SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT IN URBANIZING AREAS

PRANJALI RAI (M ARCH THESIS)

OVERCROWDED SCHOOLS IN URBANIZING AREAS

OVERCROWDED SCHOOLS IN URBANIZING AREAS

The current situation in Arlington County, VA School Enrollment

PUBLIC SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT IN URBANIZING AREAS

The current schools not able to catch up with

increasing population density

Aim: To develop a sustainable model for ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS in Urbanizing Areas

Key Elementary School, Courthouse, Arlington VA

SCHOOLS IN CONTEXT

Patwin Elementary School, Davis (T3-T4)

Boston Renaissance Charter Public School, Boston(T4)

Bailey Upper Elementary School, FC, VA (T4-T5)

Battery Park City School, NYC (T6)

• Urban Schools take less space

SCHOOLS IN CONTEXT

• Urban Schools are big

• Urban Schools are costly

QUALITATIVE DESIGN ASPECTS

Case Study: CBT Architects – Building Performance Modeling

Rule of thumb for Window Configuration

Daylighting Learning Areas Encouraging Collaboration

Patwin Elementary School, Davis (T3-T4)

QUALITATIVE DESIGN ASPECTS

Interaction with Outdoor Green Spaces Flexibility and Shared Use

Spruce Street School NY (T6)

Patwin Elementary School, Davis (T3-T4)

A former Renault factory as a "living" school and gymnasium in the northern French city of Boulogne, by Chariter Dalix architects.

New Sandy Hook School, Newton CT (T3) Horace Mann Elementary School, Washington DC (T5)

A JOINT-USE SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT MODEL

• Incentivizing school development through PUBLIC PRIVATE Partnership

• Allowing SHARED USE of land & facilities- A better amenity for its community

• Ensuring an effective learning environment

• Mix of uses allows flexible floor space

HOUSING

SCHOOL

Riverside Center School, NY by Dattner Architects Dock Street Dumbo Project, NY

SCHOOL

HOUSING

SITE SELECTION FOR A JOINT-USE SCHOOL IN ARLINGTON VA

School Capacity in Urbanizing Areas

SITE SELECTION FOR A JOINT-USE SCHOOL IN ARLINGTON VA

SITE SELECTION FOR A JOINT-USE SCHOOL IN ARLINGTON VA

THE CLARENDON WEST SITE- School Service Area

THE CLARENDON WEST SITE- Existing Conditions

THE CLARENDON WEST SITE- Existing Conditions

THE CLARENDON WEST SITE- Existing Conditions

Section Looking NW

DESIGN OPTIONS

Sunken Courtyard

Zoning of school and housing with varying density

Enclosed Courtyard Multi-Level School

DESIGN OPTIONS

Courtyard School Option Multi-level Urban School

Separate Circulation & Access Overlapping Circulation & Access

Less Overlap More Overlap

DESIGN OPTIONS

-4

Courtyard School Option Multi-level Urban School

View from Clarendon Core (Cont. of Commercial Façade)

View from Lyon Village Community (Cont. of Residential Façade)

DESIGN PROPOSAL

Courtyard School Option

• Better connection with community

• Better daylighting and open space

• Provides option to fully conserve the historic commercial

block

DESIGN PROPOSAL

Height limit achieved by adding more stories for consistent street

environment

Along 13th St N

Relating to Suburban Context

DESIGN PROPOSAL

Bonus height claimed as an incentive- HEIGHT = 192 FT (200 max. in Clarendon)60’

120’

76’

60’

192’

Number of units= 380

76’

View from Clarendon Metro Station

Relating to Urban Context

DESIGN PROPOSAL

Joint-Use School Sectional Perspective looking N-W

DESIGN PROPOSAL

Approach from the Community

A Community Oriented School

DESIGN PROPOSAL

G-1 floor plan – Shared Spaces & Access

A Community Oriented School- Shared Uses

DESIGN PROPOSAL

Contributing to Pedestrian Oriented Clarendon Core

Approach from Clarendon Central Park

DESIGN PROPOSAL

A lively and safe environment

The Drop- Off

DESIGN PROPOSAL

A lively and safe environment

First floor plan – Shared Spaces & Access

DESIGN PROPOSAL – The School

Interaction with Outdoor Green Space

The Courtyard: Center of Life in School

First floor plan

DESIGN PROPOSAL – The School

Interaction with Outdoor Green Space

The Courtyard: A Multipurpose Assembly Space

G-1 floor plan

DESIGN PROPOSAL – The School

DAYCARE +PRESCHOOL+KINDERGARTEN + MONTESSORI +LIBRARY

SECOND GRADE + ACTIVITY CLASSROOMS

THIRD GRADE + ACTIVITY CLASSROOMS

FOURTH + FIFTH GRADE + ACTIVITY CLASSROOMS

FLEX. FLOOR

SOCCER FIELD

FIRST GRADE + GYMNASIUM

PARKING+ GYMNASIUM

PARKING

DESIGN PROPOSAL – The School

Encouraging Collaboration

Collaboration Pods- Maximizing Interaction

Third floor plan

DESIGN PROPOSAL – The School

Daylighting Learning Areas

N-E classrooms at 11 am S-W classrooms at 2 pm Collaboration Pods

Shallow classrooms for better daylight penetration

DESIGN PROPOSAL – The School

The Soccer Field

Unique provisions for play areas and

green spaces

Sixth floor plan

DESIGN PROPOSAL – Flexibility

Fifth Floor Plan

Flexible Classroom Space

IN CONCLUSION

• Joint-Use model can be successfully used for elementary school development in urbanizing

areas.

• The regulations for edge sites played an important role in design development.

• Effective learning environment is possible on constrained sites without sacrificing program

requirements for elementary schools.

• Both design and site selection have a major role to play in development of sustainable school

models.