Tulsa Public Schools Edison Collegiate Center

Tulsa, OK

Open and Safe Spaces

Thomas Edison Preparatory High School features a collegiate curriculum with over half of the student population enrolled in AP courses and is ranked as a top 500 high school in the U.S. by Newsweek. Located on a 44-acre campus in midtown Tulsa, Edison is in a choice-based district and needed a competitive edge along with additional classrooms and the first new storm shelter in the Tulsa Public Schools district.

KSQ created an 18,884 square foot addition complimentary of the school’s existing building–originally built in 1954 in a progressive style–offering 15 distinct spaces and featuring a floating cantilever study lounge and two multipurpose rooms doubling as FEMA-361 safe rooms. KSQ’s storm shelter design is the prototype for all future renovations and new builds district-wide. The team raised the front façade piece to the second level and created a visual path to the single, secured entry of the school.