Dexter High School Virtual Tour

Dexter High School Virtual Tour
Dexter, MI

Building Data

Building Size:
314,930 SF
Building Capacity:
1,200 students
Site Size:
96 Acres
SF/Per Student:
262 SF/Student
Total Project Costs:
$43,452,225
Completed:
February 2002

When the Kingscott team went to work planning Dexter High School in Dexter, Michigan, they pushed for maximum flexibility to accommodate current and future curricula. The end result is a building that can be academically organized in multiple ways.

Vertically
Horizontally
Departmentally
Grade-Based
Team-Based
School-within-a-School

Further, partition walls between classrooms open to support team teaching. Classroom groups of eight also allow for future reorganization. A structural steel frame and drywall construction will facilitate any building reorganization.

Other features include a courtyard and amphitheater created by the dramatic 30 degree angle between the academic wing and the public portion of the building. The media center anchors both at the angle's apex.

Recognizing the value of natural light designers used generous windows throughout the building, which also visually connect spaces to simplify way finding in the 300,000+ square foot facility.

To meet the district's desire to reduce the visual impact of such a large facility on the surrounding neighborhoods, designers located the building at the lowest corner and farthest point of the 96 acre site. As a result, classrooms face lush woods while the athletic fields front the facility for easy access.