Lyman High School, Career Innovation Center

Longwood, Florida

Firm

BRPH

Client

Seminole County Public Schools

Area

22,400 sq.ft.

Total Cost

$7,700,000

Completion Date

06/2021

Chad Baumer

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Lyman High School’s Career Innovation Center (CIC) is a showcase facility for Seminole County (Fla.) Public School’s Career & Technical Education program, designed to:
• Drive student collaboration, creativity and innovation;
• Provide the space and tools to promote mentorships and work placement; and
• Cultivate the skills learners need to be successful in the workforce.

The CIC expanded the existing Academy of Building and Design and created new facilities for the academies of engineering and automotive technology.
The heart of the CIC is the “Collaboratorium”— a space for students, owned by students. Designed to empower learners to engage with one another, this versatile space is equipped with a maker bar and plentiful seating, including open benches with writeable tabletops.

Activated hallways encourage collaboration anywhere and everywhere. Two high-bay labs and covered exterior areas are ideal for work with large-scale automotive and construction tools. Acting as both teaching tools and design elements, the building’s HVAC, plumbing, electrical and fire protection systems are exposed and color-coded, and windows provide views of the inner workings of the mechanical and electric rooms.