Following a successful year-long master planning process, designed to address concerns of aging infrastructure and facility inequities, Lanphier High School was identified as a top priority for revitalization among the district's three high schools.
The renovated High School will include phased upgrades and additions to the existing facility to provide a future-focused 1,200 student high school, ensuring equitable opportunities and program support for all secondary students in the district. The facility will honor the historical legacy of the building, while supporting the current and future educational needs of students through evidence-based and flexible design.
The upgrades will feature prominent improvements to the performing arts spaces with a dedicated auditorium, rehearsal areas, and backstage areas in an addition. Athletics programs will be improved with the addition of competition spaces, training/practice facilities, and secure entry locations.
- Historic Renovation
- Secure Entry
- New Auditorium
- Competition Spaces
- Athletic Training Facilities
Space is both at a premium and an
overabundance, leading programs, faculty, and students to feel disconnected and constantly in search of their place.
The new design rediscovers the traditions and solves the challenges that currently limit the campus such as fresh corridors, open gathering spaces, and re-connected programs.
The re-imagination of Lanphier for its second century required finding the essence of the site and building and creating a new heart of the North Side for current and future generations. To achieve this goal the concept was going to need to accomplish 4 primary objectives:
• Embrace Traditions
• Create a heart
• Repair Connections
• Develop Cohesion
- District Representative
At 50 years old, the Eisenhower High School for the Decatur Public School District was physically worn, and functionally ineffective. The school district conducted a community engagement planning process to determine how best to meet the current and future educational aspirations of the community.
West Side Christian Church (WSCC) located in Springfield, IL, is a growing congregation looking to serve God and their community in bigger ways. WSCC worked with the religious design experts at BLDD to complete a master plan that facilitates their growth through the expansion of their Kids Ministry space, the creation of a new entryway, a large worship center, and environmental graphics to increase visibility and branding.
This transformational educational environment helps diverse students learn in future-focused ways. Intentional features such as operable walls and flexible seating allow easy collaboration and project-based learning while bilingual teams and faculty will be able to share students without leaving the classroom area.