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Ralph Ellison Campus, Chicago

Many schools were designed for the past and don’t reflect the 21st century learning environment. Some buildings need better ventilation or lighting, while others are simply not large enough to accommodate students comfortably. For this project, you are encouraged to envision an improvement for your school, something that would benefit everyone who uses it. The most successful designs will be ones that identify a specific need and present a strong design solution. The challenge is to add something that changes the footprint of your school building, while addressing a specifically identified need. Projects should include research and development, real world images and information showing why the need exists, in addition to final project design and information.

My work is to build a new gym. The gym will be wider and taller so it can hold more people and actives along with the lights not being hit with the balls. The stands will have an open and close mechanism that will allow them to come out in full and be recitative back in when not in use to add more room. Their will also be a stand above in the middle of the stands so it can be use for announcer and score keepers. Locker rooms will have full new use locker with built in locks alone with a functioning shower. This gym should be able to support the weight of the bystanders and player along with damage.

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Reeds Spring High School Addition, Reeds Spring, MO

Think About

  • What is the size of your school building? Using Google Earth and other online resources, generate a site plan for your school location.
  • What are your initial thoughts about the building? For example, is your school lacking room for art classes? Physical education? Band practice space? Common areas? Cafeteria space?
  • Talk to someone who has been at your school for a while, like a teacher or administrator. They will most likely have great insight as to what areas could stand to be improved.
  • Has anything like this ever been done in the past? If so, what were the results?
  • For more research, we recommend looking at “The Third Teacher: 79 Ways You Can Design to Transform Teaching & Learning,” by OWP/P Architects + VS Furniture + Bruce Mau. The book is easy to digest with lots of great images and design ideas, meant to inspire readers like you. The website for the book is also a great resource.
  • Search online for newly built schools and others that have been upgraded through similar processes. Do you notice anything in common among newly built schools?

Gasiewicz's work for the Collect Information step:

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I collected info with the help of many web sites that will allow me to get to my goal. They also helped me find more soulitons and fixed problems that I had earlier before.
My reason to change this gym is the wood is very old and needs to be change I like deisgn because...
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This gym allows you to see the bleachers that go in and out
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shows natural light in a gym
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Karns High School Addition Plan, Knoxville, TN

Identify the problem you want to solve based on the information you have collected.

Explore at least three possible solutions, each of which will no doubt help you as you search for the best addition to your school.

  • What could your ideas look like?
  • How would it change the landscape of your school?
  • Who will benefit most from your design solution?

Try to answer these questions visually through sketching, and in words by taking notes.

Gasiewicz's work for the Brainstorm Ideas step:

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My ideas are moving stands that will come in and out of the walls which allow more room for people along with the able of cleaning.
The wood can be new and rebuilt along with the stands having more of a cushion feel so its nice and...
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we could also add a sun roof to let natural light come in so it has a more natural vibe about the...
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Fridley High School Addition Plan, Fridley, MN

From the previous step, where you developed multiple solutions to the design problem, you should select one of your designs.

  • What is your favorite design? Why?
  • What aspects of your school would it improve?
  • Who would benefit most from your new design?
  • What materials would you be using, and why?

Ideally you will want to create plans of some kind to communicate your final vision, so start to sketch site plans, elevations, and even a floor plan if necessary.

Gasiewicz's work for the Develop Solutions step:

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I would want to improve the gym because its something that is always use and need. I would use light weight materials that are light and strong and can support large crowds of people.
If we can improve the gym to make it a more cost efficient and comfortable for everyone
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One of my favorite design is from Sweden swag
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Alexander Graham Bell School Addition, Chicago

Present your final design to your class, to get feedback before completing your project. If you talked to other people while working on and researching for this project, show them your design and get their feedback. If they talked to you before, they will want to see what you’ve created! Take notes during these conversations, and try to understand their suggestions before deciding if you wish to make any changes to your final design.

Carefully take stock of feedback from others and do your best to find the information that will help you finalize your project. Someone might tell you something seemingly small, but that bit of information might be the difference between a good project and a great one.

Gasiewicz's work for the Final Design step:

Summary
My final design should allow me to have a perfect gym that will look nice and be strong and fun for the students.
The final design will be nice and eco friendly
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