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SITE A pedestrian oriented city with plazas, parks, reviving the original residential nature of the area. Midtown, Houston A Cities
Vision Site Issues Midtown after 1990 comprised of vacant land, boarded up buildings, few single family residences and few businesses.
The area has been married by lack of direction and very little cohesiveness.
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SITE ACCESS Single Family/
Loft Residential Bus Routes The site can be accessed from multiple modes of transportation. The light rail train connects Midtown to Downtown Houston to the North and the Museum District to the South
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Circular process of learning DIAGRAM SPACE Project-based learning
Emphasis on
real-world connection
Classroom personalization Project-based learning
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Opportunities for shared core spaces to influence social interaction. design(CONCEPT) Indoor and outdoor spaces created through the architecture to connect the environment and architecture. design(CONCEPT)
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Design approach (1) resolved all of the organizational aspect of the program but lacked significant integration into the site which could not be resolved Ground F2 F-1 F3 F4
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The school is organized around separate groups of four classrooms each.
Fosters team teaching and creates a more intimate environment, where students are moving between classes in smaller clusters. Design approach (2) addressed all design concepts. The carves out the site to promote movement on the site as well as within the structure. The site also functions as a public park. The structure functions as shelter for park visitors