A. E. Stevenson High School District 125: K-12: Portfolio: OWP/P

INTEGRATED SERVICES
Architecture, Engineering, Interior Design and Plumbing

project size
total campus 698,000 sf

Completion
multiple projects

OWP/P has helped A. E. Stevenson High School manage explosive student population growth through several facility expansions and remodeling projects since 1986.

The main building, originally designed for 800 students, was expanded to accommodate 2,800 students with major additions designed by OWP/P throughout the years. With enrollment increasing to 4,500 in 2000, the district built another major addition on its 71-acre campus to accommodate 1,200 students. In 2004, the school added a prominent new entry and student commons areas. The commons addition solved the congestion and circulation of five levels converging into one area.

Specialty teaching areas include a large computer facility with separate areas for student studies and a fully equipped chemistry lab. In addition to classroom facilities, a key feature of the addition is an innovative 1,200 seat auditorium that uses turntables to divide the space for a variety of simultaneous educational uses. An award-winning resource center and commons was added in 2001.

OWP/P also analyzed and replaced mechanical systems for the entire campus through phased upgrades.

The athletic facilities designed by OWP/P house an 8-lane, 50-meter swimming pool, a 40,000 sf field house, locker rooms and tennis courts.