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Silver Spring Intermediate School Entrance
Location:
Sussex, WI
Scope:
Provided architectural design services for a new a 2-story 183,000 sq. ft. building intermediate school and a 42,500 sq. ft. indoor practice facility at Hamilton High School
External Team:

Hamilton School District

Sussex, WI

For over 20 years, we have worked with the Hamilton School District and helped design millions of dollars’ worth of projects without referenda. At the high school we designed a new fine arts center, gym, school store, restrooms, offices, and library renovation. We just completed a classroom addition that includes a new community room for board meetings and community presentations. More recently, we designed a new intermediate school for the growing district.

The new Silver Spring Intermediate School is a 2-story 183,000 sq. ft. building that can accommodate 800 students with the potential to expand capacity to 1,000. At its core, the building is designed as a collaborated learning environment, with academic pod catering to the educational needs of the students as well as staff. In addition, a variety of breakout spaces were integrated throughout the building including the duality of the student commons, open spaces for group work, and student support spaces. Supervision and safety were also considered throughout the building, as visualization was optimized with windows from classrooms to breakout spaces and beyond. Overall, the intermediate school consists of 8 color-coded academic pods with adjacent breakout spaces, 2D, 3D, and engineering labs, an IMC room, a gymnasium, music suite, family and consumer education rooms, pupil services space, and administration offices.

At the high school, we renovated various parts of the building, but we also designed a 42,500 sq. ft. indoor practice facility, which is the largest of its kind in the state of Wisconsin. The building features a half-sized football field equipped with goal posts and Astroturf and a state-of-the-art weight and strength training room. It is available to all students and staff and is used year round for both athletic and academic programs

Silver Spring Intermediate School Classroom

Classroom that is adjacent to a breakout space. It featur...

Classroom that is adjacent to a breakout space. It features a glass wall that offers visibility outside the classroom, so staff can confidently send students out for group work while maintaining passive and active supervision

Hamilton School District_Silver Spring Intermediate Classroom

Hamilton High School Indoor Athletic Training Facility

An indoor athletic training facility

An indoor athletic training facility

Hamilton High School Indoor Athletic Training Facility

Silver Spring Intermediate School Breakout Space

The breakout space provides a collaborative learning envi...

The breakout space provides a collaborative learning environment that expands beyond the typical four classroom walls

Hamilton School District_Silver Spring Intermediate Breakout Space

Silver Spring Intermediate School Library

Library where students can come together to work on proje...

Library where students can come together to work on projects or homework

Hamilton School District_Silver Spring Intermediate Library

Silver Spring Intermediate School Library Collaboration Area

Collaboration space in the library

Collaboration space in the library

Hamilton School District_Silver Spring Intermediate Library Collaboration Area

Silver Spring Intermediate School Lockers and Hallway

Lockers act as a visible separation between the collabora...

Lockers act as a visible separation between the collaboration space and the hallway

Hamilton School District_Silver Spring Intermediate Lockers and Hallway

Silver Spring Intermediate School Entry and Stairs

Entry to the Silver Spring Intermediate School. The entra...

Entry to the Silver Spring Intermediate School. The entrance features open stairs and environmental graphics that depict their panther mascot

Hamilton School District_Silver Spring Intermediate Entry and Stairs

Hamilton High School Gym

Gymnasium to be utilized for classes, practice, and sport...

Gymnasium to be utilized for classes, practice, and sporting events

Hamilton High School Gym