Park View High School

Sterling, VA

Details
General, CTE, special education, art, and music classrooms
Labs, maker space, academic support suite
Media center, cafeteria, auditorium, gymnasium, athletic spaces
Designed to achieve LEED Silver certification & in compliance with CHPS & Energy Star
Owner
Loudoun County Public Schools
Services
Community Involvement, Sustainable Design, Interior Design, Full Design Services, Construction Administration, Building Information Modeling

The design of the replacement Park View High School was inspired by the concept of opportunity—for the student learners, their communities, and the organizations they will serve in the future.

 

A robust community engagement process revealed that while the existing school was cutting edge and celebrated at the time of its 1975 opening, the population had in more recent decades felt overlooked. The design process sought to correct this, embracing the sense of history and pride felt by many and diving deep into the modern-day needs of the school’s diverse community.

Flooded with natural light and equipped with advanced technology, the school’s new 21st century learning spaces will equitably serve students across all learning styles, abilities, and post high school goals. Beyond traditional academic, technical, and special education classrooms, the school will feature specialized labs and classrooms for medical pathways, food science, and engineering—reflecting specific regional workforce development needs uncovered during engagement with local employers. The building and site design also provide for previous features of school pride—a hall of nations featuring flags from the more than a dozen nations represented in the student body, a community garden, and memorials on the existing site—to be incorporated into the new construction.

The project will be phased so that the existing school can safely remain occupied during construction of the new building. The design utilizes a three-story structure nestled in the site to accommodate this approach on the constrained 40-acre site.

Designed to achieve LEED Silver certification and in compliance with CHPS, the school's sustainable elements include daylighting, rooftop photovoltaic panels, geothermal heating and cooling, recycled and sustainable materials with long life cycles, LED light fixtures, and water-efficient fixtures.