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Compton High School entrance. A 2 story angled U shaped building with white wrapping facade. Blue logo on end of extension
Compton High School

Community Transformation Through College Prep

Client

Compton Unified School District

Project Location

Compton, CA

Students

2,500

Services

Architecture, engineering, interiors

With a rich history spanning over 100 years, Compton High School is a community icon known for producing music and athletic prodigies. Celebrating this legacy, DLR Group’s design creates a campus that elevates education for all students and staff.

A new performing arts center, academic building, and athletic facilities will provide a focus on project-based learning, student exploration, and interdepartmental collaboration. New classroom spaces will provide Compton’s 2,500 students the opportunity to participate in programs such as Construction Manufacturing, Graphic Arts, A/V Technology, Communications, Robotics, and Culinary Arts. Additionally, the new football/soccer stadium and outdoor swimming pool will support Compton students pursue athletic success.

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Cafeteria with wood slat ceiling detail with hanging light rods. More seating with pendant lights by floor to ceiling windows
Cafeteria with wood slat ceiling detail with hanging light rods. More seating with pendant lights by floor to ceiling windows
Wood step bench seating left, looks to long white tables behind rows of white chairs. Window wall separates from courtyard
Wood alcove with storage benches and stepped seating. Wood slat ceiling details overhead differentiate space from hallway
Exterior view of campus with rotating wood gate doors opened. Left, double height glass entry with mural wall detail
Open seating area with screen at front. White pendant lights hang overhead. Left, columns open into further seating space
Wood reception desk with white partition sits under a blue drop ceiling accent with recessed lighting. Beyond are bookshelves
Another view of the wood alcove with storage benches and chairs. Wood slat ceiling details overhead with hanging light rods
Black stairs with rail with geometric cutout details. Wood step bench underneath in a white hallway with wood slat ceiling
Building entry with double height windows and grey wrapping facade to right. White roof with overhang and wood details
Cafeteria with floor to ceiling windows. White panel ceiling with hanging pendant lights, left, and wood slats to right
Another view of wood alcove. Classroom with blue wall to left. Hallway looks to room with 2 walls of floor to ceiling windows
Corner view of building labeled Dr Dre Performing Arts Center. Angled white wrapped facade with brown details and mural left
Curved half height white bookshelves to the left with large windows and blue back accent wall. Black stairs and rail right
Another view of wood alcove. Blue recessed accent wall. Floor to ceiling windows in room, left, and along the hall
Aerial view of 3 building site. Football field, tennis courts, and pool to the back. Parking in front of main entrance
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Design Concepts for the Community

DLR Group's vision for a new Compton High School incorporates community access, flexibility to support STEAM classes, ample athletic programming, and a new performing arts center generously funded by Dr. Dre.

Podcast

Another view of wood alcove. Classroom with blue wall to left. Hallway looks to room with 2 walls of floor to ceiling windows

Education design that is geared toward the future is the future.

Spaces Podcast Features DLR Group Education Designer Todd Ferking

Education and school safety are some of the most polarizing topics in our society today. In this episode, Todd Ferking, an architect and principal at DLR Group, joins the show to discuss school design, philosophy to promote a good educational environment, and achieving a balance in design that will encourage a safe space for students.

Spaces Podcast Features DLR Group Education Designer Todd Ferking

Firm News

Construction Begins on Long-Awaited Compton High School

Our design reimagines the district’s oldest high school and transforms the learning environment for all Compton students and educators.

Compton HS groundbreaking

Award

2018 Leroy F. Greene Design and Planning Award of Merit - Project in Design

CASH

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