An immersive learning experience organized around an
"Open Library," this new middle and high school for 620
students transforms an existing UCLA general purpose
building. The design supports the Academy’s core belief
in students’ capacity to take on more complex, engaged,
creative and independent work.

The Open Library offers a variety of individual and group
study spaces that extend throughout the building,
connecting learning and activity spaces including sound
studio, labs, and classrooms. A large, shady patio south
of the entry offers a focus for wellness and community
with outdoor seating adjacent to the school’s dining hall.

I led the design and manageed the project from the initial
interview, programming/concept design through the
entire process, including post-occupancy interviews.