Hope School Alterations & New Classrooms, Santa Barbara

Viola, Inc. · Santa Barbara

Finished library with rows of wood shelving and a round reading table under freshly painted walls and soffits — Hope School alterations and new classrooms, Santa Barbara

New classrooms and campus alterations at Hope School, 3970 La Colina Rd, Santa Barbara, for Viola, Inc. Purple Painting’s scope includes full interior and exterior painting of the new building, partial painting of most existing buildings, and replacement and painting of fixed and suspended ceilings. The project has multiple phases over approximately 3 years.

Type: Public Works
Location: 3970 La Colina Rd, 93110
Client: Viola, Inc.
Owner: Hope Elementary School District
Completed: 2025

Gossamer Veil
SW 9165
Dunn-Edwards Spartawall and Suprema
interior
Warm Stone
SW 7032
Dunn-Edwards Endura-Coat
eggshell
Antler Velvet
SW 9111
Dunn-Edwards Endura-Coat
semi-gloss
Bunglehouse Blue
SW 0048
Dunn-Edwards Endura-Coat
eggshell
Ceiling Bright White
SW 7007
Dunn-Edwards Dead Flat
flat · ceilings

Construction of new classrooms at Hope School in Santa Barbara, including full painting interior and exterior of new building. Alterations to the rest of the school campus, including partial painting of most existing buildings. Replacement and painting of multiple fixed and suspended ceilings and touch-up painting at all associated renovation areas. This project has multiple phases and is set to run for approximately 3 years.

How we did it

Prime and paint the new classroom walls and ceilings

New gypsum board walls, including walls up to 18 feet high, and the vaulted ceilings were given a full prime coat and two coats of finish.
Spot prime and paint existing walls

In the existing buildings, existing drywall and CMU walls were spot primed over patches and given two coats of finish.
Varnish the exposed beams

The glu-lam beams in the new classrooms were changed from paint to clear coat: sanded to open the grain, treated with wood conditioner, sealed with sanding sealer, sanded smooth and finished in two coats of semi-gloss interior varnish.
Paint doors, frames and ductwork

New and existing wood and metal doors and frames, exposed ductwork and the fire pipe were painted.
Paint the exterior of the new classrooms

Cement plaster walls and soffits, fiber cement fascia boards, downspouts, and the steel trellis rafters, beams and columns were painted.
Paint the alteration exteriors

The guardrails and handrails, gutter, redwood fascia, reglets and flashing, mechanical enclosure CMU wall and redwood gate were painted in the existing buildings.
Paint the ceiling tiles

Existing and replaced acoustic ceiling tiles and grids were painted as an added scope, building by building.