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VISTA MURRIETA HIGH SCHOOL
MURRIETA,
CALIFORNIA
Photography:
Fred Daly, Daly Architectural Photography
Vista Murrieta High School is the second comprehensive high school for Murrieta Valley Unified School District. The site’s neighbors are protected environments and habitats. To the southeast lies an existing blue line stream, where there have been sightings of the endangered Quino Checkerspot Butterfly. The southwest corner of the property has protected costal sage scrub. To the west there is an existing exit from Interstate 215. To the north and east are future residential neighborhoods.
The school’s “front door” faces the main road that connects to the interstate. The core of the campus is located on the northeastern portion of the site at the intersection of the two new roads and across from the residential areas. The playfi elds are on the western portion of the site. They provide a buffer between the natural protected environment and future development.
The plan of the 265,000 square foot school is extremely organized. Public buildings line the street frontage and include the double gymnasium, administration, library, cafeteria, and a 550 seat performing arts theater. The classroom wings form the remaining three sides of the central quadrangle. These buildings were constructed with a combination of 8” and 12” precision and splitface concrete masonry block in two different colors. The varying colors and textures allowed us to benefi t from using a structural component that also serves as the finish product. The block provides the District with clean, low maintenance, durable, abuse resistant facilities that are well anchored into the neighboring environment and the pride of the students and staff.
ARCHITECT:
WLC Architects,
Inc.
10479 Foothill Blvd., Tower Suite
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
George M. Wiens
Principal
Lisa Cox}
Project Archiect
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER:
K. B. Leung and Associates, Inc.
CONSTRUCTION MANAGER:
Edge Development, Inc.
MASONRY CONTRACTOR:
Winegardner Masonry, Inc.
BLOCK PRODUCER:
ORCO Block Company, Inc.
OWNER:
Murrieta Valley Unifi ed School District
