The $120 million Discovery Building located at Santa Monica High School (SAMOHI) opened in August 2021. The overall campus improvements were part of a bond funded through Measure SMS for the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, allowing the district to issue $485 million in bonds.
The new academic complex transforms SAMOHI’s north campus. The five-story, 280,000-square-foot complex is an open-plan structure hosting 38 classrooms, 288 parking spaces, an indoor-outdoor cafeteria and rooftop classrooms. The project was designed to embrace Open Building principles, which allow for flexibility in the K-12 education experience. This 1,200-student facility aims to prepare its students for a dynamic future amongst social, cultural and academic change.
Other key features of the new building include an Olympic-size swimming pool, which will be home to SAMOHI’s first-rate swimming and water polo programs, as well as community and youth swimming opportunities.
LEAD ARCHITECT
Harley Ellis Devereaux (HED)
AQUATIC DESIGN CONSULTANT
Counsilman-Hunsaker
COMPONENTS
• 10-lane, 50-meter lap pool
• Bulkhead
SUPPLIERS
| Chemical Control Systems | BECS Technology Inc. |
| Scoreboard/Timing Systems | Colorado Time Systems |
| Lane Markers | Competitor Swim |
| Filtration Systems, Pumps | Neptune Benson/Evoqua |
| Vacuums/Cleaners, Starting Blocks | Recreonics Inc. |
Riverside Swim Club
