Bioscience High School

McKinley Hall Renovation and Medical Arts Building
Phoenix Union High School District

Using a City of Phoenix $2.4M small schools grant, Phoenix Union High School District (PUHSD) renovated the historical McKinley School and constructed a new 3,800 SF Medical Arts Building. The McKinley School which was built in 1919 and listed on the Phoenix Historic Property Register in 2004 was repurposed to include a research library and community space, classrooms, and administrative offices. The Medical Arts Building contains wet lab space for forensics and bio-medical coursework.

Bioscience High School has received extensive recognition as a top national school with rigorous academic programs. The school’s students consistently place in the highest achievement levels in Arizona.

Bioscience High School was named a National Blue Ribbon School in 2020.

H2 assisted PUHSD and the CMAR during this very collaborative project through both pre-construction and construction. H2 provided full project management services and was responsible for meeting the overall criteria for cost and schedule, as well as coordinating renovation work with the historical architect.

Location
512 East Pierce Street
Phoenix, Arizona

Architect
Architectural Resource Team
Historical Architect
Swan Associates

Contractor | CMAR
SJ Anderson

Cost
$2.4M