selected projects
K-12
ENTRY ATRIUM ADDITION BEACHWOOD HIGH SCHOOL Beachwood, OH Opened 2004 2,000sf $900,000 The High School in Beachwood had lost its front door. It lacked a sense of entry, a sense of identity.
christopher diehl
Like many such institutions, it suffered from too many poorly done additions over the course of time. This was a transformational design: - create a door - create a welcoming lobby - create breakout space for the auditorium that killed the entry in the first place - create a strong entry identity and focal point
existing entry
Beachwood High School
2004
new entry portal
Beachwood High School
2004
Beachwood High School
money shot new entry portal
2004
existing entry courtyard
Beachwood High School
2004
new entry atrium + lobby
Beachwood School OH Beachwood High School Entry Atrium /High Beachwood,
2004 2004
new entry atrium + lobby
Beachwood School OH Beachwood High School Entry Atrium /High Beachwood,
2004 2004
casework christopher diehl
refashioned stair + bench
Beachwood High School Entry Atrium / Beachwood, OH
2004
BEACHWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL Beachwood, OH Opened 2003 40,000sf $9m An elegant, 2-story spiral of classrooms sets the conceptual and geometric framework for the Beachwood Middle School. Located on a gentle rise removed from a hectic thoroughfare, visitors are received by the extended arm of the building’s spiral. Masonry weaving, with two colors of norman unit bricks, are developed into two patterns for the two feature, large boxes of the program: the Theater and the Gymnasium. On the building’s interior, the spiral encloses a modest courtyard next to the school commons and library.
christopher diehl
view of entry courtyard christopher diehl
Beachwood Middle School/ Beachwood, OH
2003
floor plans christopher diehl
Beachwood Middle School/ Beachwood, OH
2003
elevations + masonry weaving christopher diehl
Beachwood Middle School/ Beachwood, OH
2003
elevations + masonry weaving christopher diehl
Beachwood Middle School/ Beachwood, OH
2003
view of entry courtyard christopher diehl
Beachwood Middle School/ Beachwood, OH
2003
view of entry courtyard christopher diehl
Beachwood Middle School/ Beachwood, OH
2003
view of gymnasium christopher diehl
Beachwood Middle School/ Beachwood, OH
2003
library
commons
building section view of inner courtyard christopher diehl
Beachwood Middle School/ Beachwood, OH
2003
science classroom
classroom
theater christopher diehl
Beachwood Middle School/ Beachwood, OH
2003