Designing learning environments.
Grand Rapids dedicated this new middle school in August of 2003, replacing an aging, outdated facility that no longer met the needs of the school district. It was the desire of both the school district and DSGW to design a new school to meet the needs of the district through the use of high performance design systems and with an image that reflected Grand Rapids, MN

The school was designed in a series of wings that track the sun from morning to dusk. Natural day lighting is used abundantly throughout the building to minimize artificial lighting and enhance the character of the space.