Los Altos Elementary Schools

LASD is one of the highest performing districts in California. We took six aging elementary schools and turned them into full contemporary facilities. The schools are now modern, improved instructional buildings, with multipurpose rooms and libraries, all with maximized daylighting and natural ventilation. The campuses present new faces to the community and have more variety of social, athletic, and play space.

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  • Owner:

    Los Altos School District

  • Location:

    Los Altos, CA

  • Completed:

    2003, 2004, 2005, 2008

  • Size:

    147,400 sq. ft.

  • Info:

    Loyola: 2007 Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) - Green Apple Award
    Santa Rita: 2006 Honor Award - AIA California Council / Savings by Design Energy Efficiency Integration Awards & 2005 School Construction News/DesignShare Citation Award

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SANTA RITA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

 

PHOTOS: MARK LUTHRINGER

The former kindergarten building was modernized, expanded, and converted to the new administration building. We then added new kindergarten buildings, and modernized existing classrooms.

 

 

New kindergarten buildings were constructed and existing classrooms were modernized.

 

LOYOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

 

For school buildings we design, this is an example of how we’ve completely redefined the concept of green buildings. New clerestory windows bring daylight into the classrooms.  And an ingenious automated system opens them when temperatures rise, creating fresh air and providing a comfortable place to learn. With fresh air and daylight, we take the emphasis off of personal (dis) comfort and keep the focus on education.

 

Modernized classrooms have new light monitors.

 

OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

 

Along with modernizing classroom and multi-use buildings, we added the kindergarten and small group instruction rooms. We also took advantage of outdoor space by adding shared learning patios and native plantings.

 

Shared outdoor learning patios.

 

ALMOND & GARDNER BULLIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

 

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