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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GULLIVER SCHOOL
Pinecrest and Coral Gables, FL
Stratus is providing comprehensive master planning (including existing campus modernization and future expansion), campus visioning and programming services, along with a capital funding plan, feasibility analyses and existing condition assessments for both The Academy (grades PK3-8) and Preparatory (grades 9-12) campuses. Gulliver’s mission is to create an academic community devoted to educational excellence, with a personal touch, that fulfills each student’s potential. The master plan represents a collective commitment to remain at the forefront of teaching and learning well into the future.
Student Stations: 1,000
Size: 385,000 SF
21st Century School
MIAMI COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Miami, FL
The new Center for the Arts provides the needed space for development of an already high achieving arts program for the campus. At the center and end of the art studio wing, on each of the two floors, the typical hallway expands to become an informal project-based learning center and gallery—one for art and one for performing arts/music. Students and teachers come together in these flexible environments that encourage interactive learning in ways beyond a typical classroom and lab environment.
Student Stations: 131
Auditorium Seats: 636
Size: 43,515 SF (Building) 116,000 SF (300-Car Garage)
21st Century School
FEFPA Architectural Showcase, 1st Place, Best Special Facility
MIAMI COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL LEARNING CENTER
Miami, FL
The modernization of the Miami Country Day School campus began with a market and programming analysis to enable the historic, elite private school to remain on the cutting edge of the educational market. Miami Country Day School has a unique approach to education which distinguishes it from other learning institutions. The school is founded on the development of the “whole child” based on the six pillars of character.
Student Stations: 120 Size: 45,000 SF
21st Century School
PERSHING K-8 SCHOOL
Orlando, FL
The bright, sustainable, collaborative and expandable Pershing K-8 School replaced two aging ones—Pine Castle and Pershing Elementary School—and merged student populations into one learning environment with flexible instructional spaces that promote interdisciplinary teaching, collaboration, and development.
Student Stations: 1,346
Size: 178,000 SF
21st Century School
FEFPA Architectural Showcase, Award of Merit, Best K-8 School
PLANTATION KEY K-8 SCHOOL
Tavernier, FL
The first 21st century school designed for the Monroe County School District, the new school will inspire collaborative learning for the next generation of PK-8 Florida Keys students. The new two-story, 100,000 square foot school was built according to the Green Globes assessment standard for sustainable building design, operation and management.
Student Stations: 654
Size: 110,000 SF
Green Globes® Certified, Green Building Initiative 21st Century School
FEFPA Architectural Showcase, Award of Merit, Best K-8 School Outstanding Project, Combined Level School, Learning by Design
LAKE POINTE K-8 E-STEAM ACADEMY
Clermont, FL
This new school is the first E-STEAM public school in the state of Florida where the kindergarten through 8th grade curriculum focuses on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics with an environmental emphasis. The school is located in Lake County on a 40-acres sloping site with a beautiful variety of Florida’s natural ecology, which is integrated within the curriculum and building design. The compact three-story building is a 21st century learning environment with the new building’s core spaces featuring a state-of-the-art STEAM lab for all grades and skill career labs for culinary arts and media. This site provides for separate student & bus drop-off along with extensive queuing of vehicles onsite to minimize school traffic in the community.
Student Stations: 1,200
Size: 160,000 SF
21st Century School
MAXWELL K-8 SCHOOL
Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
Maxwell Elementary is a PK-8 Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA)
Americas School developed in coordination with the US Army Corps of Engineers. The school is programmed and designed around a uniquely branded 21st century STEAM learning approach in that a variety of flexible gathering spaces are incorporated into all areas of the school, promoting collaboration and accommodating groups of various sizes.
Student Stations: 450
Size: 105,479 SF
21st Century School
Outstanding Project, Combined Level School, Learning by Design
LEED® Silver, U.S. Green Building Council
ARCH CREEK
ELEMENTARY/NORTH MIAMI MIDDLE SCHOOL
North Miami, FL
Arch Creek Elementary-Middle School is an adapted repeat of the original integrated Pre-K-8 facility designed for Miami-Dade County Public Schools. This school actually contains two separate facilities, an elementary and middle school, housed on the same campus. The schools are separated into two classroom wings, which are arranged in houses and are sprinkled with break-out collaboration areas, project rooms, wet areas and story-telling alcoves.
