Educational

This college is getting the most out of story time! Columbus State’s Early Childhood Development and Education program has just opened its doors to a brand new state-of-the-art facility. The design, a collaboration between SHP and Maraye Design Studio, takes into account social and physical cues to help young learners navigate their first venture out into the real world. The flexible and functional spaces have been created to ensure that children and families receive the best possible experience. And, let’s not forget the fun elements like a mini door to welcome students, an outdoor garden, a huge mound to play on, two-story trees that mimic the outdoors, and green moss on the ceilings.

Triad Architects and Maraye Design Studio collaborated on the redesign of Media Centers across Columbus City Schools’ middle schools! We selected flexible furnishings and created a fun, engaging environment for the students.

This collaboration with V2Architects was a new building on the campus of Zanesville, Ohio will house the new Activity Center. The multi-purpose facility has a full-sized basketball court and running track.

We teamed with V2Architects to renovate the preschool. The renovation included addition of Pre-K classrooms, a new entry and office upgrades. Other improvements included room finishes and furnishings.

An exciting collaboration with The Design Group will result in the design of the new elementary school to be completed in 2016. With a project budget is $15 million, this promises to be a challenging and rewarding venture!

We teamed with SPGB Architects to renovate two classrooms and one lecture hall in this building. The improvements include creating addition spaces for handicap accessible students in the Lecture Hall, improvements included room finishes, lighting, furniture and technology.

A renovation to the existing Student Union that resulted into a new campus showcase for Kent State University. The project highlights are a redesign of public spaces throughout the building with the emphasis on student-centered form and function.

We also renovated and transformed a barely used ballroom into a sophisticated meeting room for potential students and their parents. The use of blue and gold was utilized throughout the space to create a warm and inviting space for visitors.

We worked with Columbus City Schools to review 65 school restrooms for ADA compliance, finish upgrades and partition upgrades. Once we completed the study we prepared a restroom plan and schedule of priorities for them to utilize. The School district decided which schools would be renovated and hired MDS to renovate 10 schools. We created design documents and made fixture and interior finish sections. We were involved in the bidding process and used our project management skills to deliver the project from inception to completion two weeks ahead of schedule.

STEM LAB: An exciting opportunity presented itself when Columbus State Community College hired us to design a STEM space to assist students in learning more about STEM — Science, Technology, Engineering, Math and Medicine — the careers that will be in demand in the future, and will create the economy of tomorrow. ‬It’s more important than ever for our youth to be equipped with the knowledge and skills to solve tough problems, gather and evaluate evidence, and make sense of information. Now CSCC, has a space for students to meet with a dedicated STEM Advisor, practice presentations and receive tutoring all in one central location.

HONORS CENTER: Columbus State’s Honors Program offers high-ability students in Arts & Sciences and Career & Technical programs the opportunity to join a community of like-minded individuals who desire the benefits of rigorous curriculum and heightened student and faculty interaction. This space was designed with comfort in mind, allowing students to socialize in between classes or relax during free time. The result is welcoming and comfortable.

We teamed with Levin Porter Architects to renovate the VOA building located on the campus of Miami University in West Chester, Ohio The VOA campus currently houses the Farmer School of Business’ Professional MBA program and also serves as a resource to the broader community. This project will modify existing spaces within the VOA facility to create offices for the Commerce Department to consolidate all faculty and departmental resources at the VOA campus. Bringing a whole department to the facility will mean a larger and more consistent student population will be using the facility. Therefore, other student services will also need to be provided. These services will be accommodated through a combination of utilizing current staff and also by creating space and technology for students to interact with staff housed at one of the other campuses. This may be done in person and/or electronically. While this change will not make VOA a full-service campus, it will require an enhancement of existing student lounge space. This project shall be accommodated within existing space; no new square footage will be added to the facility. The VOA facility comprises 22,908 gross square feet.

The Completion Of Three 11-Story High-Rise Buildings On The Campus Of The Ohio State University Adds More Residence Space For Student Living In The South Oval District. Our Furniture And Finishes Provide A Contemporary Yet Comfortable Look And Feel To This Functional And Modern Environment.

We partnered with SPGB Architects to renovate classrooms on the campus of Wright State University. Over the summer of 2015, interviews were conducted with both faculty and students to identify the advantages and deficiencies in the current classrooms. The findings were used to inform the renovation of a variety of different classrooms. Two prototype classrooms were renovated as part of Phase I, bringing these outdated classrooms into the 21st Century using an array of different architectural solutions such as new lighting, glass marker boards and carpet throughout.

Phase II included $4.7 m. to renovate 41 classrooms in 14 buildings that provided 1,580-seats in 31,665-sf. The improvements included handicap accessibility, code compliance, room finishes, lighting and controls, power and data distribution, instructional technology, and furnishings. Maraye Design Studio also provided furniture that will support the multiple pedagogies which currently exist on campus, while also accommodating future learning styles.