Belmont, MA – In the future, students at Belmont High School may learn in a progressive environment that takes its design cues from forward thinking industries. Open areas for collaboration, flexible spaces to meet the needs of changing curricula, mobile workstations for students and teachers—workplace design elements often embraced by innovative tech companies and creative agencies like Google and IDEO—are among a host of options that a team of architects, designers, project managers, and community leaders are exploring as they collaborate on a plan to improve the school.
That team, led by global architecture and design firm Perkins+Will, project managers Daedalus Projects, Inc., and the Belmont High School Building Committee, is charged with envisioning possible scenarios for a new educational program for the school. The goal is to reach consensus on an academic model that is forward-looking and flexible enough to support continued growth in student enrollment and evolving pedagogical needs.
The team will explore research-informed design options for scenarios that include renovations to the existing building, renovation/ additions to the existing building, and construction of a new school.
