It is the refurbishment of the ancient can rosés “masia” (farmhouse) as a temporary school, for a period of 3 years. The building had been renovated for a municipal library more than 20 years before. The interior spaces were diaphanous.
Bryant Elementary School is one of three new schools in Helena, Montana. Designed to replace its 80-year-old predecessor which suffered from aging infrastructure and overcrowding, the new, two-story, 44,792-square-foot building is three times the size of the original and features an elevated sky bridge, connecting classrooms and administration areas to a community gym and music room. Each grade level (K-5) has classrooms and common areas, linked by paint accents in a single bright color. Adjustable lighting and plenty of natural light in the classrooms reinforce wellness.
Transparent glass separates a shiny and bright yellow world of joy from the sober grayness of the city outside. Despite being surrounded by a forest of reinforced concrete, its warm atmosphere flows through time and space, favoring the spiritual growth of children. Pony Running, as the name of the brand implies, goes beyond the boundaries of traditional thinking, granting children invisible wings of freedom to move at will, explore and grow in an inspiring mini universe full of possibilities.
In olden times, students were taught in open environments under the trees. We have been inspired by this concept as it helps children connect with nature. It is a wonderful way to learn various life skills, and presents an opportunity for kids to run, jump, slide, make a mess and explore themselves in an informal way.
The design of a new eco-kindergarten by LAVA with Module K and Viet Décor features spaces encouraging curiosity, activity-based learning and interaction with nature for the next generation of Vietnamese children.
The kindergarten in Vinh, near Hanoi, Vietnam, unfolds with three semicircular buildings over three levels linked by bridges generating a series of interconnected indoor and outdoor spaces that are playful and safe while making an architectural statement.
Client: Hoo Goong Education Development & Investment
Partner: Module K
Interiors: Viet Décor
Project team: Dong Viet Ngoc Bao, Do Thi Duong Thi, Vu Ngoc Anh, Nguyen Truong Ngan, Cao Trung Nguyen, Trinh Tien Vinh, Bui Quang Khanh, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Hanh, Tran Minh Triet, Nguyen Le Yen Oanh, Pham Duy Bao Long, Nguyen Phuc Anh Thu
Educational Consultant: Great Concept Vietnam Mai Nhung
Exemplifying a balance of form and function, the Bigfork High School remodel and expansion was driven by the existing site’s unique opportunities, characteristics, and systems. Proper planning, scheduling, budgeting, and careful coordination between design and construction allowed for the school to remain operational with minimal disruption to teaching and learning. In the completed project, a centralized “commons” area is the focal point of design, allowing space for congregation and event spillover, as well as serving as a central access point to new areas like the library, choir/band complex, expanded gym, student store, guidance counselor suite, and additional classrooms.
Structural Engineer: Zachary Diede, Structural Engineer Sr
Design team: Shane Jacobs, Alan Petersen, Frances Quiram, Frederick Dickinson, Casey O’Harren T, Trent Schwartzkopf, Sawyer Arneson-Nelson, Alan Taylor T, Scott Galli, Michael Kaufman, David Koel, Shawn Pauly, Corey Johnson, David Mitchell, Robbie Mathiason
Lingbao City is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Sanmenxia City, Henan Province. This was a building renovation project located in a community in the north of Lingbao. Later, it became a child growth and development center of the area. Before transformation, the original building was of low quality, with cramped space, and an unfinished office building was on the opposite to its south side. And the construction period for the project was tight. What’s more, this was the first time for a well-known Chinese preschool education institution to develop the county-level city market, so the conservative expectations of the local market led the start-up capital relatively limited.
Design Team: Zhang Hetian, Fan Yonggang, XuXuan, Wang Jinhua, Liu Qi, Zhang Jinxian, Meng Xiangtao, Zhang Yulong, Li Bin, Wang Shuang, Sun Jihua, Liu Jing
Clients: Yangguangyulu Group
Landscape: unarchitecte
Construction Company: Jiangsu Xuanheng Construction Intelligentized Engineering Co., Ltd etc.
Collaborators: Superstructure
Gross Built Area: 11235.06sqm (Building Renovation 7139.58sqm, Outdoor activity area 4095.48sqm)
NEW INFRASTRUCTURES is Think Forward 4th intervention in \”St. St. Cyril and Methodius\” school in Sveti Vlas, Bulgaria. NEW INFRASTRUCTURES is a project for renovating the school hallways. The existing hallways are child-unfriendly, poorly lit with compromised acoustic environment causing echoing. The sole purpose of the hallways is as a functional link between different school zones. Think Forward renovation proposal aims at transforming the space into new spatial infrastructure, social infrastructure, and infrastructure of values.
The new settlement plays a central role for the town defying the square through its cantilever porticoes and structure contiguity. In the space hierarchy, the three volumes, enriched by a brick covering, create an urban space where the public becomes community.
The urban fabric, matrix of the project, defies its external and internal areas, designs spaces and paths that continually interact with each other. The different height levels emphasize these spaces and allow them to be worked in section.
On the side of Fangshan scenic spot in Nanjing, Fangshan campus of Nanjing Foreign Language School stands quietly, wrapped in red bricks and adjacent to Nanguang College in the south and California city community in the north. This is an international school that includes primary school, middle school, ordinary high school, and international high school. Although it has been put into use for a short period of time, it has aroused unusual attentions.
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