High Tech Middle School in San Diego, California.

Remember when we were little and only had two school options – public or private?

Well, say hello to my little friend, Charter School.

High Tech is a series of project-based public charter schools that have no problem reinventing when things need to be refreshed. The lottery to get into this place is off the charts!

In the studios, we freed the floors of ill performing carpet and replaced it with buffed concrete and cushions for the kid’s tushies. In the gallery, we protected the projecting walls of the teachers’ offices with wood fencing to handle the ever-changing display of student work (love these 6th graders creepy crawlers, don’t you?). Meeting Room transformed to Media Room with the installation of an amoeba-shaped table/counter and extending the classroom into the hallway via a garage door that incorporate more students and encourages collaborative work. The orange wobble stools save space, promote balance and posture, and keep those fidgety kids moving and learning.

Army Navy Academy (All Boys Boarding School) in Carlsbad, California.

Located in the small village of Carlsbad by the Sea, the Army Navy Academy was founded in 1910. This prestigious all-boys, 7th – 12th grade, private, college-prep, military school grooms the world’s future leaders. The campus was in need of a new athletic facility to call their own. With the extraordinary generosity of the Duffield family & together with House & Dodge Architects, embrio design studio + Turner Construction their dream became a reality.

The new athletic facility called Duffield Sports Center includes two buildings. The 1st building includes a ticket booth for the new field that accommodates football, soccer, baseball, and lacrosse games & parades, new 700 seat bleachers with four press boxes, restrooms + a concession stand. The 2nd & larger building includes a new 800 seat Gymnasium for basketball & wrestling, a new Strength & Conditioning Center, new Athletic Training room, new Locker Rooms for both home & visiting teams, new administrative offices & conference rooms.