spring hill montessori
Spring Hill Montessori is a recipient of multiple AIA Redwood Empire 2020 Design Awards which include an Honor Award and COTE Award.
The design challenge for The Spring Hill School was to provide an efficient, flexible and inspiring facility with STEAM curriculum (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Manufacturing) specific instructional space at a reasonable cost. This challenge was approached by utilizing a unique structural system that not only provides flexibility for the instructional spaces within the building but also provides a design aesthetic inspired by the STEAM curriculum when exposed. The project uses a steel moment frame system as the primary structure with exposed wood roof joists. Exposing the steel moment frame and wood roof joists provides the spatial flexibility of a contemporary structure with the aesthetic and acoustical benefits of a traditional wood structure. In order to maximize the usable space for teaching, the classrooms open to the school’s internal pedestrian street with operable window walls. The pedestrian street incorporates individual spaces, intended to be used as secondary classrooms. The classrooms connection to the outdoors provides unique educational spaces for the students and maximizes usable space.
Link: AIA Redwood Empire Award Winners
Design Director: Zac Maddry
Project Architect: Andrew Davis
Design Staff: Rachel Martinez, Emily Brown