
The entire educational facilities that would traditionally occupy an 8-acre site, thoughtfully designed into just a 2-acre seafront footprint.
The entire educational facilities that would traditionally occupy an 8-acre site, thoughtfully designed into just a 2-acre seafront footprint.
The entire educational facilities that would traditionally occupy an 8-acre site, thoughtfully designed into just a 2-acre seafront footprint.
Sunny Isles Beach
Community School
Sunny Isles, Florida
Sunny Isles Beach
Community School
Sunny Isles, Florida


The striking design features intersecting concrete planes at the entry, a cantilevered exterior staircase, and second-floor concrete bridges. As homage to the coastal site and nautical culture, repeating circle motifs inspired by a ship's portholes were repeated throughout the design.
The striking design features intersecting concrete planes at the entry, a cantilevered exterior staircase, and second-floor concrete bridges. As homage to the coastal site and nautical culture, repeating circle motifs inspired by a ship's portholes were repeated throughout the design.

“Blue-sky thinking can overcome seemingly fixed parameters.”
“Blue-sky thinking can overcome seemingly fixed parameters.”




The new school features a four-story education wing and a two-story administrative wing that also includes a state-of-the-art media center and a cafeteria/auditorium.
The new school features a four-story education wing and a two-story administrative wing that also includes a state-of-the-art media center and a cafeteria/auditorium.