Crenshaw High School has a current enrollment of 1,150 students and is located adjacent to the neighborhoods of View Park, Leimert Park and South Los Angeles along the South Figueroa Corridor. The project includes the demolition of the Campus’ existing Music Building, MPR/Food Service Building, Student Store, and outdoor Dining Pavilion and the new construction of an Auditorium, four main classrooms and accessory spaces serving the Performing Arts Department, a new Student Store, and a new Food Service Facility including an indoor dining area and outdoor lunch shelter. The new facilities must connect to the existing buildings with a covered walkway system that replaces the campus’ existing system. The Performing Arts Department is nationally renowned—its award-winning choir performed at the White House in 2013, and it boasts a roster of alumni that have gone on to successful careers and critical acclaim. Thus, the School’s new Performing Arts Center must showcase the outstanding achievement of its students as well as serving the community at large. The existing stage is a center of campus life at Crenshaw. The project is a wrapper of sorts, emphasizing the centrality of this refurbished design element. The new building encompasses an expanded courtyard with new exterior plazas enhancing and diversifying the landscape opportunities.