Post Categories
The classrooms function as learning and observation labs. Dedicated multi-sized study spaces are placed throughout the building to enhance learning opportunities. These spaces–which include movable walls, writable wall coverings, transparency, and interactive technological integration–are flexible and adaptable by the students. In addition to traditionally defined learning environments, the building houses…
A maximum-security facility, this is the first federal prison to incorporate a four-story special housing/special confinement unit to hold disciplinary, death row, and administrative segregation inmates. The prison is located on the same property as the existing USP and is designed in a “compound plan” arrangement with related site development…
The design is centered on ten academic learning neighborhoods. Each is structured to enhance staff and student collaboration and has the flexibility to accommodate a variety of teaching and learning styles. Essential elements of the school, which was designed and constructed on an active military campus, include high-performance learning features,…
The Indiana Tech Keene Building (formerly the Law School) is an experiential learning environment, drawing upon the knowledge of the past and utilizing the technology of the future to provide a superior education for the 21st century student. The design concept exemplifies these traits by applying traditional materials in contemporary…
The Fort Wayne architects of Elevatus, formerly SchenkelShultz Architecture Fort Wayne, were engaged by the North Carolina Department of Correction to design a new Regional Medical Center for its Central Prison. This 5-story building is part of the maximum security complex and serves as a comprehensive general and specialty outpatient…
The existing Jay County Jail/Security Center, originally constructed in 1984, was in need of renovations and additions to relieve overcrowding. A new 38,540 sf addition completed in 2010 brought an innovative design for the project and transforms existing spaces into new programs with clear lines of sights for enhanced security….
This 157,731 sf five-story unit is part of the North Carolina Central Prison System’s maximum-security complex. Corridors connect it to the Regional Medical Center located on the same site. The architects at Elevatus, formerly SchenkelShultz Architecture Fort Wayne, designed both facilities. Three levels of treatment–Crisis, Intensive, and Residential–are provided in…
