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Educational Design High Schools

Stratus is improving student outcomes through design Our exceptional experience in educational facilities planning and design provides our team with in-depth expertise aligning developmental objectives, safety concerns and the physical design of school facilities.

To date, this experience comprises well over one billion square feet of educational facility construction, including programming, campus planning, prototype development and interior design services, as well as traditional architectural services, historic rehabilitation and construction administration.

Our state-of-the-art facilities incorporate innovative and flexible spaces that facilitate teaching and enhance the student learning experience.

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INNOVATION HIGH SCHOOL Orlando, FL Designed for 3,412 students, Innovation High School is a 371,000 SF compact, singlebuilding campus focused on 21st-century learning. Orange County Public Schools and the design team collaborated to explore emerging educational trends, the impact of technology, and the integration of flexible, connected learning environments. At the heart of the school is a two-story Commons Dining and Student Union/Media center—an active hub for academic, social, and community use. CTE labs, including Robotics, Biomedical, CCTV, and Culinary, open into this space. A 148,000 SF open courtyard, framed by building facades and canopies, supports diverse group and individual learning activities.

Student Stations: 3,412 Size: 371,624 GSF

21st Century School FEFPA Architectural Showcase, 1st Place, Best High School

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AUBREY ROGERS HIGH SCHOOL GGG Naples, FL The new state-of-the-art high school will be a multi-story, compact and net-zero ready 21st century educational facility. GGG will be designed and engineered to maximize renewable energy opportunities for the building, with the renewable energy sources integrated into the curriculum.

Student Stations: 2,000 Size: 295,000 SF

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Net-Zero Ready 21st Century School

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MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Miami, FL Opened in 1928, Miami Senior High has played a role in the lives of generations of citizens throughout Miami, the state of Florida, and the nation. Stratus was commissioned by Miami-Dade County Public Schools to master plan the restoration of the historic Miami Senior High School to its original grandeur, while updating it to a state-of-the-art high school.

Student Stations: 3,500 Size: 350,000 SF

21st Century School Florida Trust for Historic Preservation Award for Outstanding Achievement, Restoration/Rehabilitation AIA Miami Unbuilt Design Award

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ST. BRENDAN HIGH SCHOOL Miami, FL The objective was to develop a campus master plan which provided an engaged environment for students and faculty to learn, interact and participate in creative programs to enhance their educational experience in the pursuit of becoming life-long learners.

Student Stations: 1,200 Size: 110,000 SF

LEED® Certified, U.S. Green Building Council 21st Century School FEFPA Architectural Showcase, 1st Place, Best High School Outstanding Project, Science Center, Learning by Design FEFPA Showcase, Award of Merit CISCA, Gold Award for Lobby Wall AIANY/Center for Architecture, FitNation Exhibition Feature Project

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BELEN JESUIT PREPARATORY SCHOOL Miami, FL The new state-of-the-art, 8,000 square foot Innovation Center offers a mix between traditional classroom, maker space, and science fiction lab. The Center includes spaces specifically designed for each state of creation: inspiration, experimentation, and synthesis. The STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Program gives students access to a large selection of tools varying from 3D printers and laser cutters to powerful computers with professional design software. In addition, the Robotics teams use the Innovation Center as their home base of operation and students are also able to experience expanded extracurricular activities.

Student Stations: 50 Size: 8,000 SF

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MIAMI BEACH HIGH SCHOOL Miami Beach, FL The architecture celebrates the replacement of the original institution with a new invigorating and enriching facility. Phase I of construction included state-of-the-art classrooms and labs, as well as the library, auditorium and fine arts suite, followed by Phase II, which included a “Food Court” food service area and a “Health Club” physical education facility.

Student Stations: 2,340 Size: 320,000 SF

21st Century School Gold Medal Winner, The Building of America Awards FEFPA Architectural Showcase, Award of Merit, Best High School

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CYPRESS BAY HIGH SCHOOL Weston, FL The Cypress Bay Senior High School Campus Modernization project is a phased renovation, repair, and addition project on an occupied campus, designed to relieve overcrowding and to provide the necessary building improvements to safely operate the school.

