School District of Somerset, Wisconsin, High School Addition and Renovation

Somerset, Wisconsin

Firm

Wold Architects and Engineers

Client

School District of Somerset, Wisconsin

Area

56,160 sq.ft.

Total Cost

$8,900,000

Completion Date

08/2020

Troy Thies Photography; Wold Architects & Engineers

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The existing Somerset High School was a traditional, double-loaded corridor building that didn’t align with the educational delivery model of the district. Wold worked with the district to identify areas and spaces for reinvention and reorganization and provide an educational environment where students could work with greater independence and autonomy to meet this goal. This approach focused on two major thematic areas within the building’s academic core: humanities and STEM/career
technical education.

For the humanities area, workers removed the enclosed media center in the middle of the building as well as solid walls in classrooms and corridors. An integrated flexible learning environment was developed, modeled on contemporary office design, where students can work beyond classrooms in a smaller group or individual settings with increased visibility and technology. In STEM/CTE, the approach is based on design schools. Individual labs are aligned with glass and operable walls to provide a connection between space—from clean design through fabrication and eventually heavy construction. Design and science labs anchor the space. Mathematics has been moved from Humanities to align with STEM programming.

Additional Information

Cost per Sq Ft

$158.00

Featured in

2022 Educational Interiors Showcase

Interior category

Interior Renovation

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