The 357,651 s.f. Alhambra High School Redevelopment Program teamed DWL—the original facility architect—with the Phoenix Union High School District, School Administration and selected General Contractors to transform the entire campus into a learning environment for the 21st century. The project, phased in nine sections, featured multiple bid package submittals for multiple contractors on each phase. Care was taken to ensure work was completed with minimal disruption to ongoing
student activities.

Work progressed from one end of the campus to the other, revitalizing administrative offices, classrooms, laboratories, the library, cafeteria, auditorium, gymnasium and locker room, and other athletic facilities. The design effectively shifted the face of Alhambra High School, reorienting the front entry to the campus and all its functions ninety degrees to an adjacent street. This was accomplished through the renovation of existing structures and with minimal demolition. In the process, programs were consolidated and moved to easily-accessible locations; outdoor plazas were added, inviting students to dine, study and socialize in alternate settings; and formerly cramped, dark corridors were converted to airy, light breezeways.