By looking at Vanguard Classical School’s East Campus today, one would never know the structure was formally an industrial building manufacturing hats. The original two-story building was plagued with mold, asbestos, leaking walls and without as-built drawings. From needing to expand areas to meet code, fitting in an elevator for ADA requirements and changing the roof structure due to the change in occupancy, this design-build project was accomplished in merely five months. With extensive work, the adapted building is now a healthy and modern 112,000-sf K-12 school to accommodate Vanguard Classical School’s growing enrollment.

Reimagined Montbello High School
Denver, CO
277,629 SF
- K-12 Education




