The intent of the East Three Secondary School (or Inuvik Schools) was to create a facility for the community which incorporates cultural elements of the indigineous groups living in Inuvik while minimizing its sense of scale and imposition. The facility is comprised of personable, low scale, set back school facilities with separate identities located in a park-like setting with natural play structures (such as hillocks that are usable year round).
Open, light filled and transparent interiors create comfortable, calm teaching and learning environments open to engaging not just the student but also their supporting community. To further the community inclusion as well as to enhance the student experience, cultural imagery adorns key focal exterior and interior surfaces.