Mount Dora Christian Academy
SCIENCE & Student CENTER

Centrally located on the Home & Bible School campus in a unique park setting, the new Jerome B. Thompson Science Center / Samuels Student Center is a two-story, 15,306 GSF standalone structure containing 3 state-of-the-art science classrooms with a common workroom, a computer lab, 2 classrooms and a student center. The orientation of the building takes advantage of its unique park setting. 
The design is a combination of Craftsman and Prairie Styles. The traditional campus brick is broken up with stucco panels in order to stretch the elevations horizontally and accent the verticality of the corners associated with the Student Center. A contemporary edge is added with a mill finished crown façade above the main SW entry along with a mill finished guard rail element. 

Owner: Mount Dora Christian Academy
Design Team
     Architect: Jass & Associates Architecture
     Civil Engineer: Booth, Ern, Straughan & Hiott, Inc
     Structural Engineer: ACS Engineering, Inc
     Electrical Engineers: Electrical Services, Inc
     Mechanical Engineers: Energy Air, Inc
     Plumbing Engineer: Associated Consulting Engineers, Inc
     Interior Design: Studio A Interior Design, LLC
Contractor: Evergreen Construction Management

THE INTERIORS OF THE BUILDING INTEGRATE BIOPHILIC ELEMENTS UTILIZING LARGE INSULATED WINDOWS IN THE STUDENT CENTER WHICH OVERLOOK THE PARK, HAVING A SERIES OF WINDOWS ALONG THE MAIN SECOND FLOOR CORRIDOR AND ALLOWING THE FIRST FLOOR CORRIDOR VISUAL ACCESS TO THE STUDENT CENTER AND PARK BEYOND. FINISHES ARE CONTEMPORARY, INCLUDING AN UNDULATING FLOOR PATTERN, ARCHED BLUE TRANSLUCENT CEILING PANELS AND A CEILING CLOUD IN THE STUDENT CENTER. THE SCIENCE CLASSROOMS HAVE STATE-OF-THE-ART PNEUMATIC DESKS. 
THE SCIENCE CENTER WAS COMPLETED JANUARY OF 2015. PROJECT COST: $2,300,000.00