Legacy Prep Intermediate Charter School

A dynamic learning environment for 4th–8th graders

With a focus on supporting the whole child and providing equitable education, the Legacy Prep Intermediate Charter School’s leadership sought a space that would encourage and motivate students to learn.

Our role was to help bring this vision to life by transforming the former A.G. Gaston Boys and Girls Club into a dynamic intermediate school.

As the school’s second campus in Birmingham, this new facility provides space for 300 additional students and features 16 classroom modules, an open common area, and a dedicated Career Exploration Center.

What was once an indoor swimming pool now serves as the students’ multimedia library.

Elements from the school’s logo influenced every detail—from the sound paneling and lighting to the walls and flooring. Pendant lights and petal-shaped ceiling clouds echo the logo’s icon, while tints of orange, teal, and yellow appear throughout the space in paint colors, fixtures, and hand-selected wallpaper.

Seating nooks with integrated bookshelves define places for students to gather, read, and collaborate,
all while improving acoustics.

Flexible, wheeled shelving allows the room to be easily reconfigured to meet teachers’ needs. Integrated TVs give teachers the ability to screencast lessons and create an alternative, engaging environment that supports both fun and equitable learning.

Like the multimedia library, classrooms throughout Legacy Prep were designed with a focus
on community.

To carry daylight throughout the common area, transom windows and large sidelights were
added to the classrooms.

A key design challenge was bringing visual interest to the corridors and making them easy to navigate. Inspired by the school’s logo, layered petal shapes were used to create murals that double as wayfinding, helping distinguish different sections of the building.

A standard classroom was converted into a full kitchen to support the school’s daily needs.

Colorful, cost-effective bathroom tile and light fixtures from the multimedia library create cohesiveness and reflect Legacy Prep’s school colors.

Renderings play a vital role in the design process, helping us clearly communicate our vision and enabling clients to picture the finished space before construction starts. In this project, we were especially proud that the completed space turned out even more beautiful than the renderings suggested.

Before


Renderings


Completed Project


In every step of the project, our team held close to Legacy Prep’s goals to deliver a project that inspires students to be brilliant, bold, brave, and ready to become community catalysts.

Welcome to Legacy Prep Charter School, where we are committed to providing a nurturing and empowering educational environment for our scholars.

– Legacy Prep Intermediate Charter School