PUBLIC k-12
“Designing for public schools means creating environments where every student feels supported to learn, grow, and belong.”
As a national leader in educational design, we create learning environments that empower students and strengthen communities. For decades, our schools have gone beyond classrooms—offering flexible, inclusive, and sustainable spaces where every square foot supports learning. Our expertise spans new builds, modernizations, and community-integrated facilities, consistently setting benchmarks for innovation and student success across Canada.
Designing for Every Learner
We begin with pedagogy, planning schools from the inside out. Circulation becomes purposeful breakout space, staircases transform into informal amphitheatres, and outdoor areas evolve into curriculum-ready classrooms. Light, acoustics, air quality, and nature are carefully tuned to support focus and behaviour, while adaptable layouts allow schools to grow with changing curricula and technology. As anchors of their neighbourhoods, our schools also integrate shared gyms, theatres, and libraries with secure access for safe after-hours community use.
THE FUTURE OF LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
Social & Emotional Learning
The built environment supports well-being, connection, and growth. Daylight, acoustics, and natural materials are paired with intentional spaces for reflection, collaboration, and social interaction, helping students develop resilience, empathy, and confidence as part of their daily experience.
Flexibility
Classrooms, commons, and support spaces are designed to adapt to changing curricula, technologies, and teaching methods. Movable furniture, multi-use zones, and adaptable layouts allow spaces to shift seamlessly between group work, independent study, and hands-on exploration—ensuring the building can evolve alongside the school community.
Learner-Centered Design
Spaces are designed to support diverse learning styles and individual choice. From open collaboration zones to quiet alcoves, the environment responds to how students learn best. Teachers and learners are empowered to use the building in ways that enhance learning, rather than being constrained by it, fostering confidence, engagement, and a sense of ownership over the learning experience.
Active & Passive Safety
Safety is integrated thoughtfully into the design, combining clear sightlines, zoned access, and natural supervision with material and spatial strategies that maintain openness and warmth. This layered approach promotes focus and learning while ensuring students feel secure and supported at all times.
