This meeting emphasis was on administration and staff, inclusive of District Administration, Principal, Teachers, Counselors, Custodial Staff, and other stakeholders. The focus was on workshops establishing the facts and needs of the project.

FACTS refer to the fixed parameters that will influence any final solution. The facts of the project outline the physical features associated with the project site, existing buildings or systems. Some of the facts will also include regulatory, code and zoning issues, as well as regional community issues when applicable.

NEEDS refer to issues identified by the user groups involved and Colton Joint Unified School District. This area provides the largest body of information collected and analyzed in pursuit of the client’s stated goals, including the results of departmental surveys. In this Design Symposium the design team set up user group meetings to solicit and confirm detailed space, program and operational needs.