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Project • By StudioMB Architects • Primary Schools
Breakthrough Montessori School, Phase 1
This urban Montessori school serving children PK3-3rd grade has a new home in a repurposed warehouse through a two-phase improvement program design by StudioMB. Utilizing Montessori School Design principles defined by our firm and featured by National Center for Montessori in the Public Sector, Breakthrough Montessori is a testament to the ability to bring high-performance Montessori education to a public school system. Application of our principles transformed dark, underlit spaces into sun-filled, cheery classrooms with visual and literal connections to the exterior. More
Project • By Louise Braverman Architect • Primary Schools
Pre-Fab Learning Landscape
Lacking space for required additional classrooms, the challenge for this New York City Community charter school was to create a hybrid design that would provide quality spaces for learning that were flexible, removable, cost-effective acoustically quiet and aesthetically delightful. The final resolution entailed relocating athletics to the school exterior and re-purposing the school gymnasium into a Pre-Fab Learning Landscape.A Sustainable SolutionThe Pre-Fab Learning Landscape is an ideal sustainable strategy for it can be re-configured, removed, re-purposed, relocated and recycled. Moreover energy savings from factory insulated walls, LED lighting, quick build time, minimum waste and improved air quality during construction, mak... More
Project • By Metcalfe Architecture & Design • Primary Schools
Wissahickon Charter School
Metcalfe worked with Wissahickon Charter School (WCS) to design a new 48,000-square-foot school building, on a brownfield adjacent to the Awbury Arboretum in Germantown. WCS’s mission focuses on the environment, service learning, and family involvement. Its new home is a light-filled, sustainably constructed building featuring a green roof, public meeting spaces, composting, a student-run bio-diesel program, rainwater permeable parking and sidewalks, and a programmatic connection to the Awbury’s gardens and farmland for outdoor education. The school’s entry and hallways are punctuated by social spaces that facilitate informal learning and social interaction.
2013 PA Brownfields Conference, Extreme Makeover Award Winner More