The #StudentUnion #Renovation and #Expansion Project at Andrew P. Hill High School is well on its way to completion and will include a new learning center, servery, and re-envisioned gathering spaces, with easy access to student resources; expanding the building to nearly double in size. Once the old cafeteria’s transformation is complete, the modern space will feel, as ESUHSD Senior Bond Manager Julio Lucas describes, “more collegiate – and create novel qualitative combinations of sensation and feeling. Each programmed space is a separate melodic line in constant interplay with one another and are equally, and essentially, creative and practical.” This #DesignBuildProject has been rewarding and successful, thanks to our amazing partners, XL Construction and the East Side Union High School District. We are honored to be leaving a #PositiveLastingImpact on the AHHS community!
The modernization of Building 300 at the Solano Community College Fairfield Campus is so much more than the sum of its parts. While the 25,000 sf building will indeed receive upgrades to its HVAC systems, roof, restrooms, and finishes, the true excitement is how this project will impact the surrounding high school communities. This gem of a building, built over 70 years ago, has recently been repurposed to house the College’s “Early College High School” (ECHS) program. This unique program offers high school students the opportunity to earn a high school diploma and transferable college units while it supports, motivates, and builds students up, preparing them for life in college and beyond. Once complete, the program will have an updated facility that it can truly be proud of, enticing even more students to participate. Our team is honored to partner with Solano Community College on such a fundamentally important project, in its mission to leave a #PositiveLastingImpact on local high school students.
San Mateo-Foster City School District’s commitment to improving the air quality and temperature comfort for all their students has lead them to embark on a multi-phased upgrade and replacement project on 15 of their campuses. Once complete, students and teachers will enjoy the benefits of maximized outdoor air circulation and upgraded heating and AC systems, both resulting in improved overall comfort, health and safety. Construction on Phase 1 is nearing completion, while Design and Planning for Phase 2 is well underway. We are honored to be making a #PositiveLastingImpact on the San Mateo-Foster City School District and we are looking forward to the next phase of the project.
Gilroy Unified School District’s new South Valley Middle School campus reached an exciting milestone last week as Flint Builders, Inc. began the steel installation for the Administration Building. Phase 1 was completed in time for students to move into their classrooms at the beginning of the school year, while the phased construction continues on other parts of the campus as we work tirelessly to leave a #PositiveLastingImpact on the Gilroy Unified Community. The Administration Building, once complete, will include not only the school offices, but also a library, a large multi-use room with a stage and music classroom, and a cafeteria with a kitchen. The final phase of this campus transformation will include the Gymnasium and is slated for completion next year.
Today, we celebrate the dedication of the Hayward Unified School District in its work to maintain and preserve its valuable buildings and grounds—the all-important environments where its community’s children learn. Just in time for “Back to School,” Schafer Park Elementary School and Burbank Elementary School received new exterior paint. The new paint reinforces each school community’s pride and school spirit while its refreshed appearance demonstrates to its children, teachers, and staff that they are loved and valued. A simple paint job both supports the long-term lifecycle preservation of a school facility–which is itself a huge investment in the public trust–and delivers an additional immeasurable return on investment that lives in the hearts of the people who spend the most time in the environment–improving performance, feelings of belonging and overall happiness.#PositiveLastingImpact
The Construction of the new South Valley Middle School campus continues as planned. Key features of the project are a new academic zone, a Campus Commons building and a new gymnasium. The central feature of the campus is a park-like quad featuring a tiger paw rendered in turf and trees. Aedis Architects and Flint Builders, Inc. are working seamlessly together to give Gilroy Unified School District a great project, on time, and on budget.
Today, the classroom wings are nearing completion, while the Campus Commons building–including administrative functions, a larger multi-purpose assembly room, nutrition services, and a library/media center—breaks ground next week. The gymnasium will begin soon, and the community will enjoy a completed project in time for the start of school in Fall 2023.
Much like its predecessor project, Brownell Middle School, South Valley Middle was planned to support Gilroy Unified’s whole-child curriculum and to reflect a strong connection to its community. What you see is the culmination of a collaborative process with the SVMS community, Gilroy Unified School District’s administration, and the School Board. We are proud to share the successes of this Project with them all!
With the passage of Measure GG in 2018, The Sunnyvale School District was empowered to continue with its vision to transform their school learning environments in an impactful and meaningful way. A vision that began with a massive reconfiguration of Bishop Elementary School continues with a major multi-phase project for Ellis Elementary School.
This week, Aediseans visited the Ellis Elementary School Modernization Project and toured the construction site for Phase 1, a new 2-story classroom building, which is scheduled to be completed in the Spring of 2023. It will have a total of 22 classrooms, will be adjacent to a new, central campus courtyard, and feature wide open walkways, large windows for natural light, and HVAC units for each classroom.
Phase 1 of the multi-phased modernization project is just the beginning of this campus transformation, and subsequent phases will begin immediately after the completion of this one. The project has been phased to minimize disruption to the school while maximizing the transformation. The school will receive a new Multipurpose Building with an outdoor covered lunch seating area, a new Library, additional kindergarten classrooms, new fencing around the entire campus, and re-envisioned pick-up/drop-off areas to ease congestion on the campus and surrounding neighborhood. The entire campus modernization is expected to be complete by 2025.
Great care was taken with Sunnyvale School District and Sausal Corporation to ensure this project remains on schedule and ultimately delivers the programmatic requirements Ellis Elementary needs. We are honored to be making a #PositiveLastingImpact for this wonderful school.
The San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin has partnered with Aedis to modernize their annex facility, The Lotus Center. Founded in San Jose’s Japantown in 1912, the SJBCB has celebrated truth, mindfulness, and generosity for over a hundred years, and for decades the building across the street from the iconic traditionally-styled temple has been a community asset, offering childcare services and classroom/gathering spaces. Having outgrown the space, Aedis worked with the SJBCB community to design a new, 2-story, Lotus Center campus using #CrossLaminatedTimber.
The new facility will be larger, more versatile, and provide meeting and gathering spaces for an array of community organizations. Most notably, the preschool and childcare areas are getting enlarged and will be enclosed, safe, and infused with the biophilic benefits that CLT offers. The much-needed play structure, courtyard, and functional drop-off/pick-up areas will bring added value and enjoyment, leaving a #PositiveLastingImpact, for years to come.
“This new facility will bring us into the 21st century with all its modern capabilities, while at the same time provide a more traditional “Japanese” flavor in its architectural design to more closely match our beautiful temple directly across the street.” – Steve Onishi, President, San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin
The ribbon cutting at Andrew Hill High School’s Student Union marked the end of a successful collaboration with East Side Union High School District and the beginning of a new era for Andrew Hill students. The sentiment expressed by the speakers was one of hope for the future, excitement for how this new building will improve the student experience, and gratitude to the community for entrusting the District with bond funds to make it a reality. We are honored to be leaving a #PositiveLastingImpact on the Andrew Hill Community.