Student Stations: 1,660 Size: 78,000 SF
LEED® , U.S. Green Building Council Building of America Award, Real Estate & Construction Review
WELCH ELEMENTARY/ DOVER AIR BASE MIDDLE SCHOOL
Dover, DE
Constructed in 1960, the existing elementary and middle schools is to be replaced with a new K-8 facility. The schools are part of a partnership between DODEA and the local CRSD as the local operator of the schools. While originally programmed to serve 490 students based on the installation supported enrollment, the school currently/will serve 670+ students. Stratus was asked to incorporate the most current and forwardthinking on 21st Century educational design.
Student Stations: 678
Size: 105,549 SF
LEED® Silver, U.S. Green Building Council 21st Century School Outstanding Project, Learning by Design
ALLAPATTAH FLATS
K-8
SCHOOL
Port St. Lucie, FL
Stratus developed the facilities list and program for the new K-8 in conjunction with St. Lucie district staff. The prototype design delivers a school comprised of a series of “protoparts:” modular classroom buildings, an assembly building and an administration/ media building linked by “connectors” containing staircases, mechanical rooms, toilets and other support spaces. A variety of connector modules is provided creating classroom buildings which can respond to varying site conditions and configurations.
Student Stations: 1,660
Size: 210,202 SF
LEED® , U.S. Green Building Council
FEFPA Architectural Showcase, Award of Merit, Best K-8 School
Outstanding Project, Learning by Design
AURELIA M. COLE ACADEMY
Clermont, FL
Reuse of Stratus’s Four Corners K-8 prototype, a compact three-story K-8 school currently being customized to Lake County School District needs. The existing middle school site will be cleared of all existing buildings except the Auditorium Building. The design includes related Master Plan work beyond site adaption to create a comprehensive and integrated new school campus.
Student Stations: 1,200
Size: 168,000 SF
AVENTURA WATERWAYS K-8 CENTER
Aventura, FL
Stratus Architects recently completed a new generation of 21st Century urban prototype K-8 schools for the Miami-Dade County Public School system. The design delivers a school comprised of a series of “proto-parts:” modular classroom buildings, a Fine Arts/Dining assembly building, an Administration/Media building and a P.E. building/shelter linked by “connectors” containing staircases, mechanical rooms, toilets and other support spaces. A variety of connector modules is provided creating classroom buildings which can respond to varying site conditions and configurations.
Student Stations: 1,660
Size: 166,000 SF
Estate & Construction Review, Building of America
School Planning & Management Education Design Showcase,
LEED® , U.S. Green Building Council
Century School
Award
Honorable Mention
CANOE CREEK K-8
E-STEM
SCHOOL
St.
Cloud, FL
Stratus is providing Architectural and Engineering services for the renovation and expansion of the existing school to create a 21st Century Learning Environment with High Performance buildings, now within a comprehensive State-of-the-Art campus setting. The project will accommodate 1,200 student stations, as well as associated core support areas such as administration, dining, gymnasium, and select arts areas.
Student Stations: 1,200
Size: 105,830 SF
COCONUT PALM K-8 ACADEMY
Homestead, FL
Stratus Architects recently completed a new generation of 21st Century urban prototype K-8 schools for the Miami-Dade County Public School system. The design delivers a school comprised of a series of “proto-parts:” modular classroom buildings, a Fine Arts/Dining assembly building, an Administration/Media building and a P.E. building/shelter linked by “connectors” containing staircases, mechanical rooms, toilets and other support spaces. A variety of connector modules is provided creating classroom buildings which can respond to varying site conditions and configurations.
Student Stations: 1,660
Size: 166,000 SF
LEED® , U.S. Green Building Council 21st Century School
GATEWAY ENVIRONMENTAL K-8 LEARNING CENTER
Homestead, FL
The prototype design delivers a school comprised of a series of “protoparts:” modular classroom buildings, an assembly building and an administration/media building linked by “connectors” containing staircases, mechanical rooms, toilets and other support spaces.
