Schools

Carlmont High School Locker + Weight Room

Location: Belmont, CA

Year: Completed in 2016

Budget: $1,750,000

In addition to the school’s cafeteria, WMA designed functional locker/team rooms and an expanded weight room for Carlmont HS. Natural light and a connection to the outdoors are also main factors in this space. Teachers, coaches, and students were all called on to create energetic and functional spaces that truly personify the schools’ spirit. Go Scots!

Interior – After

Exterior – After

During Construction

Exterior – Before

Interior – Rendering

Interior – Before

Exterior Rendering

Commercial Exterior Freezer – Jefferson Elementary

Location: Daly City, CA

Year: Completed in 2020

Budget: $1,100,000

The existing freezer at Jefferson School District kitchen in Daly City had started to collapse when WMA was called out to look at it. WMA had worked with the Facilities Manager on a similar project at a different district and the decision was to move ahead immediately with the reconstruction. The new freezer provided an opportunity to think differently about how the district received food at the site for storage and how they managed the overall storage.

A new electric forklift, a generator back up and a central exterior secure and enclosed staging area provide the culinary staff with a clean and organized approach to get out of the elements and stage entrance into and out of the freezer.

The staff is happy with the new approach and can continue to cook healthy meals for the District’s students.

Exterior

During Construction – Exterior

During Construction – Interior

Framing

Site Plan

Susan B. Anthony Elementary School

Location: Corona, CA

Year: Completed in 2017

Budget: __

At Susan B. Anthony Elementary, Weston Miles Architects designed new secure fencing including a combination of ornamental steel fencing, some chain link fencing and gates with accessible hardware for additional security. The new gates and fences give the school the ability to secure the different areas as needed during both school and non-school hours. WMA also developed a security plan for the entire site to be shared with local first responders.

New Site Plan

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Woodside Track and Field

Before

New and Existing Bleacher Plan

Existing Site Plan

New Site Plan

New Bleachers

New Bleacher and Track/Field

El Toro Health Science Academy

Location: Morgan Hill, CA

Year: Completed in 2017

Budget: $400,000

In 2017 WMA was asked to re-design the library, office and a classroom to a new Health Science Academy. The school was constructed in the 1980’s and the opportunity to create specialized spaces and a fun interactive learning center with a very limited budget was a challenge. The five spaces created to allow for measurement and testing, science experiments, a central group area and a body lab.

Remodeled classrooms to create new Health Science Academy at El Toro Elementary School. MHUSD has developed a magnet approach to elementary learning and El Toro is the Health Science program. The program is still in its’ infancy so the space needed to be very flexible and so that each area relates and encourages curiosity and visibility into the adjacent spaces. Using clouds and hexagonal lighting the ceiling becomes an connection with our DNA. The school is coming up with words for the band at mid height that encourages students to think about science!

Main Rooms – After

Main Entry – After

Classroom

Main Entry – Before

During Construction

Woodside Culinary Academy

Location: Redwood City, CA

Year: Completed in 2017

Budget: $1,800,000

Remodel of two classroom spaces, a lab, and a home EC room to a new Culinary Academy with state of the art equipment and a space for service as well as cook stations for the complete classroom and a demo area with video.

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Before

New Floor Plan

Existing Floor Plan

San Martin Gwinn Elementary

Morgan Hill Unified called upon WMA to design two modular CHPS certified buildings, creating an additional 6 classrooms for San Martin Gwinn Elementary School. The classrooms function as the school’s Environmental Science Academy which promotes discovery through Project Based Learning encompassing mathematics, social, scientific, linguistic and scholastic disciplines. In addition to the new buildings, WMA created a new entry drive, drop off and parking lot, making the school much more functional and a whole lot safer for students!