Student Stations: 1,150 Size: 92,385 SF

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NAPLES HIGH SCHOOL Naples, FL Stratus was commissioned to revitalize the prestigious and historic Naples High School through the implementation of a new campus master plan, the addition a new gymnasium and locker facility, and the replacement of select infrastructure components, including new mechanical rooms, a new main electrical feed, new mechanical chillers and lift station upgrades.

Size: 45,000 SF

FEFPA Architectural Showcase, Award of Merit, Best Special Facility

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DOWNTOWN DORAL UPPER ACADEMY Miami, FL The success of the Downtown Doral Charter Elementary School sparked the need for expansion of the program to include a new, 21st century Charter Middle-High School.

The new school comprises a 100,000 SF, multi-story middle-high school (grades 6-12) incorporating the latest features in flexible learning spaces, technology, and security in a safe, environmentally friendly school.

Student Stations: 1,200 Size: 110,000 SF

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PINE CREST UPPER SCHOOL Fort Lauderdale, FL The firm worked closely with school leadership to recreate and re-program the campus to incorporate 21st century educational philosophy and projectbased learning pedagogy. The school’s curriculum is departmentalized, therefore student-centered learning must occur in the “in-between spaces.” These spaces are designed to support and encourage collaboration within the students’ flow, as they are talking, texting, listening to music, and on the computer with numerous windows open and the TV streaming.

Student Stations: 1,200 Size: 288,800 SF

21st Century School FEFPA Architectural Showcase, Award of Merit, Best High School Outstanding Design, High Schools American School & University Honorable Mention, Campus Building Learning by Design

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IMMOKALEE HIGH SCHOOL Immokalee, FL CCPS Immokalee High School needed to expand its current facilities to respond to current and future demand of the surrounding community. The two-story addition will be concentrating at the ground floor of the new building, academy programs offered to students which will serve as a platform for future technical and professional careers along with twenty classrooms and support spaces on the second floor.

Student Stations: 440 Size: 58,000 SF

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CORAL GLADES HIGH SCHOOL Coral Springs, FL Coral Glades High School has become a special part of the community. Its flexible design has created an exceptional learning environment for the students and has enabled the community to enjoy its public spaces. The design provides for such flexibility and circulation that, despite the large size of the campus, students can easily get to their classes within five minutes.

Student Stations: 2,875 Size: 244,161 SF

FEFPA Architectural Showcase, 1st Place, Best High School

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WELLEN PARK HIGH SCHOOL Sarasota, FL Stratus is the architect for a stateof-the-art campus in Sarasota County that will span 81 acres, featuring a modern three-story, 325,000-squarefoot academic building and a comprehensive athletic complex.

With amenities such as a synthetic turf football field, a nine-lane running track, multiple courts, and fields for various sports, Wellen Park High School will offer a dynamic environment for academic excellence and extracurricular achievement. Wellen Park High School promises to be a beacon of opportunity, fostering innovation, learning, and community pride. Wellen Park High School is currently in the construction phase and is set to open its doors to students in August 2026.

Size: 325,000 SF

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CORAL SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL Coral Springs, FL This 24-classroom and science lab addition propelled the aging high school into the future by providing a new state-of-the-art educational facility of roughly 46,890 SF. This project alleviated the overcrowding and class size reduction issues the existing school was facing, and a prototype-design classroom building was utilized in an effort to minimize the design phases required and to expedite the delivery of the project.

Student Stations: 2,850 Size: 350,000 SF

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OUR LADY OF LOURDES ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL Miami, FL The master plan developed for Our Lady of Lourdes Academy was a result of the process based on the core beliefs and premise of the school community. The process included an assessment of the current and future needs of the School as well as the overall campus. Stratus’s mission is to create a vision that will enrich the educational, functional, physical and spiritual development of the major portions of the campus.

Student Stations: 840 Size: 98,469 SF

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MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL Parkland, FL The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School New Classroom Building project is a phased replacement project on an occupied campus, featuring Safe Haven Security Standards in the design to provide a highly safe and secure building to facilitate healing among the survivors of the Parkland tragedy.

Student Stations: 320 Size: 43,515 SF

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MIAMI PALMETTO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Pinecrest, FL The existing facility included a total of 18 permanent buildings, built between 19582006, with associated covered walkways.