High performance school design with the prototypical flexibility of Stratus solutions and LEED® principles reduce first-time costs and operating expenses, preserve the environment and improve student performance, comfort, and safety.
Student Stations: 1,660 Size: 166,000 SF
LEED® , U.S. Green Building Council 21st Century School
DR. TONI BILBAO
PREPARATORY ACADEMY
Doral, FL
Dr. Toni Bilbao Preparatory Academy (DTBPA) was designed to provide an enriched and diverse learning environment for students and to reflect the various backgrounds and cultures of the community. The mission of DTBPA is to provide each student a diverse education in a safe, supportive environment that promotes self-discipline, motivation, and excellence in learning. By combining a world class curriculum with a 21st century school design of a student-focused facility that fosters collaboration, curiosity, creativity and critical thinking, the students of Dr. Toni Bilbao Preparatory Academy are poised to be the leaders of tomorrow.
Student Stations: 1,200
Size: 58,765 SF
21st Century School
FEFPA Architectural Showcase, 1st Place, Best K-8 School
KENDALL SQUARE K-8 SCHOOL
Miami, FL
Kendall Square K-8 is an elementary school located in Miami- Dade County. The educational curriculum at the school includes a dual-language immersion magnet program. During the program validation phase, Stratus updated the intended facilities list with educational enrichment areas for 21st century learning while remaining in full compliance with the prescribed curriculum and ensuring funding compliance.
Student Stations: 750 Size: 58,765 SF
LEED® Silver, U.S. Green Building Council 21st Century School
MADIE IVES K-8
LEARNING CENTER
Miami, FL
Stratus created a seamless campus via a dynamic site plan which emphasizes movement. The new school’s design creates an easily secured and circulated campus. A central entry plaza has been created to funnel students and visitors through administration. A courtyard with art patios, an elevated performance stage and shaded outdoor dining areas with benches and trees has also been included in the design.
Student Stations: 1,172
Size: 128,000 SF
MANDARIN LAKES
K-8 ACADEMY
Homestead, FL
Stratus Architects recently completed a new generation of 21st Century urban prototype K-8 schools for the Miami-Dade County Public School system. The design delivers a school comprised of a series of “proto-parts:” modular classroom buildings, a Fine Arts/Dining assembly building, an Administration/Media building and a P.E. building/shelter linked by “connectors” containing staircases, mechanical rooms, toilets and other support spaces. A variety of connector modules is provided creating classroom buildings which can respond to varying site conditions and configurations.
Student Stations: 1,660
Size: 166,000 SF
LEED® , U.S. Green Building Council 21st Century School
DR. ROLANDO ESPINOSA K-8 CENTER
Doral, FL
Stratus Architects recently completed a new generation of 21st Century urban prototype K-8 schools for the Miami-Dade County Public School system. The design delivers a school comprised of a series of “proto-parts:” modular classroom buildings, a Fine Arts/Dining assembly building, an Administration/Media building and a P.E. building/shelter linked by “connectors” containing staircases, mechanical rooms, toilets and other support spaces. A variety of connector modules is provided creating classroom buildings which can respond to varying site conditions and configurations.
Student Stations: 1,660
Size: 166,000 SF
LEED® , U.S. Green Building Council 21st Century School
SOUTHBEND K-8 SCHOOL
Port St. Lucie, FL
Our approach for the new Southbend K-8 was to minimize negative neighborhoods and environmental impact while preserving the natural quality of the site. The site for the new K-8 is a unique parcel of land with sensitive wetlands and native Florida landscapes. In an effort to reduce the environmental impact, our approach was to minimize the project footprint areas by creating a compact design. The building is a multi-level school, including one, two and three story buildings. This compact vertical approach will minimize site disturbance and impact to the wetlands.
Student Stations: 1,660 Size: 210,202 SF
ST. GREGORY THE GREAT CATHOLIC SCHOOL
Plantation, FL
The St. Gregory the Great Catholic School Master Plan project addresses and facilitates St. Gregory the Great School’s mission to “partner with parents to affirm strong Catholic values and academic excellence...to provide students the foundation to become moral, productive members of society.” The master plan provided a high level framework and strategy for the design and implementation of improvements to the school’s facilities in support of St. Gregory the Great’s worship and faith programs, curriculum and pedagogy, and strategic plan and vision.
