STEWART REICH a r c h i t e c t u r e 

The new Davis School District Junior High #17 is part of a series of award-winning prototype.  The facility provides a state-of-the-art design that buffers students at the "turning point"of their lives, from the stress and fragmentation associated with the typical large junior high school experience. 

 

The key concept of the design is the organization of academic classrooms into grade-level specific, double-lobed academic learning suites, each surrounding and connected to a lively central collaboration space.  These academic "houses" provide a highly flexible, open, and extremely visible environment for group collaboration, which fosters critical student/student and student/teacher relationships.

 

 

 

 

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Classrooms, conference rooms, faculty planning offices, student and faculty toilet rooms, and grade-specific lockers make up a "house", promoting a cohesive environment in which students may live and learn. 

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Further, each "house" is uniquely themed, with every learning suite providing a sense of personal identification and pride for students who learn in them.  The theming also serves as a way-finding device, provides exciting learning opportunities, and engages student interest.  The theme for JH#17 is "Connections", celebrated both in the exterior design of the building and the interior detailing and signage.