Chanhassen High, Chanhassen, Minn., opened up on Sept. 8, 2009 as District 112’s newest high school. The 405,000-square-foot (37,624-m2) building opened with an enrollment of 1,050 students.
Perkins + Will, Minneapolis, was brought in to design and create a new look for the high school. Its mission was to design a school that would make the students proud.
The architects used 78,450 linear feet (23,912 m) of Norcross, Ga.-based Hunter Douglas Contract’s Box 4 linear metal ceiling panels, “profile-wrapped” in wood veneer, which offers a unique blend of durability, warmth and sustainability. The profile-wrapped ceiling panel utilizes a thin wood veneer finish factory laminated to the aluminum ceiling panel, and was chosen to provide a warm, real-wood ceiling for the high school. The aluminum panel is made up of more than 70 percent recycled content.
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