Student Stations: 660 Size: 80,000 SF
ST. ANN CATHOLIC SCHOOL
West
Palm Beach, FL
While optimally providing for the school’s program needs, the design of the St. Ann Catholic School Gymnasium Addition addresses the distinct architectural character of downtown West Palm Beach and the historic St. Ann Campus. The Spanish Mediterranean style is reflected in a manner that serves this compact site with efficiency and beauty.
Student Stations: 60
Size: 45,000 SF
FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY A.D. HENDERSON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL
Boca Raton, FL
The project consists of a 21,700 SF facility that accommodates various faculty programs including community outreach with a clinic facility, procedure rooms and faculty offices. The new building is a threestory structure with each floor comprising approximately 8,000 SF of office, clinical procedure rooms and support spaces.
Student Stations: 550 Size: 21,700 SF
School
FEFPA Architectural Showcase, 1st Place
LEED® Gold, U.S. Green Building Council 21st Century
MIAMI COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL STEM CENTER
Miami, FL
The new STEM Center is arranged around a central “science commons” which will allow for large groups, activities and project demonstration to take place. The commons will serve as a series of connected spaces at the heart of the facility that is essentially a science museum for children. It will provide indoor and outdoor opportunities for handson learning with active exhibits (including technological, mechanical, and biological), as well as passive displays of graphics and photography. Labs and classrooms will utilize operable acoustic partitions to expand and divide spaces to each other and the commons.
Student Stations: 600 Size: 33,000 SF
21st Century School
RABBI ALEXANDER
S. GROSS HEBREW ACADEMY
Miami, FL
The Rabbi Alexander S. Gross Hebrew Academy provides a comprehensive, holistic program of PK-12 education that incorporates general and Judaic teaching practices. While originally created in 1947 to create a learning environment that would combine Hebrew, Judaic and college preparatory programs in equal measure, preparing students for success in both worlds, that vision is still prevalent today and guides the design of the new Middle-High School. The School is an Orthodox Jewish day school, accommodating varied levels of religious observance.
Student Stations: 600
Size: 50,000 SF
PINE RIDGE EDUCATION CENTER
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pine Ridge Education Center is an education and life skills training facility for troubled youths. The look and feel of the replacement school is one of optimism and progression while the building design reinforces order, discipline and control. The school incorporates facilities for grade levels K-12, each meeting the needs of their specific educational goals while providing a place of safety, security and behavior management through integrated site and building design.
Student Stations: 240 Size: 60,862 SF
CYPRESS RUN
EDUCATION CENTER
Pompano Beach, FL
Cypress Run Education Center is a repeat of the Pine Ridge Education Center prototype and is an education and vocational training facility for troubled youths. Specific adaptations for this school include the addition of agricultural and culinary arts programs. The look and feel of the replacement school is one of optimism and progression while the building design reinforces order, discipline and control. The school incorporates facilities for grade levels K-12, each meeting the needs of their specific educational goals while providing a place of safety, security and behavior management through integrated site and building design.
Student Stations: 240
Size: 60,862 SF
LANIER JAMES EDUCATION CENTER
Hallandale Beach, FL
Lanier James Education Center is a repeat of the Pine Ridge Education Center prototype and is an education and vocational training facility for troubled youths. Specific adaptations for this school include the addition of culinary, automotive technologies, and industrial arts programs. The look and feel of the replacement school is one of optimism and progression while the building design reinforces order, discipline and control. The school incorporates facilities for grade levels K-12, each meeting the needs of their specific educational goals while providing a place of safety, security and behavior management through integrated site and building design.
Student Stations: 240 Size: 61,000 SF
SAMUEL SCHECK HILLEL COMMUNITY SCHOOL
North Miami Beach, FL
The Samuel Scheck Hillel Community Day School has a unique approach to education which distinguishes it from other learning institutions. The process of developing the master plan recognized the impact that the school’s learning approach has on the size and function of future buildings and the ability for the complex phased replacement to create a new campus. Our team has balanced this need to define an educational facility program to satisfy the school’s learning mission while recognizing the limited site and fund raising challenges facing all private schools.
