American Falls is located in southeastern Idaho with a population of 4,428, nestled along the edge of the Snake River and the American Falls Reservoir. HSA conducted an existing facility analysis and feasibility study, which determined that it would cost far more to upgrade their current high school to meet current building code requirements than…
Renovating existing buildings to bring them up to modern code standards and functional requirements is often very cost-effective and fosters community support. HSA designed the renovation of the Boise High Gymnasium built in 1936. The renovated building will seat 1,900 and be used as the school’s competition gym with all new Locker Rooms and Athletic…
HSA assisted the Filer School District in successfully passing a $16.4 million bond in May of 2008. This bond allowed for the construction of a new intermediate school, high school extracurricular and community facilities in addition to several maintenance projects. These projects were completed below the projected budget which allowed the School District to add…
As one of the Boise School District’s aging buildings, Highlands Elementary, located in Boise’s north end, had become energy inefficient, non ADA compliant, with outdated classrooms and lacking adequate learning spaces meeting the needs of today’s educations standards. With the community’s backing, the School District elected to construct a new school to replace the original.…
J.R. Simplot Elementary, “A Neighborhood S.T.E.M. School” is the latest school completed as part of American Falls School District’s Master Plan developed back in 1999 by Hutchison Smith Architects. The elementary school consists of fifteen classrooms, three computer labs, two special needs classrooms, two resource rooms, a Media Center, Administration Suite, and an elevator to…
Build it and they will come. Michele Capps, Superintendent of the Murtaugh School District envisioned holding 1AD1 District Track and Field Championships at her school. As the school District’s Architect of choice, HSA developed a master plan that included a new certified rubber track, football field, bleachers, control booth, lighting, and support building for concessions,…
Star is a growing town in Western Idaho with a population of over 10,000 people. Due to the population growth, the existing elementary school needed to expand to meet the new requirements. Hutchison Smith Architects was selected to provide a solution. The approved plan added 27,677 s.f. to the existing school and provided eleven classrooms,…
HSA began working with the Wendell School District in 2000 on a bond campaign for a new middle school. Since that time HSA has completed construction on a 56,000 s.f. middle school and most recently a 60,000 s.f. elementary school. In the fall of 2012, Wendell School District opened its doors at a brand new…
