Oasis Charter School
Southfield, Michigan

This most unusual reuse of an existing building came about with the creation of the charter school program in the State of Michigan. Originally an elementary school three-quarters of a mile north of the Detroit-Southfield border – the building was converted to a medical testing laboratory facility in the mid 1970’s. The medical testing company outgrew the building when the charter school program was a few years into its development. The conversion was very interesting because of the double reuse, the change in many applicable codes and the demand for a speedy opening caused by the rapid enrollment growth.