The site also contained off-site parent and bus drop-off areas, visitor, faculty, and staff parking areas, hard courts play fields and eight portables.

Student Stations: 2,200 Size: 153,000 SF

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MIRAMAR HIGH SCHOOL Miramar, FL The scope of work consisted of a new two-story classroom building addition with supporting spaces, a one-story science laboratory annex, a new teacher planning area, and the renovation of the business education labs. In addition, the air quality in the main building needed to be improved.

Coinciding with the renovation of the school as part of the City’s beautification project, the City of Miramar committed significant resources to the landscaping and beautification of the school property fronting Douglas Road at the main entrance.

Student Stations: 500 Size: 28,000 SF

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MONARCH HIGH SCHOOL Coconut Creek, FL This state-of-the-art high school is composed of a very compact two-building campus around a large courtyard. The assembly functions, such as the gym and dining, are housed in a one-story building opposite the courtyard, which is also a hurricane shelter. The courtyard is lushly landscaped and provides covered dining to encourage outdoor use. The two-building campus easily facilitates after-hours assembly use without opening the entire school to the public.

Student Stations: 2,000 Size: 225,000 SF

Learning by Design Award

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MULBERRY HIGH SCHOOL Mulberry, FL In partnership with the Polk County School District, Stratus has planned and designed this substantial modernization and security enhancement of the 65-year old Mulberry High School. All construction and demolitions have been phased to avoid disruptions to normal school activities, and will expand school program offerings to include modern programs in engineering, robotics, agriculture, and automotive studies.

Student Stations: 1,750 Size: 181,336 SF

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NORTH MIAMI HIGH SCHOOL North Miami, FL Initially, the North Miami Senior High phased replacement project was to utilize the original site of 16.5 acres. The existing school covered approximately 60% of the site, leaving a relatively small footprint in which to construct the 3,200-student station replacement school and virtually no room for construction staging. Stratus recognized these challenges and came up with an “out of the box” solution that would benefit the high school program and minimize the impact of construction on the surrounding community.

Student Stations: 3,500 Size: 385,000 SF

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POMPANO BEACH HIGH SCHOOL Pompano Beach, FL This project involved state-of-the-art international and technology magnet programs plus a major phased replacement of classrooms, media and food service components while remodeling and renovating the remaining existing buildings.

Student Stations: 1,204 Size: 140,000 SF

School District of Palm Beach County Foundation of Excellence, Outstanding Modernization Project

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WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL Pembroke Pines, FL West Broward High School is designed as a courtyard school with decorative metal entry canopies, Bahama shutters and a light and airy exterior color scheme. It is composed of six building campus around a large courtyard. The two-story “C” shaped and bar buildings contains classrooms, science labs, administration and the media center.

Student Stations: 3,000 Size: 288,800 SF

Associated Builders & Contractors, ABC Excellence in Construction

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HOLLYWOOD HILLS HIGH SCHOOL Hollywood, FL Hollywood hills High School was built circa 1968 and is located on a 29- acre site. In addition to the 24- classroom expansion, Stratus provided some significant overall improvements to the campus, such as enhancements to life safety devices, restructuring of several overcrowded student occupied spaces, and improvements to the building’s overall mechanical systems.

Student Stations: 900 Size: 43,200 SF

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WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL Davie, FL The design approach to the 24-classroom addition and locker room expansion at Western High School created a new campus focus, a renewed sense of spirit for the school, and organization in the site. The addition is a new state-of-the-art science facility comprising twelve general classrooms, eight general science labs and four chemistry labs, creating suites at two floors.

Student Stations: 600 Size: 56,074 SF

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MIAMI COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL Florida City, FL The Miami Community Charter School is a 640 student middle and high school, unique because Stratus partnered with the charter school administration and staff to invent an educational process and curriculum. Through completely innovative programming, this state-of-the-art facility is being built at 60% of the cost and half the time of a comparable public school and will provide greater opportunities for learning. The school utilizes team teaching strategies involving 40-student learning studios, enabling more personalized student attention while reducing the gross area of the facility.

