The exterior of the building is thoughtfully designed with inviting steps, native plants, and wooden benches, providing students with a space to socialize and bringing a touch of greenery to the surroundings.

Three portals/entrances were developed to provide connections from the interior of the school to the outdoor campus. These portals are expressed as a series of dome-like spaces, which the client had hoped to clad in traditional Islamic tile. Due to the infeasible cost of traditional, hand-cut tiles, we developed a pixelated interpretation of traditional Islamic geometry that could be implemented using standard 2”x 2” tiles.

Rendering of Entrance/Portal B and C

The series of diagrams illustrates the process of converting an unused bowling alley housed within the school into a multipurpose hall and classrooms.

The design also included an addition which provided a unique opportunity to add more classrooms as well as celebrate the heritage of the school by designing 3 new entrances which feature tiled domes with an Islamic pattern.