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.

"Seeing how naturally the students take ownership of these flexible spaces—whether they’re teaming up in a pod or diving into a lab project—is what makes this school so special."

– Brock Rossel, Project Manager

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