Dayton STEM Elementary School
Client: The Dayton Regional STEM School
Location: Kettering, Ohio
- A new 56,982sf facility built to serve 425 students.
- Four dynamic Learning Pods that combine classrooms, breakout spaces, and teacher hubs into cohesive neighborhoods.
- Hands-on learning environments—including two fully equipped Project Labs and an outdoor habitat complete with wetlands and a pond for real-world discovery.
- Flexible gathering hubs, featuring a central Launch Pad for community discussions and a spacious Collaboratorium for school-wide events and drone testing.
- Custom environmental graphics—including grade-level mascots crafted from mechanical gears and robotic blueprints—that draw inspiration from the surrounding marshlands to turn corridors and labs into active STEM learning tools.
Architecture|Interior Design|Landscape Architecture|Experiential Design
The Dayton Regional STEM School wanted to bring its cutting-edge education to even more students. To make that growth happen, they needed a brand-new space for grades K-5. The new STEM elementary school features flexible environments that spark innovation, play, and creativity—all while keeping kids connected to the outdoors.