Jill Stone Elementary School at Vickery Meadow

Dallas, Texas

Firm

Huckabee

Client

Dallas ISD

Area

81,883 sq.ft.

Total Cost

$27,063,250

Completion Date

02/2022

Grant Van Hoose, Huckabee

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Jill Stone Elementary School at Vickery Meadow is a neighborhood school that is both a replacement campus and a relief school for a second elementary. The campus was relocated closer to the heart of its vibrant community and is built on a heavily treed site that afforded unique opportunities for outdoor engagement.

The architectural form follows an arc to serve three distinct functions: minimal site disturbance, maximum views to nature and daylight on the north, and a welcome embrace of the community to the south. These functions occur under a single monolithic gesture, a floating roof that shelters three levels of instructional space. This modern “tree fort” offers students and educators playful opportunities to connect with nature.

Collaborative environments support the rigorous curriculum that is the standard for this school. Flexible furniture is situated in the main corridor, under stairwells and near classrooms to enhance choice, collaboration and relationship-building. Covered and uncovered outdoor areas enhance physical resources for learning, community events and student engagement.