Fresh plans for San Francisco's St. Ignatius College Preparatory School's campus expansion—dubbed the New Learning Commons—in the Outer Sunset neighborhood have been filed with the city.
The multiphase expansion would demolish a chapel, a dining hall, an administrative office building and a garage at the north end of the campus, which hosts the private Catholic school built in 1969. The campus runs along 37th Avenue between Pacheco and Rivera streets.
Upon completion, the new campus expansion will be three stories high over a basement level—the same height as the main academic building. It would feature classrooms and assembly spaces hosting many of the same activities held in the demolished buildings.
A new two-story entrance will connect the existing main academic building and the new construction.
A two-story space connecting the main academic building and the new addition will serve as a new entrance.
The expansion will also include a two-story open commons with a roof deck, which will bring in natural light and allow the hosting of educational gatherings.
The expansion will require the removal of 13 school parking spaces. A total of 150 new bicycle parking spaces will be added.
The project is expected to cost around $200 million to complete the first phase, and the school expects to have all permits in place by the end of 2024. The school is raising money for the expansion and will build the expansion in phases as it receives funds, according to its website.
"The New Learning Commons will be the most ambitious project in SI's history.
Once completed, it will enhance traditional, immersive, project- and technology-based learning, and will be a legacy for generations of Wildcats to come," the school's website states.