By offering multiple connections to the outdoors and a wide variety of spatial experiences that can support activity and togetherness as well as intimacy and solitude, this ongoing project transforms an existing high school cafeteria into a student center that can foster socialization and encourage disengagement from digital devices and social media.

Type of Project: Educational
Renovation, New Construction
Location: Mundelein, IL
Status: Schematic Design

Design Team:
Palmyra Geraki
Will Lathrop
Jennie Crandall
Bill Sturm (Serena Sturm/Studio Sturm)

Consultants:
DATUM Engineers (Structural)
db|HMS Engineering (M/E/P/FP, Lighting, AV)
James Anderson Company (Civil, Surveyor)
Soil and Material Consultants (Geotech)
Landhaus Builders & Developers (Construction Manager, Contractor)

Client: Carmel Catholic High School