Planning

Alief ISD—Jefferson Early Learning Center

Alief ISD is a diverse, urban district spanning 36.6 square miles on the west side of Houston. 82.6% of students in Alief ISD qualify for free or reduced lunch, and the median household income is $46,655. Located on the corner of Bellaire Blvd and Howell Sugar Land Road, Alief ISD’s Jefferson Early Learning Center campus is organized into two villages providing students with a sense of community and place.

Austin ISD—Eastside Early College High School

With a vision of academic excellence, multiculturalism, and community, the new High School is designed to honor the past, excel in the present, and positively impact the future. The site represented systematic injustice when the original high school was shuttered by court order for desegregation and left vacant to be condemned. The new campus brings together all three communities for a new hope and a new community hub.

Dallas ISD—Bryan Adams High School

New front entry with secure vestibule, wayfinding package, two-story administration and classroom addition, additional classrooms, maker spaces.  The Fine Arts addition includes a state-of-the-art Black Box theater, costume and scene shop, as well as new band, orchestra, and choral classrooms, practice rooms, offices, and storage. The Athletics Addition includes a new competition gymnasium that serves as a storm shelter, weight room, mat room, training room, coaches offices, and locker rooms. 

Dallas ISD—South Oak Cliff High School

This High School, constructed in the early 1950s, was center stage of a highly publicized student walkout covered by local and national media outlets in 2016. The condition of the school had declined over the years and the protest was in direct response to leaky roofs, inadequate heating and cooling, pest and vermin infestation, and issues with the natural gas infrastructure serving the building. The design solution focused on addressing the mechanical and functional deficiencies of the facility while creating an equitable learning environment.

Houston ISD—Bellaire High School

Houston ISD engaged PBK to rebuild Bellaire High School, a 68-year-old facility. The design for the multi-phased rebuild is based around its Main Street featuring a direct connection to the campuses centralized multi-purpose courtyard space. The Main Street allows access to all major learning and personal development spaces, individual study areas, and small group collaboration spaces for club meetings. Two major lobby spaces bolster both ends of the Main Street, one serving as the auditorium lobby and public entrance and the other as the sports lobby and student entrance.

Round Rock ISD—McNeil High School

With a priority on inclusivity, the high school serves as the public deaf education high school in the region. Additionally, it sits on a bed of winding caves which are home to endangered species, making habitat preservation critical. Campus reuse and limited additions for growth, along with careful ground penetrating radar to avoid underground obstacles, drove the overall design. With the goal of a new high school over multiple phases, the team replanned the campus for modern learning.

Southwest ISD—Southwest High School

Infrastructure upgrades and renovation of existing Administration, CTE, Classrooms, and Common Areas at Southwest High School.