Frederiksen Elementary School, Dublin Unified School District

Frederiksen Elementary School

Dublin Unified School District

Dublin, California

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This project for Dublin USD is a comprehensive two-phased replacement design for Frederiksen Elementary School. Phase 1 consists of 32 new 1-story classrooms and a 13,580 sf MPR building. The MPR consists of a multi-purpose space for lunch, indoor PE, and assembly space. It also houses the school kitchen and performance stage which doubles as a music classroom that opens to an adjacent outdoor stage.

Phase 2 is comprised of an administration office building with an outdoor patio adjacent to the staff lounge, and new buildings for the onsite Extended Day Care Center, and a new Learning Center which consists of a Library, Resource Specialist rooms, and small group counseling rooms.

Havens Elementary School, Piedmont Unified School District

Havens Elementary School

Piedmont Unified School District

 

Piedmont, California

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The existing school was part of a District-Wide seismic safety initiative prepared by our team, which led to a $56M bond. We worked with the District and community members to design the demolition and replacement of the existing Havens Elementary School consisting of 26 classrooms, core administration facilities and the development of hardscape and artificial turf playfields. We committed to designing the new 46,000 sf school replacement and obtaining DSA approval that allowed a one year construction schedule. Designing in a mature neighborhood on a small site and around a historic multipurpose building were particular challenges.

First STEAM Elementary School for Center Joint School District opens in Roseville, CA

First STEAM Elementary School for Center Joint School District opens in Roseville, CA

Placer High School New Learning Commons, Placer Union High School District

Placer High School New Learning Commons

Placer Union High School District

Auburn, CA

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The New Learning Commons at Placer High School is a two-story, 16,000-square-foot building that replaced an existing 8,000-square-foot single-story building. The new building has become the main entrance and hub of the campus, serving as a community focal point. The first floor of the building includes a food court-styled cafeteria with two overhead garage doors that open to a covered outdoor seating area and a snack bar counter. The learning commons on the second floor includes a career center, classroom, two study rooms, book stacks, a circulation desk, and an outdoor covered patio. Both levels include a variety of seating and studying options with collaboration space, quiet study space, soft seating, and reading nooks.

A key design feature of the building is a Learning Stair in the main lobby that connects the first and second floors, providing a light-filled space for students to collaborate. The building is modern with a collegiate sensibility that incorporates elements from the historic campus including a Spanish tile hip roof, yellow stucco finish with a red base, black trim, wrought iron details, punched windows, arches, and colonnades. Natural limestone and a decorative tile detail with backlit laser-cut metal panels add a new texture to the façade.

In the interior, the structure of the building is celebrated with exposed steel X-braces, polished concrete flooring, and open ceilings with floating clouds for acoustics. The color palette and finishes pay homage to the local foothill geography and mining history with carpet that reflects the stratified earth, and references to copper, gold, wood, and leather. The school logo and colors of green and gold were incorporated into the furnishings.

Rex Fortune Elementary School, Center Joint Unified School District

Rex Fortune Elementary School

Center Joint Unified School District

Roseville, California

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Rex Fortune is the first elementary school within the Center Joint Unified School District, educating transitional kindergarten through sixth-grade students (TK-6). The new school, named after the late superintendent of the school district, Dr. Rex Fortune opened in the Fall of 2023. Rex Fortune Elementary is focused on teaching Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM).

Two of the six classroom buildings are designed specifically for STEAM education which opens the inside to the outside through large rolling doors to accommodate robotics and other lab functions. Two buildings are designed to accommodate traditional classrooms, and two are designed for kindergarten students with an exclusive secured interior play area.

Modular construction was utilized in this project to achieve high standards of design, schedule, and budget.

Dr. Maya Angelou Community High School, Los Angeles Unified School District

Dr. Maya Angelou Community High School (Central Region High School #16)

Los Angeles Unified School District

Los Angeles, California

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  • 2011 Merit Award, Excellence in Design
    • AIA Long Beach/South Beach Chapter
  • 2002 American Architecture
    • Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture & Design
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This new, 211,000 GSF, six-building high school complex includes: performing arts classrooms, a library, multi-purpose room, two gymnasiums, a variety of playfields and courts, food service and lunch shelter, administrative support services, playfields, and subterranean parking under basketball courts. It was important to maintain as much usable open space as possible to create a campus atmosphere on the constrained urban site. Given the magnitude of the intervention it was important to be mindful of the scale and character of the surrounding neighborhood throughout the process.

 

Westfield Village Grand Opening

Photographed above: The XL Construction and AC Martin Team

WEST SACRAMENTO, CA - AC Martin celebrated the grand opening of Westfield Village School on August 13, 2024. The TK-8 grade school is part of Washington Unified School District. AC Martin was the architect for the modernization that repurposed 18 existing classrooms, added seven new Pre-K and K classrooms, added a new administration building along with a new library, wellness center, and a physical education and visual arts / performing arts building.

Napa Junction Elementary School, Napa Valley Unified School District

Napa Junction Elementary School

American Canyon, CA

 

American Canyon, CA

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The new 600-student elementary school for Napa Valley Unified School District is a STEM magnet school. For the design of this project, special attention was paid to integrating curriculum needs for the diverse student population. The new campus is a short walk from the trails that run through the wetlands and along the Napa River, making it a perfect location for the students to supplement their STEM education.

The campus includes a Multi-purpose building, Library, Administrative building, 24 classrooms, as well as a Family Resource Center and Pre-school facilities. The Multi-purpose building and fields were designed as joint-use facilities as the site is in close vicinity to a City-developed wetlands education park. 

Westfield Village School Modernization

Westfield Village School Modernization

West Sacramento, CA

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AC Martin completed an extensive modernization of Westfield Village School. The project consisted of a modernization and re-purposing of 18 existing classrooms, added 7 new Pre-K and K classrooms, added a new administration building along with a new Library, Wellness Center, a Physical Education and Visual Arts / Performing Arts building. The modernization replaced the existing full-service kitchen and upgrading the existing multipurpose building interiors. New electrical, data, fire alarm, and security systems were added along with security fencing and site security access. The modernization also included ADA upgrades of all existing buildings, site facilities and restrooms. In addition, the site was completely re-constructed including replacing all site utilities, offsite improvements, a new off street bus turnout, sidewalks and driveways, new parking with provisions for future EV charging stations, hardscape, landscaping, new play areas, and play shade structures. The project added softball and soccer fields, a garden area, trash enclosure, bike parking and reworked public site access to the site and the adjacent park parking. The buildings also received new finishes, exciting new color schemes, signage and materials throughout.

Long Beach City College Student Housing

Long Beach City College Liberal Arts Campus Student Housing

Long Beach, CA

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Designed in partnership with an integrated Design-Build team, the 440-bed student housing community elevates baseline criteria through a flexible framework of performance-driven enhancements. Highlights include a welcoming campus arrival sequence, an expanded 12,000 SF courtyard, and vibrant ground-floor amenities, such as a grab-and-go market, tech commons, and multipurpose spaces, crafted to foster connection and enrich student life.

The residential program is organized into 34-person pods, each featuring a shared kitchen, lounge, and gender-inclusive restrooms to promote community, safety, and belonging. A mass timber structural system advances sustainability goals while creating warm, biophilic interiors that reduce stress and enhance well-being. Further improvements, including a pet-friendly amenity suite, re-imagined social spaces, and infrastructure optimizations, increase bed count and efficiency without expanding the building footprint. The outcome is a scalable, future-ready housing environment that reflects a deep understanding of how students live, learn, and thrive.

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