compass school of texas

dallas, texas

The Compass School campus is located on a 3-acre site in Dallas, Texas featuring a heavily wooded, sloping terrain to a natural creek.

The context sensitive design accommodates 73,000 SF Reggio Emilia-like curriculum Pre-K thru 8th grade cohorts, Enrichment classrooms, Multi-purpose Cafetorium, Library, and Administration space. The two-story interior and exterior spaces are integrally arranged creating expanses of Cohorts activity space with learning patios and access to outdoor teaching gardens, animal pens, play-scapes, a treehouse, movement spaces and dock. A rooftop activity space provides a functional outdoor learning environment.

Site improvements include 45 surface parking spaces, a service dock and carpool lanes. A single-level, below-grade parking garage provides an additional 65 parking spaces and FEMA storm shelter.

The Reggio-Emilia Philosophy recognizes the built and natural environment as the “Third-teacher”(Student, Teacher, Environment) providing engaging opportunities for students, teachers and parents to partner in the learning experiences embracing the key principals of curiosity, balance, collaboration, initiative, empathy, resilience and integrity.

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Client: Compass School of Texas

Project Manager: Meloncon Consulting

Contractor: Unbuilt

Structural Engineer: Datum

Landscape Architect: Talley Associates

AVL: Salas Obrien

MEP: Blum Engineers

Lighting Designer: ALA

Civil Engineer: Westwood