First Place - Christopher Kumaradjaja - Redesign Your School Athletic Pavilion | 2014 National High School Architecture Competition #280

Summary

If I were to hypothetically redesign this very large building, how would I incorporate the arts and athletic programs in order to achieve the balance and strength that my school so aims to strive for?

For a design to encourage free circulation around the entirety of the building, a building must not have dead ends. In another words, have the main artery hallways meet together in a circuit. Therefore, an ideal circulation scheme would consist of various "nodes", where students are encouraged to invade the public space given to them, as a way to reduce congestion due to "clots" of students who have no place to hang out. Additionally, in order to encourage interaction between the "jock" and "nerd", and the "artsy" and "technical" social groups, the varying programs associated with each of the two social groups should alternate as they branch off the main hallway.