SJNMA - Middle School

We worked closely with Southwest Contract Furniture, a manufacturer that specializes in college dorm/living facility furniture. They currently provide furniture for dorms at Tulane University, Clemson University, The University of Utah, LSU, and many more. Their furniture is designed to be durable but also aesthetically pleasing which is an important psychological factor to take into account when designing living spaces.

St. John's inspects each student's room and space. Since the majority of the rooms are doubled this created a unique design problem. We decided to bunk the majority of the beds and place that student's main storage and desk area underneath. This will allow the instructors who are checking the rooms to easily inspect each student's side without any confusion. Our design doubled the amount of storage space that the students currently have without expanding the footprint of the room.

Due to the historical aspect of St. John's current building, we decided to keep the original terrazzo that runs through the student's rooms and corridors. The majority of the student dorm room furniture is manufactured out of laminate which is durable and helped to abide by the original budget.

The new vanity tops are Cosentino Silestone. They are created out of a HybriQ technology that creates a new high-preformance blend of premium minerals, quartz, and recycled glass. This results in a more sustainable product.