Book jacket design for Tomas Cizek's The Ruse
A barn in the landscape was the inspiration for the school. The design goal was to create a familiar and welcoming environment.
Project
KIPP: COLUMBUS School Campus, Columbus, Ohio
New 120 acre campus for students Pre-K through 12th grade, serving 2,000 low income children by 2020.
Design Team
Kathleen Baldwin Architecture: Design Lead for building architecture, interiors, and visual identity.
Moody Nolan Architects, Architect of Record. O'Neil Langan Architects, Design Architect. Olin Partners, Landscape Design Architect. Edge, Landscape Architect of Record. The Daimler Group. Builder.
Each building has a courtyard to connect all the classrooms to the landscape and easy access to play.
Classwork in the Middle School courtyard.
KIPP High School Entry
High School courtyard
The amphitheater is the high school student commons with a 180 degree view.
High School lobby with collegiate banners and inspirational quotes.
The glass corridor wrapping the perimeter of the courtyard brings the landscape into the building.
Blue portals along the main corridor lead to classroom pods.
Visual and Performing arts gallery.
High School Gym
High School Dining Commons
Colorful trees have a strong presence in the Preschool.
Words that represent the KIPP culture are prominent.
Each grade in the preschool shares a central extended learning space with a view to the courtyard.
The Dining Commons features collegiate banners.
The gym displays KIPP values.
Inspirational quotes are throughout the spaces in the elementary and middle school.
Extended learning spaces for small groups.
At the end of each wing of the Middle school are lofts with expansive views of the landscape. the lofts support many activities; student grade meetings, rehearsals, testing, staff meetings, movies and yoga.
outdoor amphitheater for performances and meetings.
Project
Battelle Environmental Center, KIPP: Columbus campus.
4,000 sf building for the study of environmental sciences.
Design Team
Kathleen Baldwin Architecture, Design advisor, Owner's Representative and Interior FF&E Design Lead.
Flansburg Architects, Design and Architect of Record. O'Neil Langan Architects, FF&E. Olin Partners, Landscape Architect. The Daimler Group, Builder.