Student Stations: 640 Size: 35,332 SF

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ACADEMIC SOLUTIONS ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL Sunrise, FL Stratus is assisting ASA with obtaining Municipal Site Plan Approval and Special Use Exceptions to the Zoning and the standard Landscape Buffer, as well as architectural design, for a new 350-student station charter high school designed to provide students with a viable option for earning their high school diploma or GED while enhancing their employability and career skills.

Student Stations: 700 Size: 29,000 SF

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BAUMHOLDER MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL Baumholder, Germany Stratus was commissioned to provide architectural services for designing a new middle-high school to replace the existing Baumholder Middle-High School with one that is consistent with the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) 21st Century Education Facilities Specifications. The new single building facility’s design incorporates the latest thinking and development of 21st-century learning environments and curriculum advancement.

Student Stations: 450 Size: 148,000 SF

21st Century School

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STRANAHAN HIGH SCHOOL Fort Lauderdale, FL The Stranahan High School campus expansion and phased replacement project was planned in two phases. The goal of the replacement campus design is to support the school it in its mission to empower students with the academic, social, and career decision-making skills, to prepare them to become productive, responsible citizens in a global society, and to pursue a career plan that meets the challenges of today’s workplace.

Student Stations: 1,365 Size: 242,200 SF

LEED® Silver, U.S. Green Building Council

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HOMESTEAD HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDICAL ARTS FOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (MAST) Homestead, FL MAST High School is both unique and innovative, incorporating an intensive science and mathematics curriculum as well as small schools career academies.

The new high school contains all new learning studios and science labs; pharmacology, biomedical, and physical therapy laboratories; and new administration and food service areas.

Student Stations: 720 Size: 78,000 SF

21st Century School FEFPA Architectural Showcase, Award of Merit, Best High School

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Years of Experience in Master Planning, Architecture & Interior Design

Professionals

LEED® Accredited Professionals

200+

Sustainable & LEED® Projects

500+

Schools including the “Safest in the World” DODEA 21st Century Schools

Ranked 3rd Largest Educational Design Firm in the S.E. - ENR

WHO IS STRATUS? Stratus strives to create enduring designs that are iconic yet contextual, incorporate the latest in design thinking, are sustainable climatically, and stand the test of time aesthetically. We approach projects by identifying opportunities to create a sense of place, supporting sustainable development by understanding how a campus, city or place came to be and considering past and present development patterns, local needs for better communities, and economic obstacles and opportunities. Based on this philosophy, our team creates authentic environments specific to each community by providing design solutions for livable places with diverse populations, cultural amenities, and economic vitality.

Services Architectural Design

Land Planning

Programming

Facility Planning

Facility Master Planning

Strategic Facilities Planning

Strategic Site Planning

Zoning and Land Use Development Regulations

Work Flow Analysis

Innovation in Master Planning Design

Branding and Wayfinding

Sustainable Design Historic Preservation Program Management Urban Design

“Real Urbanism” Interior Design

Space Planning Lighting Design FF & E Specification Artwork Selection

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SUSTAINABILITY Design for sustainability is not always easy—it requires special motivation. Our experience with sustainable or high performance building design is not only advantageous to University operations, but also improves the health, safety and comfort of its students, staff and visitors. Stratus is committed to the incorporation of sustainable principles in our designs. Through the application of sustainable design tenets we are able to create facilities that provide highly-efficient operational systems, healthy environments for the occupants, and buildings that actually enhance the learning process.

The firm has significant experience with regards to energy reduction initiatives for new and existing buildings, including the utilization of renewable energy systems. Although the challenges for LEED® certification can be significant, our expertise allow us to focus on those credits that have high programmatic value and/or high return on investment. With more than 200+ sustainable projects completed, in design or in construction for Green Globes, FGBC, International Green Certification Code (IGCC), Net-Zero Ready, and LEED® Certification at all levels, including Platinum, Gold, and Silver, Stratus is well-positioned to assist colleges and universities address the challenges posed by climate change.

Largest Green Architecture Firm by the South Florida Business Journal Founding Member of the Green Building Council South Florida Chapter Top Ten Green Design Firm in Florida by Engineering News-Record

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Aubrey Rogers High School GGG This new state-of-the-art high school will be a multi-story, compact and net-zero ready 21st Century educational facility. It will be designed and engineered to maximize renewable energy opportunities for the building.

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