchen expanded kitchen to meet the needs of the school. New community space and a • Playground & Outdoor Learning Spaces gymnasium were added to this wing of the building to serve the school as well as the surrounding community. 8 | | 9 ARLINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INNOVATIVE ADDITION 10 | | 11 ARLINGTON ELEMENTARY BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS BALTIMORE, MARYLAND COST PROJECT SUMMARY $37.3 Million Arlington Elementary School includes a full renovation and modernization of the existing 1925 and 1936 buildings as well as an 18,000sf addition which will SQUARE FEET include a Head Start program and an early childhood development center. The 102,000 SF existing lower level cafeteria and classrooms was expanded to provide additional square footage as well as a terrace that is used for dining and outdoor classroom SCOPE space. The existing historic buildings facades were repaired to maintain their • Pre-k Classrooms historic character and integrity. The landscape and play areas support the goals • Kindergarten Classrooms of 21st century learning and reinforce the idea that teaching and learning can • Three Classrooms per Grade occur beyond the walls of the classroom. The new Arlington Elementary School (grades 1-5) is flexible and adaptive, inspires social interaction, and supports diverse learning • Judy Center and Headstart program and teaching styles. The school building is on the cutting edge of technology • Weinberg Early Childhood and environmental sustainability and became the hub of the community it serves. Development Center The Early Childhood Development Center (ECDC) functions independently from • Special Education Room the school with its own dedicated drop off, parking and entrance. The center is a • Science Room series of classroom, support, and administrative spaces and is designed to meet • Art Room Maryland state guidelines for child care centers. The renovated building opened • Computer Lab for the 2019-2020 school year and is seeking LEED Gold certification. • Community Space • Administrative/Support Space 12 | | 13 FRANCIS SCOTT KEY ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE RENOVATION & REINVENTION 14 | | 15 FRANCIS SCOTT KEY ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS BALTIMORE, MD COST PROJECT SUMMARY $1.9 Million The Baltimore City Public School System engaged Design Collective to develop a program and conceptual design package for renovations to Francis Scott Key SQUARE FEET Elementary and Middle School. The goal was to begin to reposition the school and 3,000 SF reinvent the middle school to support a STEM focus. Phase I included renovations to the lobby, public corridors and the renovation of 3,000 SF to house a physical SCOPE science lab and VEX robotics test track. Phase II included the renovation of the • Lobby Renovations physical sciences lab, storage room into a teacher prep room for group work, • Public Corridor Configuration renovation of the computer classroom for Lego Robotics lab, and renovation of • Renovate Physical Sciences Lab the current home economics room into the middle school physical sciences lab. • Teacher Prep Room • Lego Robotics Lab • Middle School Physical Sciences Lab 16 | | 17 MARYVALE PREPARATORY SCHOOL A NEW FRONT DOOR 18 | | 19 ERINN McCARTHY HUMANITIES HALL MARYVALE PREPARATORY SCHOOL BROOKLANDVILLE, MARYLAND COST PROJECT SUMMARY $11.4 Million Maryvale Preparatory School, a private girls school for grades 6-12, retained Design Collective in 2004 to provide a campus master plan. Design Collective SQUARE FEET was recently hired to provide design services for a new Humanities Building. The 30,000 SF campus expansion plans include the new Humanities Building, new athletic fields, additional parking, improved pedestrian/vehicular pathways and a new campus- SCOPE wide stormwater system. • New Humanities Building • New Athletic Fields • Additional Parking • Improved Pedestrian/Vehicular Pathways • New Campus-wide Stormwater System 20 | | 21 McDONOGH SCHOOL CONTINUITY & TRANSFORMATION 22 | | 23 McDONOGH SCHOOL THE McDONOGH SCHOOL OWINGS MILLS, MARYLAND COST PROJECT SUMMARY $16.5 Million McDonogh School recently selected Design Collective for the renovation of its historic Allan Building; the School’s signature academic facility with an iconic clock SQUARE FEET tower symbolic of the school. Built in 1929, the 80,000 square foot Allan Building 125,000 SF currently houses the Upper School Science, Math and History classrooms and key administrative offices. The building will undergo a comprehensive renovation to SCOPE transform the “back” of the Allan Building and Burke Center into a functional front; • Transform from Back to Front upgrade building systems; improve space efficiency; and reinforce the campus • Upgrade Buidling System master plan to ensure the continuity of the history, legacy and tradition of McDonogh. • Improve Space Efficiency • Reinforce Campus Master Plan 24 | | 25 WEST TOWSON ELEMENTARY SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN 26 | | 27 WEST TOWSON ELEMENTARY BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TOWSON, MARYLAND COST PROJECT SUMMARY $16.2 Million This 69,300 square foot three story building accommodates 451 students and is the first USGBC LEED Silver Certified public school in Baltimore County. The new SQUARE FEET learning center includes one Pre-K classroom, three kindergarten classrooms, 69,300 SF three classrooms for each grade – 1 through 5 – a special education room, science room, art room, computer lab, combined gymnasium/cafeteria, and administrative SCOPE and support spaces. Within the center, technology has seamlessly integrated with • Pre-k Classroom traditional learning tools to create a learning environment for the modern age. • Kindergarten Classrooms Additional spaces within the library have been created to accommodate a variety • Three Classrooms per Grade of learning environments and methods. The school also features a state-of-the-art • Special Education Room media center and television studio. An accessible demonstration green roof doubles • Science Room as an outdoor classroom for active learning. Located on the second