Ceres Unified School District: Lucas, Patricia Kay Beaver and Walt L. Hanline Elementary Schools

Ceres, CA

Project Overview

Three-peat design fast-tracks a series of schools on a limited budget.

The Ceres Unified School District had an aggressive expansion plan: add two new magnet schools and the region’s first dual-language academy, built concurrently and installed back-to-back. AMS replicated the same turnkey design on all three multi-building campuses, combining quality materials, large view windows and efficient HVAC systems to create bright, comfortable learning space for students with significant economies of scale for CUSD. Each building features a custom detached metal roof with a steep pitch—a high-value upgrade that gives exteriors a stick-built appearance and makes interiors feel airy and expansive. The flexibility to individualize color palettes gives each campus its own identity within the District aesthetic.

Pitched roofs allow high ceilings, giving classrooms a larger, lofty feel
Front and side overhangs provide shade and shelter from weather
Brick veneer wainscoting and colored metal roofs customize each site

Client

Ceres Unified School District

Brand

AMS FORM

Size

78,720 SF

Project Scope

3 K-6 facilities on 3 project sites, 84 classrooms, restrooms + admin space

Status

Completed 2014

AMS successfully delivered three turnkey school projects with accelerated scheduling, while exceeding our expectations. Our new classroom buildings prove that high-end, offsite-built modular construction can equal or exceed site-built facility standards, even on the tightest of timelines.