Brick exterior of 'The Episcopal School of Dallas, Lower School' with dimensional lettering and a blue crest shield bearing four gold crosses, beneath a covered walkway with a mosaic blue-brick accent wall and landscaped entrance.

Dallas, Texas

Episcopal School of Dallas

A Place to Grow,
Discover, & Belong

Project type

Donor Recognition Signage Design Museum & Exhibit Wayfinding Design

Project sector

Education Design
Playful reading nook framed by a large circular blue archway with a fireplace, bookshelves, stuffed animals, and a wooden rocking chair inside, flanked by a smaller blue and a larger orange circular alcove with book storage, blue S-shaped chairs, and a plaque reading 'Lower School Hearth, The Stemmons Foundation, in honor of the Rev'd Canon Stephen B. Swann.

Project info

Client The Episcopal School of Dallas

Architect Overland Partners

Guiding growth through design

The Episcopal School of Dallas has come a long way since its humble beginnings in the 1970s, when it first opened its doors to just eight students. Today, the school spans a 39-acre campus and serves more than 1,100 students from preschool through 12th grade. As the campus continues to evolve, including the addition of a brand-new Lower School, there’s a renewed focus on creating a cohesive and welcoming environment for students, families, and visitors alike.
To support this vision, RSM Design was brought on to craft a comprehensive signage and wayfinding system that reflects the school’s identity and growth. The design team is developing both interior and exterior signage for the new building, as well as site-wide exterior wayfinding. Drawing inspiration from the school’s colors—blue and white—paired with accents of gold and natural light wood, the signage system is designed to feel both sophisticated and timeless, blending seamlessly with the school’s expanding architectural landscape.

Bright yellow entrance wall with vertical blue dimensional lettering reading 'Discovery Commons, in honor of Jeffrey Laba,' beside a doorway into a colorful classroom with student artwork and orange and yellow seating cubes.
Yellow room sign reading 'Art Studio LS330' with braille, mounted on a wood door beside a glass door revealing a colorful classroom with circular decorations.

Color and wood grain combine to create a space that feels warm yet mondern.

Service

Wayfinding Signage Design
Wood wall reading 'Kindergarten & Primer Neighborhood' beside an illustrated world map easel with blue supply trays and green polka-dot ottomans, opening into a bright orange hallway with cubbies and a bench.
Bronze dimensional letters reading 'Ford Family Early Childhood Discovery Commons' mounted above a wood-paneled entryway with recessed ceiling lighting.
Metallic 'Level Three' directory sign listing rooms including Third Grade Neighborhood, Fourth Grade Neighborhood, The Sky Lab, Elementary Art Studio, The Bridge, Conference Room, Terrace, and Elementary Classrooms with donor names, set against a blue and silver striped wall beside a wood-paneled hallway.
Wood slat donor recognition wall reading 'In Appreciation For' in bronze dimensional letters, with protruding wood and black blocks engraved with donor names such as The Hillcrest Foundation, Jennifer & Jeffrey Hargrave, and Cameron & Clay Smith.

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