Best Project, K-12 Education: KIPP Hatch Middle School
A yearlong renovation transformed this 130,000-sq-ft, century-old middle school building into a state-of-the-art public charter school serving K-12 students from educationally underserved communities. While maintaining the structure’s original character, the project team incorporated features such as new laboratory science spaces, sunlit basketball courts, a fully remodeled cafeteria kitchen and enhanced daylighting to provide a stronger connection with nature. Each classroom features the school’s standardized teaching wall.