College & Career Prep
Tri Star Career Compact
Tri Star Career Compact’s new two-story building, dubbed Tri Star 2.0, is a catalyst for skills training and economic development in the region while consolidating the program’s existing campuses into one state-of-the-art building for the first time,
The design reflects the insight of local business leaders. In high-tech labs, business input influences everything from space layout to infrastructure to the amount of equipment needed. The collaborative nature of the design process helped Tri Star raise $2 million in local donations without sending out a single fundraising letter.
Expertise
Client
Tri Star Career Compact
Location
Celina, OH
Scope
101,177 New SF
Challenges
Consolidate the program's existing campuses into one comprehensive facility.
Tri Star Career Compact
The bright and welcoming façade creates a sense of identity and pride for Tri Star students and teachers.
Tri Star Career Compact
The Tri Star logo is a visual anchor for the central commons, which serves as a collaboration area, dining space and community meeting room.
Tri Star Career Compact
A state-of-the-art robotics lab includes movable overhead power drops to provide maximum flexibility.
Tri Star Career Compact
The Welding lab incorporates multiple suggestions from Tri Star’s business advisory council, including a central teaching station for large group instruction.
Tri Star Career Compact
Design of the Nursing lab simulates a real-world environment, allowing students to move quickly between lecture and hands-on practice.
Tri Star Career Compact
Wall graphics promote Tri Star’s dynamic new brand and messaging. Fanning Howey designers collaborated with a local experience design firm.
Tri Star Career Compact
Building systems are color coded and visible for instructors to use as a learning tool, and to inspire students interested in engineering.
I cannot imagine doing this project with anyone else. Fanning Howey truly gets our vision for this building.
