CAW ARCHITECTS
Photos : John Sutton Photography & Bruce Damonte Photography
The O ’ Donohue Family Stanford Educational Farm
In time , the new classroom buildings will support countless hands-on , interactive learning opportunities thanks to the new science , art , and maker-space laboratories found within the space . The Portola Valley School District and CAW alike believe the new campus with inspire the students ’ curiosity and challenge them to experiment , test ideas , work in groups and , ultimately , become better prepared for the future in today ’ s ever-changing global society .
MONTEREY HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE INNOVATION CENTER
Sequoia Union Gymnasium
Monterey High School wanted to expand its science department to create new , dedicated classrooms to support its burgeoning advanced chemistry and biotechnology programs . The high school is located on a sloping hillside , offering minimal space for expansion while the existing campus has limited areas for outdoor student space . CAW creatively replaced an unused art classroom with a new , two-story building that cuts into the sloping hillside . The program stacks three new science classrooms above a shared innovation laboratory space , all of which link with the existing science building to form one single complex .
Monterey High School Science Innovation Center
The upper classrooms are outfitted with fume hoods and biotechnology equipment , all within a flexible lab environment . The lower-level innovation center has sliding glass walls that open to outdoor learning spaces and student gathering areas so the space can function as classroom demonstration , lab , and assembly space to provide the school with highly flexible space . The outdoor areas create new terraced plazas and gathering areas , which nearly double the usable plaza space on the campus . Head of School Thomas Newton says , “ Through this one new building , our entire campus will be revitalized with a greater sense of community .”
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