Upper Merion Area High School
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
Design team
Snyder Hoffman Associates (MEP Engineering); Renew Design Group (Site/Civil Engineering and Landscape Architecture); William H. Lane (Construction Manager); Wallover Architects (Aquatic Design Consultant)
Upper Merion Area High School offers students career-oriented and higher education-level spaces where they can actively participate in 21st-century learning activities focused on “research, develop, and present!” The facility seamlessly integrates with the existing middle school, connecting through athletic and performing arts components. Student services, technology distribution, and support spaces are situated between the commons space and the academic area.
The student commons is a two-story open space with learning resources on the second level to enhance the research and project-based components mixed with dining and food-based opportunities. After hours, the “commons” space provides pre- and post-activity support for both the athletic and the performing arts complexes.
A three-story academic wing supports the core academic programs with a STEAM-based center, multiple project and team-based spaces, and a three-story learning stair. The learning stair connects all core programs vertically to enhance the cross-pollination of learning activities. Transparency is a key aspect of the facility’s design and is used to promote the visual connection between the learning activities.
Additional Information
Capacity
1,500
Cost per Sq Ft
$400.00
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2023 Architectural Portfolio
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