Indian Springs High School Manufacturing Technology Center

San Bernardino, California

Firm

Ruhnau Clarke Architects

Client

San Bernardino City Unified School District

Area

21,668 sq.ft.

Total Cost

$5,771,582

Completion Date

01/2024

Ruhnau Clarke Architects

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Indian Springs High School is revolutionizing education for underserved students through a groundbreaking STEM initiative designed to make them career-ready upon graduation. The school’s new Manufacturing Technology Center, a collaborative effort between San Bernardino City Unified School District, HAAS Automation, and the Gene Haas Foundation, provides high-demand job skills to students in an economically challenged region.

To equip students with essential hands-on skills, the district transformed four classrooms into three multifunctional spaces, featuring a 5,800-square-foot manufacturing lab, classrooms for digital modeling, visualization, fabrication, and art, and a collaborative student common area.

The facility has vibrant graphics on flooring and walls that mimic safety coloring with imagery indicative of the tools used within the space. Color blocking under machinery creatively denotes caution areas, and open ceilings mixed with metal ceiling tiles lend themselves to the manufacturing aesthetic.

Upon completing the program, students earn a HAAS-certified operator certificate, empowering them with the skills in demand for rewarding careers in STEM fields.