Escondido SDA Academy

Escondido, CA

70,250 SF Education Building

This project included a significant investment in the area of athletics, with a regulation high school gymnasium and football and baseball fields that are shared by the church. The building also features multipurpose space that can be configured for dining, assemblies and community events; a second floor chapel; and appropriate classroom space that includes music, sciences and home economics. The new site is located prominently off of the Interstate, creating a high degree of visibility for the school. The master plan includes shared parking for the church and school facilities and both buildings were designed with walk-out lower levels. The steeply sloped site posed design challenges that were met head on by the BGW design team.