new mount si high school redevelopment · 2015. 5. 14. · april 1, 2:30 – 5:30 – kick-off and...
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April 15, 2015
Site Design Team
Mount Si High School Redevelopment
Agenda
Review Workshops from April 1 and 2 Summary of Feedback about Tours Initial Thoughts about the Design Context Design Exercise – Small Groups Report-out Site Planning Design – Initial Thoughts
Site Design Team Schedule March March 10, 2:40 - brief overview at staff meeting March 20, 12:40 – 2:40 – 2 hour workshop at all staff meeting March 25 - Tours of other area schools (all day bus tour) April April 1, 2:30 – 5:30 – kick-off and visioning session (with Frank Locker) April 2, 7:30 – 2:30 – visioning session (with Frank Locker) April 2, 6pm – Community Meeting USER Group Meetings – to be determined April 15, 2:40 – 4:40 – design committee meeting April 17, 12:40 – 2:40 – all staff meeting – design exercise April 29, 2:40 – 4:40 – design committee meeting
Site Design Team Schedule May May 20, 2:40 – 4:40 – design committee meeting User Group Meetings – to be determined June June 3, 2:40 – 5:40 – design committee meeting June 9th – Staff update at staff meeting June 19th – 4 hour design committee meeting August August 25 – design committee meeting September Sept 19 – Community meeting #2 - evening
What We Heard LAST meeting….
Building Tours
Marysville Lynnwood Lake Washington
Experiential Character
Daylighting quality Sense of connectedness Spatial variety
• (1) large common space for 150 PP gathering
• Casual small space at circulation space
• Natural lighting & view
Marysville
Lynnwood
• Interior / Exterior Transparency
• Multi-Level visual connections
Lynnwood
Lynnwood
Lake Washington
Space flow Variety of spatial scales and characters
Lake Washington
Lake Washington
Lake Washington
Lynwood HS
Lake Washington HS
FLEXIBLE PLANNING
Building should accommodate SLC’s Building should accommodate interdisciplinary teaching Building should be adaptable to multiple approaches for teaching and learning
Thoughts about TOWN CENTER
Thoughts about TOWN CENTER
Want it to feel unique
View of Mount Si
Not one single space – multiple smaller spaces
Multi-level space
Access to Student Services (Guidance, ASB, etc.)
Space for student banners, art, etc.
Useable Outdoor Space – Adjacent, on roof?
Maker space in the library / media center ?
Goals of an SLC: Mt. Si’s Vision:
Create Life-Long Learners
Teach 21st Century Skills AND traditional Content
Foster Relationships
Make All Learning Student
Centered
Active/Responsible Citizens
Deeper Learning Relevant and Rigorous Learning Foster Relationships Improve Outcomes
Thoughts on SLC’s
Ideal size of SLC is between 250 and 400 students provides critical mass of teachers to allow good collaboration with a department and allows interdisciplinary Unsure of how CTE and which aspects of CTE should be integrated into SLC’s and to what extent Each SLC should contain core classes, meeting space, collaborative/flexible space, personalized storage Flexible Furniture – on wheels, variety of types, etc
The Context – Messages from the Site
Scale Magnitudes: Huge forms, large distance Small space, personal
Textures: Rough, muscular Gentle, delicate
Colors and Textures: complementary contrasting
There’s a time for everything… DESIGN…. COLLABORATION…… CREATIVITY…… SHARING…..
What do Architect’s do?
We explore a lot of ideas
We reject a lot of ideas
We bring the better ideas forward for you
We modify and revise ideas
Some Initial Brainstorming
Some Initial Thoughts
Thought #1
Street Frontage
Exterior Interior Space
The “Juicy” Center
Thought #1
Street Frontage
Exterior Interior Space
The “Juicy” Center
Thought #2
Civic Presence of PAC
Simplified Phasing
Connectedness
Thought #2
Civic Presence of PAC
Simplified Phasing
Connectedness
Thought #3
Rhythm Along Street
Distribution of Views
Thought #3
Rhythm Along Street
Distribution of Views
Thought #4
Distributed Commons
Civic Presence of PAC
Thought #4
Distributed Commons
Civic Presence of PAC
Homework Reading: research around SLC’s Until next time… April 29