Licking Heights High School, architects earn design award

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Licking Heights High School and its architects have earned a 2022 award for "Outstanding Project" as chosen by Learning by Design magazine, "The Premier Source for Education Design Innovation and Excellence."

LHHS and BSHM Architects, Inc. are spotlighted in the Spring 2022 edition. As described by the magazine, "Located east of Columbus, Licking Heights Local School District’s footprint covers rural and suburban living conditions… Student population is diverse, representing cultures from around the world. Additionally, the curriculum has been developed to include not only college, but vocational and service 'pathways,' as well."

Licking Heights High School (LHHS) and its architects have earned a 2022 award for “Outstanding Project” as chosen by Learning by Design magazine, “The Premier Source for Education Design Innovation and Excellence.”
Licking Heights High School (LHHS) and its architects have earned a 2022 award for “Outstanding Project” as chosen by Learning by Design magazine, “The Premier Source for Education Design Innovation and Excellence.”

Judges elaborated, "Academic wings were established to echo pathways available to students, with parallel corridors bordering building services in the center, coming together in a central commons space, symbolizing the meshing of many cultures within the facility."

Acknowledging Licking Heights’ increasing enrollment growth, the magazine notes, "Originally planned for 1,500 students, the district anticipated further growth, so core spaces were sized for 1,800 students, allowing for an addition to be built without modifying the program elements that are more-costly to renovate."

The magazine’s spotlight concludes, "A connection was established to the old high school, which is now the middle school, via an internal road which increases safety by reducing traffic on the public roads."

The LHHS design team included Brett Hendricks, Executive Principal – Code & Quality; Byron Manchester, Principal-in-Charge – Project Manager/Designer; John Orsini, Co-Principal – Design Control; and Michael Vala, Project Architect – Specifications & Construction Administration; Licking Heights Superintendent Dr. Philip Wagner, and Treasurer Todd Griffith.

Key LHHS stats

  • Grades Served: 9-12

  • Capacity of Students/Occupants: 1,500

  • Size of Site: 154 acres

  • Gross Area of Bldg./Space: 275,000 gsf

  • Space per Student: 180 sq. ft.

  • Square Foot Cost: $236

  • Project Cost: $66,000,000

  • Occupation Date: 8/1/2020

  • Sustainability Rating Status: LEED Silver Applied

This article originally appeared on Newark Advocate: Licking Heights High School, architects earn design award