The Spieker Center for the Performing Arts serves as a vibrant cultural hub at the heart of Menlo School’s K-12 campus, embodying a new vision for community and creativity. Designed to showcase talent across a range of disciplines.
Project name
The Spieker Center for the Performing Arts at Menlo School
Architecture firm
Hacker Architects, Kevin Hart Architecture
Location
Atherton, California, USA
Photography
Jeremy Bittermann
Principal architect
David Keltner, Thomas Hacker
Design team
Keri Woltz Erwin, Caitlin Ranson, Sudarshan Iysengar, Nicolas Pectol, Janell Widmer, Lewis Williams, Katherin Park, Clarissa Acevedo, Tracey Olson
Collaborators
Design Principal: Thomas Hacker; Project Manager: Stefee Knudsen; Project Architect: Jesse Figgins; Interior Design Principal: Jennie Fowler; Interior Design: Hacker; Acoustical Engineer: Charles M. Slater; Theatrical/AV: Auerbach Pollock Friedlander
Civil engineer
BKF Engineers
Structural engineer
Degenkolb Engineers
Environmental & MEP
Taylor Engineers, Guttmann & Blaevoet; Electrical Engineer: The Engineering Enterprise
Typology
Educational Architecture › School
King’s College School reimagines the design of learning environments in the Bahamas, moving toward a contemporary, climate-responsive, and community-centred approach. Designed by SAOTA for the Inspired Education Group.
Project name
Kings College School
Location
Nassau, The Bahamas
Design team
Dominik George, Mark Bullivant, Eugene Olivier, Glen Scott, Seth Gottlich, Kimera Pillay, Mpho Mushophe
Collaborators
Architect of Record: Bron LTD; Interior Designer: ZPZ Interiors Project Manager: Century Property Developments; Contracttion: Osprey Construction Company; Quantity Surveyor: DHP Associates
Landscape
Raymond Jungles
Structural engineer
Bron LTD.
Typology
Educational Architecture › School
Hiwali is a small rural settlement of about 25 farming households, located deep in the Satmala mountain range, around 70 km from Nashik city. Set in the hilly terrain of the Western Ghats, it is one of remote communities. The existing primary school currently operates in a temporary shelter.
Project name
Hiwali School
Architecture firm
PK_iNCEPTiON
Location
Hiwali, Nashik, Maharashtra, India
Photography
Pranit Bora Studio
Principal architect
Pooja Khairnar
Design team
Bhavik Chopada, Swasti rangani, Tanishq Tejnani, Swaroop Sope
Civil engineer
Dhake, Infinity Works
Structural engineer
Atharva Kulkarni
Construction
Dhake, Infinity Works
Material
Stone, Bricks, Metal
Visualization
Shantanu Tribhuvan, Shreya Chandsare, Tejaswini Kawale
Client
Armstrong Robotics & Technologies, Give Welfare Organisation
Status
Phase one completed
Typology
Educational › School
Architects Vicente Guallart and Daniel Ibáñez have designed a low-tech building, working with local artisans and resources, using wood and rammed earth as a response to accelerated developmental pressures.
Project name
African Flow
Architecture firm
Urbanitree
Location
Soa, Cameroon (Africa)
Principal architect
Vicente Guallart, Daniel Ibáñez
Collaborators
Ali Basbous (BAD Architects), Daniel Fraile (Arquivio), Elisabet Fàbrega
Construction
GIC Ma’asapkeng
Material
Brick, Rammed Earth, Wood
Client
Community of Nazareth
Typology
Educational › School
Located in Yantai, Shandong Province, China, DEYA Day Care Center is dedicated to providing high-quality day care for children aged 6 to 12. For its 270-square-meter indoor space, DEYA commissioned 11- Design to conceive a creative and nurturing environment.
Project name
DEYA Day Care and After-School Center
Architecture firm
11-Design
Location
Yantai, Shandong, China
Principal architect
Li Xiaosi, Cao Rong
Design team
Chang Xiaoying, Li Jia, Qu Xiaotong, Yu Guangxin
Collaborators
Copywriting: Current-Newswire
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Metal
Typology
Educational Architecture › School
Gray Puksand were engaged to work with The Gordon in realising their vision to elevate their existing culinary facilities into a centre for culinary excellence, providing exemplar, industry standard training facilities that would set the standard for contemporary hospitality training.
Project name
The Gordon Culinary School at the Gordon TAFE City Campus Geelong
Architecture firm
Gray Puksand
Location
2 Fenwick Street, Geelong, Australia
Photography
Anthony McKee
Principal architect
Gray Puksand
Client
Gordon Institute of TAFE
Typology
Educational › School
The Giddens School and Lake Washington Girls Middle School (LWGMS) complex is an urban educational campus located between Beacon Hill and the Central District neighborhoods of Seattle, and designed to host two private, independent schools.
Project name
Giddens School & Lake Washington Girls Middle School
Architecture firm
Graham Baba Architects
Location
Seattle, Washington, USA
Design team
Graham Baba Architects Design team: Jim Graham, Principal-in-Charge. Brett Baba, Design Collaborator. Maureen O’Leary, Senior Project Manager. Leann Crist, Project Manager. Erica Witcher, Project Architect. Caroline Brown, Staff Architect. Brian Jonas, Project Architect – exterior design. Anjali Grant design team (education and collaborating architect): Anjali Grant, Principal/Project Architect/educational collaborator. Amanda Wolfang, Architectural staff
Collaborators
Anjali Grant Design (educational collaborator and collaborating architect), Costigan Integrated (project manager), JRS Engineering (building envelope consultant), Emerald Aire (mechanical contractor), Holaday-Parks (plumbing contractor), Johnson Electric (electrical contractor), GeoEngineers (geotechnical engineer), Heffron Transportation Inc. (traffic consultant), A3 Acoustics (acoustical consultant)
Environmental & MEP
Ecotope (mechanical engineer), Rushing (electrical engineer)
Construction
Exell Pacific
Material
Wood aiding: Kebony. Metal siding: AEP Span (Mini-V-Beam and Prestige profiles). Windows: VPI Quality Windows (vinyl). Storefront: Arcadia. Roofing: Soprema. Gym flooring: Robbins Sports Surfaces Bio-Cushion Classic. Tile: Daltile. Carpeting: Shaw Contract
Typology
Educational › School
The first two forerunners of the world's largest network of Canadian bilingual schools in the Czech Republic! Maple Bear Kindergarten Olomouc and Maple Bear Elementary School Brno The interior design was based on Maple Bear Schools' unique approach to student-centered learning in a stimulating environment that instills a love of lifelong learning.
Project name
Maple Bear Schools Czechia
Architecture firm
SOA architekti
Location
ZET.Office Nová Zbrojovka, Lazaretní 925/9, 615 00 Brno tř. Kosmonautů 1338/1c, Hodolany, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic
Photography
Studio Flusser
Principal architect
Ondřej Laciga, Petra Valdman
Collaborators
Graphic design: Graphite Studio [Mona Bublová, Tomáš Buble, Klára Maršíčková]
Built area
Usable floor area 650 m² Brno; 550 m² Olomouc
Budget
Brno 320 000 €; Olomouc 600 000 €
Client
Maple Bear Czechia
Typology
Educational Architecture › School
