Walnut Ridge High School Classroom Addition

Brackett-Krennerich was commissioned in 2010 to provide design for a new addition to the existing high school. The space available on campus was in a low lying area that required extensive thought and investigation in providing positive drainage and to work with the surrounding neighbors. The close proximity to the track and football stadium, as well as, houses to the west meant that drainage had to be controlled and moved along some rather tight pieces of property.

This 42,000 square foot addition allowed the school district to modernize many of their antiquated educational classrooms and extra-curricular spaces. Two new science lab classrooms act as anchors to the new addition providing much needed lab space and prep area. New middle and high school classrooms provide additional educational learning space to take the pressure off of existing spaces that were too small and in need of repair. Additionally, the school districts growth over the past decade had increased the need for more space. Art room, vocal room, and instrumental rooms are designed to maximize space and allow for quality workspace and quality acoustics as required.

Anchoring the opposite side of the new addition is physical education space with synthetic turf, bating cages, and support locker rooms and restroom facilities. The design style of the building is fitting with the existing surrounding campus allowing this addition to fit well into the campus giving it a cohesive feel.