Free State High School

The Free State High School improvements included moving the school’s library to a central corridor on the second floor, while connecting it to a first-floor dining commons with a monumental “media stair”, resulting in a new central learning commons and creating a venue for large gatherings.

Now located in the heart of the school, the learning commons is a space for for a variety of academic and social pursuits. The layout includes open, shared spaces and quiet rooms to provide the students flexibility and spatial autonomy.

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After the completion of the project, Multistudio conducted two Post Occupancy Evaluations of the learning commons space to better understand the connection between library usage and student academic success.