Monarch School

The Monarch School is a unique educational facility; one of a handful of its kind in the United States created to educate homeless children. The new facility will provide an array of educational and support services for 350 K-12 students, with room for expansion.

An existing two-story, tilt-up concrete warehouse building at 1625 Newton Avenue will be remodeled for use as the new school facility. The building’s footprint essentially is unchanged by its new use, totals 51,000 S.F. While the structure is architecturally consistent with its immediate neighbors, plans call for the most significant changes to occur to the street elevation of the building, including these new elements: entry portico, arcade/shade structure, exterior color scheme and landscaping. Windows and doors will be added on the other three exposures, which will also receive new paint. Surrounding the facility on its north, south and west sides will be parking areas, hardscape play space, a kindergarten playground and new landscape.

Interior improvements include 18 offices, 20 classrooms, two resource centers, library, tutoring center, lobby, auditorium and several support spaces on two floors. The lobby and auditorium are double height spaces with skylights, allowing natural daylight to enter the building creating an inviting and comfortable environment for students, faculty and staff.

San Diego, CA

The Monarch School is a unique educational facility; one of a handful of its kind in the United States, created to educate homeless children. The new Nat and Flora Bosa Campus, located in the Barrio Logan District of San Diego, is five times the size of Monarch's previous facility, and allowed the school to double its enrollment to over 350 K-12 students; it houses an array of educational and support services, with room for expansion.

An existing 59,000 SF two-story, tilt-up concrete commercial warehouse building at 1625 Newton Avenue was seismically upgraded and transformed into Monarch's new educational facility. The overall building footprint was maintained while adding an entry portico, arcade/shade structure, exterior color scheme, and landscaping. Windows and doors were added to the majority of classrooms for natural daylight. Interior improvements include two resource centers, a library, tutoring center, lobby, auditorium, and several support spaces on two floors. The lobby and auditorium are atrium spaces with skylights to create an inviting, comfortable environment for students, faculty, and staff. Parking areas, hardscape play spaces, a kindergarten playground, and new landscape adjoin the facility on three sides.

Our client's perspective: http://www.monarchschools.org/monarch-school-celebrates-opening-of-the-new-nat-flora-bosa-campus/