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2010 Design Excellence Awards
South Junior High School
A series of loosely connected boxes, similar to vertebrae, are the result of 4 wood-clad slices through an otherwise autonomous brick object. The slices act as a diagram for a social and educational community that exists within the school, and provides all circulation, daylight, and a flexible learning laboratory. Large garage door-like glass partitions allow for an entire wall of each classroom to connect to this laboratory, enabling a teaching methodology based on collaboration and interdisciplinary learning. The spatial and visual overlap of program creates a unique, safe, and sustainable solution that enhances the existing educational pedagogy.