STONECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
West Carleton, Ontario

Built in 1998, Stonecrest Elementary School consists of 36,500 square feet. An addition was built in July 2002, to expand elementary programs and add facilities for the intermediate grades. The functional components, such as administration, library/resource centre, general purpose room, and two wings of classrooms are organized around a centrally located entrance lobby. The classroom wings are zoned according to age groups. Kindergarten and primary classrooms form the "east wing"; the junior classrooms and special education rooms form the "south wing".

Interior design elements, such as the composition of display cases, decorative floor patterns, natural light, and colour schemes, enhance the students' sense of vision during their day at school. Glazed accent blocks and brick patterns, introduced on the exterior building facades, create playful rhythms and reduce the massing of the walls. Each building component has its own recognizable image that fosters the students' sense of place.