Mills High School
Information (toggle)Gymnasium and Theater Renovation
San Mateo Union High School District
San Mateo, Calif.
- Completion Date: September 2013
- Square Footage: 48,838 (Modernization)
- Final Project Cost: $20.3M
Built in 1958, Mills High School is an early modernist campus expressed with windowless single-story buildings. The district recognized the need to greatly improve and expand the school’s Theater and Gymnasium Complex. The new work transformed the 32,000 square foot gym/theater facility into a new and significantly renovated 48,800 square foot complex that includes a 750-seat theater, basketball and volleyball court, and a large glass-wall lobby to both facilities. A new student quad provides student gathering space and outdoor learning areas.
Awards
2014 Award of Excellence, Leroy F. Greene Design + Planning Award | Coalition for Adequate School Housing (CASH) & American Institute of Architects/California Council (AIACC)
Features
- High School
- Modernization
- Gymnasium
- Theater
- Lobby
- Quad
Testimonial
With state-of-the-art lighting, excellent acoustics and comfortable seating, the District’s art programs have strong community support and have grown by leaps and bounds.Elizabeth McManus, Associate Superintendent of Business Services, SMUHSD
