SMW & Associates Inc. has extensive experience in the design of educational buildings.  Our experience ranges from ground-up new structures to renovation, modernization and seismic upgrade of existing structures.  We have worked with numerous school districts in the Bay Area, and have consistently provided structural designs that are innovative, cost effective and above all, safe, for the hundreds of students that will be occupying these buildings.

Elmhurst Middle School Auditorium Renovation, Oakland, CA

Architect: Studio Perez

This project is a middle school auditorium renovation.  The scope of the project includes a total balcony reconfiguration to accommodate wheel chair ramps, new lighting catwalks for stage lighting are hung from the existing roof, new stage production gridiron, evaluation and reinforcement of the existing roof and balcony steel trusses, seismic evaluation of the existing structure for the new concrete wall openings.

Havenscourt Middle School, Oakland, CA

Architect: S Meek Architecture

This project is a 24,000 sf, two-story building. The building will have six classrooms on the upper floor and a cafeteria, kitchen and loading dock on the ground floor.  The project will incorporate many of the sustainable design concepts and practices.

This project is currently in the Construction Documents Phase.

Joseph Azevada High School, Fremont, CA

Seismic strengthening of three concrete tilt up buildings as part of the district’s voluntary seismic upgrade program.

John Gomes High School, Fremont, CA

Seismic strengthening of six single-story, concrete masonry unit classroom buildings as part of the district’s voluntary seismic upgrade program. 

Mt. Diablo High School, Concord, CA

Design of a new wood frame auto-shop building with steel braced frames. 

Mt. Diablo High School, Concord, CA

Seismic strengthening of two-story concrete-frame building with concrete infill shear walls

Valley View Middle School, Concord, CA

Seismic retrofit and modernization of an existing wood frame shops building to a computer laboratory. 

College Park High School, Concord, CA

Seismic retrofit and modernization of an existing masonry shop building to a computer laboratory.

Pine Hollow Middle School, Pleasant Hill, CA

Seismic retrofit and modernization of an existing wood frame shops building to computer laboratory space.

John F. Kennedy High School, Richmond, CA

Seismic retrofit and modernization of a two-story concrete tilt-up classroom building, conducted as part of a school modernization program. 

McHenry County College, Crystal Lake, IL

Center for Advanced Technology, design of a three-story, 30,000 square foot steel frame addition.

Freeport Senior High School, Freeport, IL

Design of forth story addition to an existing three-story wood frame school.

St. Patrick Catholic Church, St Charles, IL

Concrete entrance stair renovation.

Marmion Abbey Church, Aurora, IL

Design of a 23,000-square foot church with 100 ft clear span curved wood frame roof.