Innovations Academy

Innovations Academy

San Diego, CA · Education · 2022

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Role — Exterior design and garden designStatus — BuiltPractice — Created while employed by Ground Level Landscape Architecture

Overview

A K–8 public charter school on a large suburban site in San Diego, California. The adaptive reuse of a vacant office building reinvented learning environments into dynamic, collaborative, and innovative experiences for students. Through creative engineering and innovative planning, the 2.5-acre site was designed to accommodate school traffic and nature-based outdoor learning experiences. As an inquiry-based campus, the school structures its programs through self-expression, compassionate connection, and purposeful learning, creating an environment in which students feel encouraged to explore and learn.

My contribution

  • —Exterior and garden design for the adaptive reuse of a vacant office property into a K–8 campus with nature-based outdoor learning spaces.
Entrance planting
Explore the stream environment
Stone seating space
Nature play in the citrus grove
Bridges
Climbing structures abound
Follow the leader
Aerial view
Concept sketch 1
Concept sketch 2
Colorful masterplan with inspiration images

Project Information

Year
2022
Status
Built
Site area
2.5 acres
Client
San Diego USD
Role
Exterior design and garden design
Architecture
Baker Nowicki
Credit
Created while employed by Ground Level Landscape Architecture
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