roosevelt and jackson elementary schools
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2010 Exhibition of School Planning and Architecture. Roosevelt and Jackson Elementary Schools. Medford, Oregon Elementary Project of Distinction Opsis Architecture. Roosevelt and Jackson Elementary Schools. Roosevelt and Jackson Elementary Schools. Roosevelt Elementary. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Roosevelt and Jackson Elementary Schools
Medford, OregonElementary
Project of DistinctionOpsis Architecture
2010 Exhibition of School Planning and Architecture
Roosevelt and Jackson Elementary Schools
Roosevelt and Jackson Elementary Schools
Roosevelt Elementary Jackson Elementary
Community CentersCommunity Environment: The community members were active advocates for retaining the original schools’ inviting atmosphere. The schools’ massing and roof forms were broken down into smaller elements, reflecting the surrounding residential architecture. Brick details, precast and metal trim and bay windows create an intimate texture and civic quality that recalls the original historic schools.
School Commons: Heart and Hearth of the School
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Community Environment: The School Commons serves as the main entry way and a meeting place for students, parents and staff, bringing the whole school together into a single community. Movable display panels and flat screens create places for students to show their work. Tiered risers create informal seating or a stage for small school events.
Project Commons Spaces: Small Learning CommunitiesLearning Environment: The design for innovative learning focuses on small learning communities consisting of learning studios that are connected by Project Commons spaces. The Project Commons spaces function with high transparency, “owned” by teachers in the surrounding classrooms. Where possible, these Project Commons Spaces open to outdoor learning spaces.
The Learning Studio: The Classroom Redefined
Learning Environment: Each learning studio supports a wide range of learning modes. Bay windows create reading nooks and computer corners bring technology directly into the classroom. Each studio is open through transparent, but acoustically isolated walls to the shared project commons spaces. Windows and indirect natural light from the project commons bring in abundant and natural light.
Bringing the Classroom OutsidePhysical Environment: The neighborhood setting of the school required thoughtful integration of outdoor environment. Early in the planning process, we identified nine specific intelligence types, including bodily kinesthetic and naturalist. The design incorporates the entire site within the learning environment, integrating indoor and outdoor spaces, instead of separating them.
Natural ConnectionsPhysical Environment: Through extensive daylighting and transparency, the outdoor environment is often accessible and visually stimulating for students. Outdoor spaces with tables are used as classrooms, and the garden area and pond provide hands-on learning opportunities.
Collaborative ProgrammingPlanning Process: We developed a highly collaborative programming process with all stakeholder groups that pushed the community to “think outside the box” to the fundamentals of teaching and learning, unencumbered by the preconceptions of what a school should look like. The resulting program was used as a benchmark to test a series of alternatives for partial or full demolition of the existing structures.
Working from the Inside OutPlanning Process: The least cost/highest program accommodation concept renovated the 1940s classroom wing while demolishing and rebuilding the remainder of the facilities. This “student-centered” approach fully engaged the stakeholders to think beyond the old schools and focus on the fundamentals of students’ and community needs.
Floor plan – Level 1
Jackson Elementary School
Floor plan – Level 2
Jackson Elementary School
Floor plan – Level 1
Roosevelt Elementary School
Floor plan – Level 2
Roosevelt Elementary School
Exhibition of School Planning and Architecture 2010 Project Data
Submitting Firm : Opsis ArchitectureProject Role Design ArchitectProject Contact Alec HolserTitle PrincipalAddress 920 NW 17th AveCity, State or Province, Country Portland, OR 97209Phone 503.525.9511
Joint Partner Firm: Abell Architectural GroupProject Role Associate ArchitectProject Contact Gene AbellTitle PrincipalAddress 2 East Main Street, Suite 300City, State or Province, Country Medford, OR 97501Phone 541.779.9686
Other Firm: Fielding Nair InternationalProject Role Educational PlannerProject Contact Randall FieldingTitle ChairmanAddress 4937 Morgan Ave SouthCity, State or Province, Country Minneapolis, MN 55419Phone 612.925.6897
Construction Firm: Batzer ConstructionProject Role General ContractorProject Contact Brett SmithTitle Project ManagerAddress PO Box 4460City, State or Province, Country Medford, OR 97501Phone 541.773.7553
Exhibition of School Planning and Architecture 2010 Project Details
Project Name Jackson and Roosevelt Elementary Schools
City Medford
State Oregon
District Name Medford School District 549C
Supt/President Dr. Phil Long
Occupancy Date January 6, 2010
Grades Housed K-5
Capacity(Students) Roosevelt = 400, Jackson = 400
Site Size (acres) Roosevelt = 4.5 acres, Jackson = 5 acres
Gross Area (sq. ft.) Roosevelt = 51,000 sf, Jackson = 55,800 sf
Per Occupant(pupil) Roosevelt = 127.5 sf, Jackson = 139.5 sf
gross/net please indicate gross
Design and Build? Yes
If yes, Total Cost: $12.5 million for each school
Includes:Soft costs, including design fee, FF&E, site development
If no,
Site Development:
Building Construction:
Fixed Equipment:
Other:
Total: $25 million
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