Education Design Leader, SVA Architects, Delivers 21st Century Teaching & Learning Environment to Oxnard School District
Santa Ana, CA, May 7, 2018 – SVA Architects is pleased to announce that phase one of the redesigned Lemonwood Elementary in Oxnard School District (OSD) is now open. The milestone was recognized with a ribbon cutting ceremony on March 8, 2018, attended by students, teachers, community members, local dignitaries, and the development team. Located at 2200 Carnegie Court, the $31.4 million new Lemonwood Elementary was made possible through the voter-approved Measure R. In addition to Lemonwood Elementary, SVA Architects also redesigned OSD’s Elm Elementary, which is currently under construction.
The new Lemonwood Elementary campus will house 900 K-8 students. The project has been strategically developed on a fully occupied campus with minimal disturbance and no interim housing. The completed first phase includes the main classroom and multipurpose buildings. Phase two, currently underway, will include new kindergarten classrooms and administration buildings, and will be completed in 2019. Additionally, Building 3 of the original campus will be repurposed to provide “flex rooms” for enhanced kindergarten, transitional kindergarten, or preschool programs. When complete, the new 9.9-acre campus will feature 28 general purpose classrooms, four kindergarten classrooms, three science/flex lab classrooms, two special education classrooms, administration areas, a media center, food service, multipurpose room, and physical education spaces. The original campus was constructed in 1981 and it was last modernized in 2004. The project was built by Swinerton Builders and with program manager Caldwell Flores Winters, Inc.
“Our district has engaged in a major transformation of our educational program and facilities,” said Oxnard School District Superintendent, Dr. Cesar Morales. “These new facilities will support our efforts to provide a 21st-century education to all our students.”
Robert Simons, AIA, President of SVA Architects, states, “We’re so pleased to continue our exceptional relationship with Oxnard School District, and provide updated educational facilities fitting for tomorrow’s thinkers and leaders.”
Founded in 2003, SVA Architects has become one of the Country’s most innovative and respected design and planning organizations. The award-winning firm specializes in urban planning, architecture, and interior design of public, private, and mixed-use projects. Among the firm’s portfolio are civic, educational, residential, commercial and mixed-use developments. The company is headquartered in Santa Ana with offices in Oakland, San Diego, and Honolulu. For more information, visit www.sva-architects.com.