Student Stations: 800
Size: 200,000 SF
21st Century School
SEMINOLE TRIBE OF FLORIDA AHFACHKEE DAY SCHOOL
Big Cypress Reservation, FL
The Ahfachkee School is located on the Big Cypress Indian Reservation and has a proud history of educating tribal members for over 50 years, serving students in grades PK-12. Since the school’s founding, it has been dedicated to serving the expanding educational and cultural needs of the members of the tribe by providing an enhanced 21st century teaching curriculum geared towards the individual needs of each student. The focus at Ahfachkee is to develop student strengths in the areas of culture, language, academics, behavior, social and emotional wellness, and attendance.
Student Stations: 170
Size: 90,000 SF
21st Century School
VILLAGE ACADEMY
K-12 CAMPUS
Delray Beach, FL
The Village Academy is a K-12 school with a student/teacher ratio of twenty to one, funded by a program that combines both public and private citizens’ group dollars. The work was phased over seven years and involved extensive master planning. In fact, the overall master plan required programming analysis and site master planning of three facilities, as the project required relocation of the Delray Full Service Center, a vocational school located on the Village Academy site, to the South Technical School campus.
Student Stations: 1,382
Size: 178,336 SF
School District of Palm Beach County Foundation of Excellence, Honorable Mention Addition Project
School District of Palm Beach County Foundation of Excellence, Outstanding Addition/Renovation Project
WESTMINSTER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
Palmetto Bay, FL
The master plan developed for the Westminster Christian School was a result of the process based in the core beliefs and premise of the School community. Through the process of developing the current map for the campus development, the School provided the direction to develop a new vision for the Lower School Replacement, a new Sports Complex and the potential for an enhanced Performing Arts Complex. The new Lower School Replacement facility has been planned with multiple options to fit the municipal master plan requirements as well as to provide options for the phasing and funding constraints of the School.
Student Stations: 80 Size: 28,000 SF
LAKE MINNEOLA K-8
SCHOOOL
Minneola, FL
Minneola K-8 “FF“ is a reuse of Stratus’s K-8 prototype, a compact three-story 169,000 SF K-8 school currently being customized to Lake County School District needs. The design includes related master planning work beyond site adaption to create a comprehensive and integrated new school campus. The campus master plan includes parent and bus dropoffs, play fields, track, and other site improvements. The auditorium will support the new school’s performing arts and curriculum programs as well as after-school community theatre and events.
Student Stations: 1,200
Size: 169,000 SF
21st Century School
SKYBROOK K-8 SCHOOL
Land O’ Lakes, FL
Pasco County Public Schools engaged Stratus to design a state-of-the-art K-8 school on a 22acre site within a large residential community. Currently under construction, the school is based on a proven three-story prototype used across Central Florida, delivering a compact, efficient, and future-ready facility. Beyond site adaptation, the design includes comprehensive master planning to create a “Learning Village” campus with integrated trails connecting to surrounding neighborhoods. Features include academic buildings, CTE labs (including aviation), a media center, gymnasium, dining facility with stage, and administrative offices. The project also includes collaboration with developers for utilities, access easements, stormwater systems, landscaping, and off-site utility connections.
Student Stations: 1,200
Size: 170,000 SF
44+
Years of Experience in Master Planning, Architecture & Interior Design
130+ Professionals
25+ 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
Facility Planning
Strategic Site Planning
Sustainable Design
Historic Preservation
Program Management
Urban Design
Land Planning
Facility Master Planning
Zoning and Land Use
Development Regulations
Innovation in Master Planning
Design
“Real Urbanism”
Interior Design
Programming
Strategic Facilities Planning
Work Flow Analysis
Space Planning
Branding and Wayfinding
Lighting Design
FF & E Specification
Artwork Selection
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
Florida Atlantic University A.D. Henderson University School is pioneering a new direction as one of the first entities to facilitate a project-based cooperative learning methodologies within the development of a LEED® Gold certified facility. The building was designed to make many of its environmental benefits obvious to the students and teachers to be utlized as an educational tool for the students.
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