St. Thomas the Apostle School
Los Angeles, CA
Renovation and expansion of a K-8 school. The existing school building was modified to include a library, auditorium, computer labs, classrooms and administrative offices. The programmed space is approximately 11,500 sf.
New buildings consist of a double-height single-story auditorium and attached two-story buildings. The new buildings comprise a total of approximately 20,000 sf of programmed area and feature an assembly hall, kitchen, classrooms and administrative spaces.
The new buildings rest on a post-tensioned slab podium providing a 58,000 sf parking structure below.
Architect: Griffin Enright Architects
2013 Los Angeles AIA Design Award
2012 ACEC New York – Engineering Excellence Silver Award
2011 Steel Joist Institute Design Award – Honorable Mention
2011 AIA California Council Merit Award for Architecture
2010 California Construction Best of 2010 (Southern California, K-12 Education)
2010 Los Angeles Business Council – Architectural Award for Projects Under Construction
