Project Details
SIZE:	247,000 sq.ft.
COMPLETED:	Summer 2008
CATEGORY:	New Construction
LOCATION:	Knox County, TN
OWNER:	Knox County Schools

The architectural design of the new Hardin Valley Academy in Knox County celebrates education. The Knox County School System, committed to providing excellence in education through the Great Schools Partnership, has worked closely with The Lewis Group Architects to develop a floor plan and image for the new school that creates an atmosphere of excitement about learning. The comprehensive high school features a double story atrium designed with an abundance of natural light and an expressive structural system. This atrium serves as a collector for students, teachers, administrators, and visitors, and its funnel shape, places focus on the heart of the school, the academic spaces. The versatile design has given this school the ability to serves as an academy high school in the future.

With a capacity of 2,000 students in grades 9-12, the school is approximately 270,000 sq. ft. The facility houses a 750-seat auditorium and a 2,200-seat gymnasium. The media center is centrally located near the core academic areas in the two-story classroom wing. Also included are music, fine arts, and complete outdoor athletic facilities. The school shares its campus with the Hardin Valley Elementary School.