Woodland School

Through the planning process, it became clear that the existing site offered the best opportunity for the school to flourish. With that, we began an extensive master plan for long-term campus improvements. This proposal included new circulation elements, new buildings, renovations of existing buildings, and site work. Due to its location in a residential area, community outreach was essential to the design process. In addition, the plan minimizes impact on the neighborhood by locating new, multi-story structures at the lower part of the site. We also developed design standards that embraced the area’s residential arts and crafts character with pitched roofs and wood cladding.  

We developed a flexible phasing plan to accommodate the school’s evolving and complex needs while working within their budget constraints. Since the campus lacked an indoor sports and events space, Phase 1 included a new, multi-purpose gym. DES provided complete design and engineering services for this new facility. The exterior design puts into practice the design guidelines with wood board-and-batten siding, an angular roof, and an entry canopy with exposed joists.