Our team recently transformed a pre-existing office building in Durham into Carolina Collegiate High School, a modern charter school focused on college-preparatory STEM education. Launching in 2026 with 20 incoming 9th graders and growing to an anticipated 650 students, this project repurposed the building into state-of-the-art classrooms, collaborative labs, and specialized STEM spaces, creating a flexible, hands-on learning environment designed to prepare students for college and beyond.

The completion of this project marks just the first phase, where the main floor was renovated. Later phases will include more renovations and expanding to the other floors of the building. Given the timeline the clients were on to get the project complete prior to students coming in, and the pre-existing tenants on the other floors, this project was planned to be executed in such phases so all parties were accommodated.

LOCATION
Durham, NC

SIZE
23,280

ARCHITECT
DTW Architects & Planners
Durham, NC