Drake Middle School
This addition and renovation project transformed a former junior high school plan to accommodate middle school education specifications. The original geometry and materials inspired contextually appropriate addition designs. The additions include a fully daylit library space. Through an elaborate phasing program, the school was able to maintain its operations despite major renovation of 70% of the facility.
The project won the 2004 C.A.R.E. Award: 1st Place for Commercial Architecture.
Client: Jefferson County Public Schools
Location: Arvada, Colorado
Date: 2000
Area: 18,200 SF Addition / 62,000 SF Renovation
*Alan Ford - collaborating design principal with Hutton Ford Architects