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Bill Libbon School front entrance, with kids playing on a colorful playground on green padding. 2 story school behind
Bill Libbon Elementary School

Uplifting Colors Create a Child-Friendly Environment

Client

Santa Maria-Bonita School District

Project Location

Santa Maria, CA

Area

59,000 SF

Students

750

In collaboration with DLR Group, Santa Maria Bonita School District developed flexible and forward-looking education specifications for design of TK-6 elementary schools. DLR Group was selected to design the new Bill Libbon TK-6 Elementary School to carry this vision forward. The campus is designed with the safety and security of students first and foremost. A U-shaped site configuration houses students in a safe and welcoming way.

The buildings open to the play area so that visibility to all corners of the campus is available from almost anywhere in the buildings. There will be two main controlled entrances – one between the administration suite and the Kindergarten building, and the second between the Kindergarten building and the multipurpose building. The resulting interior courtyard becomes a place of boundless collaboration and learning opportunities by enclosing the primary outdoor areas with academic environments, student support, and gathering areas. The architecture reinforces this idea through the permeability of its interior facades both materially and visually.

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I feel because it’s a new and exciting design, it will give folks an opportunity to maybe be more collaborative and to also have a better sense of school community because we’re going to be a little closer together."

Vedamarie Alvarez-Flores Board Member, Santa Maria-Bonita School District
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Learning space with benches separating from hallway with green pattern lining upper wall. Flexible wall on classroom, across
Learning space with benches separating from hallway with green pattern lining upper wall. Flexible wall on classroom, across
Winding plant lined paths to entry of 2 story brown and white building with multicolor sections of floor to ceiling windows
Library with rounded benches and half height book cases. Green accent wall below white drop ceiling. Floor to ceiling window
Rounded concrete bench seats facing to school. Behind are stairs with orange railing in front of brown and white building
Different heights tables in white room labeled Tinkering Lab. Dark wood cabinets and drawers on left wall, whiteboards front
Wood reception desk with white wrap partition in front of a green accent wall. Stools and tables sit in front by windows
Classroom with tables and floor pillows in front of white board and projector. Left, floor to ceiling window with yellow pane
Aerial view from the back of U shaped campus, connected by paths to a circle. Behind, a playground and basketball courts
Interior gymnasium with stage in use. Green ceiling and stage curtains. Basketball hoop lifts into ceiling for performance
Seating area with rounded green couches and stools. Behind, dark wooden alcove with learning space inside and recessed space
Corner of hallway with beige and yellow floor tiles. Seating area lines both walls, connecting at corner. White drop ceiling
School library and entrance illuminated at night through floor to ceiling windows. Steps to 2nd floor right of library
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