PROSPECT HILL ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL Middle School Collaborative Commons
After the completion of DCVL’s design for PHA’s Administrative Office in a new location, 2/3 of the third floor of the Middle School building became available for student programming. The building is a circa-1900 brick structure with wood framing which required some structural analyses before design could begin. The majority of the floor contained small, dark office areas. These were removed to provide a quite study area for teachers and students, an existing wall was opened to provide natural light into the center of the floor plate where a collaborative study area was designed. Additional upgrades were made to third floor classrooms, the stairwells, the Principal’s administrative suite and the faculty break room.