Creekview Ranch Middle School

Roseville, California

Completion Date: 2008
Square Footage: 87,000
LEED 2.1 GoldTargeted

Awards:
Excellence in Design Award, Honorable Mention, 2010
Environmental Design+Construction Magazine

1st Place Winner, Excellence in Structural Engineering Award - New Construction, 2009
Structural Engineers Association of Central California

Best New Public Project, 2009
Sacramento Business Journal, Real Estate Projects

The Creekview Ranch Middle School project will be the first middle school within the Dry Creek Joint Elementary School District to be LEED certified and is currently targeted for LEED Gold. This sustainable school is located on 20-acres off of a two-lane country road in the center of a rural community. The school site slopes down to the "dry creek" for which the school district is named. The natural environment of the creek and surrounding riparian area inspired the connection of the site design and building layout to the adjacent natural environment. The school accommodates approximately 1,000 students in 87,000 square feet of new construction.

The campus clusters by grade create small learning communities that enhance both the teacher and student educational experience. In support of the district's use of project-based learning, the school includes a unique space identified as the "challenge unit" lab. This flexible lab environment supports home economics, art, industrial technology and general instruction. It is also space that supports the district's dedication to long-term, project-based learning. The space opens onto a large exterior deck overlooking the adjacent riparian creek area to provide interior and exterior usable educational space.

The school is a central fixture of the community, addressing its regional identity by valuing its rich agricultural heritage and preparing students for the 21st century and beyond. A flexible, multi-use building was designed with the gym and multipurpose room adjacent to each other connected by an operable wall to provide the district with a performing arts facility unparalleled in the community with seating for more than 1,000 people.