ASSUMPTION HIGH SCHOOL ADDITION
ASSUMPTION HIGH SCHOOL IS A THRIVING CATHOLIC GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL IN THE DENSLY DEVELOPED HIGHLANDS NEIGHBORHOOD OF LOUISVILLE. THEIR COMMITMENT TO THIS CONTEXT HAS NECESSITATED RENOVATIONS THAT ADDRESSED IMMEDIATE NEEDS BUT LEFT UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES. THE EXISTING SCHOOL CAFETERIA IS UNDERSIZED AND INTERRUPTED BY DOZENS OF COLUMNS THAT WERE ADDED FOR A RENOVATION ON A FLOOR ABOVE. ITS POSITION IS THE SCHOOL IS IDEAL FOR CLASSROOMS THAT COULD FIT CLEANLY IN AMONGST THE COLUMNS. A NEW CLASSROOM, CAFETERIA, AND CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION WING WILL ADDRESS THE CURRENT CHALLENGES AND SET A COURSE FOR A DEEPER RENOVATION OF THE EXISTING SCHOOL IN THE FUTURE. CORRIDORS ON THE UPPER TWO LEVELS WILL BE ADDED TO CONNECT THE CLASS AND GYM/LIBRARY WING TO ELIMINATE CIRCULATION BOTTLENECKS. A NEW COURTYARD WILL SIT OUTSIDE THE CAFETERIA, ALLOWING LUNCH SEATING AND SPECIAL EVENTS TO SPILL OUT INTO THE LANDSCAPE. SECURITY UPGRADES WILL ENSURE THE CAMPUS IS PROTECTED FROM INTRUDERS, AND A NEW CHAPEL WILL SIT AT THE HEART OF IT ALL AS THE MOST SACRED OF SPACES WITHIN THE CAMPUS. CONSTRUCTION IS ANTICIPATED TO BE COMPLETE BY 2021