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Cherry Creek Alternative Middle and High School
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Cherry Creek Alternative Middle and High School // Centennial, CO
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Cherry Creek Alternative Middle and High School
Cherry Creek Alternative Middle and High School
Cherry Creek Alternative Middle and High School
Cherry Creek Alternative Middle and High School
Cherry Creek Alternative Middle and High School
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This special-needs facility accommodates 200 middle and 200 high school students who are at risk and need focused academic attention. OZ Architecture designed the facility based on an existing campus-like master plan (also designed by OZ) for the Cherry Creek School buildings already existing on the site. A key design goal was to separate the middle and high school students during school hours. The result is a T-shaped design with the high school occupying the northern wing and the middle school occupying the southern wing. Shared functions such as administration, gymnasium, cafeteria, and a media center, are located in the dividing T-wing.
Fairview High School Library Addition
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Fairview High School Library Addition // Boulder, CO
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Fairview High School Library Addition
Fairview High School Library Addition
Fairview High School Library Addition
Fairview High School Library Addition
Fairview High School Library Addition
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The Library/Integrated Media Center (IMC) was designed by OZ Architecture to become the academic heart of Fairview High School. Design work included positioning the IMC in a highly-visible location to take advantage of the schools spectacular setting and views at the base of the Flatirons. The IMC was also placed to afford easy accessibility from the school's student center. Besides creating an avenue leading to the IMC, the new, wider corridors provide access to floor/crawl space for easier distribution of computer cables and other high-tech equipment. The IMC includes a special 'college counseling room' for seniors and a Distance Learning Center that provides students a place to study courses and subjects from around the country via computer networking. Another unique feature of the IMC is the student meeting room that provides a private location for small group meetings. The six new science labs and the new computer lab were included in the remodel in addition to the school's science room.
Friends British Primary School
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Friends British Primary School // Boulder, CO
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Friends British Primary School
Friends British Primary School
Friends British Primary School
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The Friends British Primary School accommodates 165 students in grades K - 5. The buildings were designed to create a comprehensive facade reflecting their intended use - for a small human scale, and the residential flavor of the neighborhood. The main circulation corridor is anchored on one end by the school entrance and on the other by a bell tower/playground observation area, thus maximizing circulation throughout the building.
Red Hawk Ridge Elementary School
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Red Hawk Ridge Elementary School // Centennial, CO
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Red Hawk Ridge Elementary School
Red Hawk Ridge Elementary School
Red Hawk Ridge Elementary School
Red Hawk Ridge Elementary School
Red Hawk Ridge Elementary School
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This new 69,000 square-foot elementary school for the Cherry Creek School District required a unique design that utilized parts of the district's prototype plan while accommodating a difficult site. The school houses 650 K-5 students and includes space for a special education pre-school serving autistic 3 and 4-year-olds, and space for the Child Find program. OZ Architecture provided complete design services from master planning and programming through construction administration.
Silverthorne Elementary School
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Silverthorne Elementary School // Silverthorne, CO
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Silverthorne Elementary School
Silverthorne Elementary School
Silverthorne Elementary School
Silverthorne Elementary School
Silverthorne Elementary School
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This state-of-the-art elementary school serves 450 students in its 62,000 square feet of space. OZ teamed with BOORA Architects of Portland, Oregon, to create a cutting-edge design with respect to both functionality and sustainability. The two-story building takes advantage of exceptional Rocky Mountain views and maintains a compact volume, adding to the building's energy efficiency. Using life-cycle costing, high-performance strategies and environmentally-friendly materials and equipment, the team created an energy-efficient facility that the school district believes will last 100 years and cost half the standard energy costs annually.
William Smith Alternative High School
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William Smith Alternative High School // Aurora, CO
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William Smith Alternative High School
William Smith Alternative High School
William Smith Alternative High School
William Smith Alternative High School
William Smith Alternative High School
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This public school facility is located on a campus of schools that offers several different programs for students who are completing their high school education outside of the traditional classroom. The largest program in the building is the William Smith Alternative High School, which provides a high school education in a non-traditional setting. A second program, Hartenbach High School, is a very small high school for working students who are only able to pursue their education during non-traditional hours. The building's key architectural feature is its long, high "Main Street," which is the school's most important space. Plugged in on either side of Main Street are various program elements. Materials were chosen to emphasize education (masonry) and technology (metal and glass), and to relate to the adjacent campus buildings.