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KODET ARCHITECTURAL GROUP | CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW 12 <br />▶ Firm Experience <br />YINGHUA ACADEMY | ADDITION AND REMODEL <br />KODET ARCHITECTURAL GROUP, LTD. <br />SCOPE: Addition and Remodel <br />LOCATION: Minneapolis, MN <br />COST: $6.5 Million <br />SIZE: 83,500 sf <br />COMPLETED: 2015 <br />PROJECT TEAM: <br />Teri Nagel <br />John Brandel <br />Daniel Kodet <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Yinghua Academy was the first Chinese immersion charter public <br />school established in the United States. As one of the most successful <br />Chinese immersion schools in the nation, it has a cutting-edge curriculum <br />recognized for leading in Mandarin Chinese and English education for all <br />students. <br />With a growing enrollment, and expanded community outreach, the <br />School made the decision to expand on their 45,000 sq. ft. building to <br />meet its growing educational needs. This original building functioned as <br />an elementary school owned by Minneapolis Public Schools and Kodet <br />worked with parents, administration, and staff to add a 38,500 sq. ft <br />addition. The addition provides a combination of classrooms, media, <br />student commons, and a high school-sized gymnasium. <br />The new addition was designed to fit into the neighborhood by carefully <br />controlling the height of the building. The building plan reflects innovative <br />educational design by featuring single central entry point for security and <br />check-in, the school also features a central student commons that links all <br />the major spaces which provides flexibility to accommodate the multiple <br />uses the facility engages in every day it also includes break out spaces <br />and student work exhibit areas.