Davis Catalyst Center

Kaysville, Utah

Client

Davis School District

Area

37,717 sq.ft.

Total Cost

$7,836,262

Completion Date

12/2021

The Catalyst Center is a new magnet school for 11th and 12th graders in the Davis School District. This facility offers high-level specialty career and technical courses, designed with industry partners. It provides students an opportunity to work on real-world projects. For Phase One of the project, the district purchased a two-story office building and remodeled it to house eight innovative programs: audio/video (A/V) production, unmanned aircraft, culinary arts (including a student-operated café and catering), cybersecurity, game design, entrepreneurship, medical assisting, and pharmaceutical assisting.

The premise for the design was to create the most realistic simulation of the professional workplace for each discipline. For example, the design team discovered that the A/V industry no longer uses a green screen for filming; instead, an LED screen is used to create realistic settings for production. This project includes a curved 10-foot-by-20-foot LED array in the studio. The medical exam rooms are replicas of those designed for the local medical industry, and the retail and hospital pharmacies replicate reality.

Additional Information

Cost per Sq Ft

$208.00

Featured in

2022 Educational Interiors Showcase

Interior category

Career Centers

Product suppliers specified

Ceilings by Armstrong World Industries
Ceramic Tile by Dal-Tile
Door Hardware by Allegion
Door Hardware by Schlage
Ceramic Tile by Dal-Tile
Doors by Oshkosh Door
Doors by Ives
Movable Partitions/Walls by Hufcor
Paint/Wallcoverings by Sherwin-Williams
Roofing by Sika Sarnafil
Windows by Trulite Glass & Aluminum Solutions
Lighting & Accessories by Lithonia Lighting
Lighting & Accessories by Acuity Brands Controls
Fire/Life-Safety Systems by Potter Roemer
Classroom Furniture by Crestron
Washroom Accessories by Bobrick
HVAC Units by York
HVAC Control Devices by Alerton
HVAC Control Devices by Honeywell
HVAC Control Devices by Vulcan-Hart
Draperies/Blinds by Hunter Douglas
Kitchen Equipment by Hobart
Kitchen Equipment by Manitowoc
Whiteboards / Markerboards / Chalkboards by MooreCo
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