Boone County Ignite Institute

Transforming an Existing Facility into a 1,000-Student, Project-Based Learning Academy
Erlanger, Kentucky
Ignite Institute
185,000 SF

This project consisted of the second phase of renovations to approximately 185,000 square feet of the existing building, donated to the District by a private source. The project has created a 1,000-student academy with lab spaces designed around career pathways, based on a Project-Based Learning schedule/environment, with numerous open, collaborative learning spaces.

The entire building was upgraded, some areas more so than others, with full food service and PE spaces created, as well as systems upgraded with new rooftop HVAC units and roof. Many of the existing rooms have been repurposed, while other areas were created to meet the architectural program requirements. Also included is minor site work for the approximately 21-acre site.