The Design Challenge

The Design Challenge
Tony Langan
Director
Aedas Architects Limited
The Brief
Strategic
• Corporate image for learning over 7
learning centres.
• Extended access, 24-7 learning
• Re-engagement in education
• Palaces for learning
Skills activities project based learning
• Framing the problem
• Resourcing oneself
• Gathering data and information
• Weighing and interpreting
• Developing second order questions
• Taking decisions
• Reporting
Area Analysis
•
No significant departure from BB98 in
overall area terms.
But;
• No departmental suiting – Project Based
Learning model.
• High percentage of teaching and learning
spaces.
• High percentage of ‘big’ spaces
• Area given to ‘Homebases’ not titled
creative use of circulation
• Classrooms at 80 sqm
• Reduction in specialist space numbers
• Low levels of circulation circa 11%
achieved
Best Practice – Rubida – Learning Space Settings
Best Practice– Home Base
Learning Spaces
HGO, Copenhagen -2001
ASMS, Adelaide
Best Practice– Individual Pods
Learning Spaces
IT University, Copenhagen, Larsen -2004
TK Park - Thailand
Best Practice– Group Learning Space
Learning Spaces
Montessori College Oost, Amsterdam, Hertzberger -1999
HGO, Copenhagen -2001
Best Practice– Specialist Focus Laboratory
HGO, Copenhagen -2001
Learning Spaces
Montessori College Oost, Amsterdam, Hertzberger -1999
Best Practice– Outdoor Learning
Learning Spaces
VPRO hq, Hilversum, MVRDV -1997
Deloitte HQ, Copenhagen
Best Practice– Outdoor Learning
Nyboder School Multi-room, Copenhagen, BBP, 2006
Learning Spaces
Best Practice– Staff Spaces
Learning Spaces
HGO, Copenhagen -2001
ASMS, Adelaide
Best Practice– Storage Space
Learning Spaces
ASMS, Adelaide
IT University, Copenhagen, Larsen -2004
Best Practice – Entrance – Hall – Dining - Drama
ASMS, Adelaide
Hellerup Skole, Copenhagen, Arkitema, 2002
Whole School
Best Practice – Mobility
Whole School
HGO, Copenhagen -2001
Design Concept - Flexibility
• Spatial implications of new pedagogy.
• Some existing buildings are difficult and costly to
alter.
• Appointment of Principles will occur late in the
design stage. Their input is required into the
curriculum delivery and therefore the mix of space.
• Providing an exam space apart from the hall.
• Corridors seen as heated wasted space.
Concept – Building Organisation Diagram – Swiss Cheese
Design Concept – Ground Floor
Sports
Hall
Staff
Sci-Tech
Warehouse
Winter
Garden
LRC
Activity
Space
Dining
Dining
Terrace
Admin
Design Concept – First Floor
Sports
Hall
Lecture
Theatre
Homebase 5
Winter
Garden
Activity
Space
Homebase 4
Homebase 3
Arts
Warehouse
Design Concept – Second Floor
Lecture
Theatre
Homebase 1
Winter
Garden
Activity
Space
Terrace
Homebase 2
Arts
Warehouse
Design Concept – Learning Space Settings
Key Spaces – The Homebase
1 Arrival, socialising,
2
preparation for day
2 Attend project
briefing in lecture
theatre or homebase.
4
5
3 Undertake project
based work in
learning base
supported by learning
staff.
3
4 Undertake work on
line.
6
5 Develop project
work in specialist
spaces ‘warehouses’.
6 Socialise, read,
research, eat, drink in
the Homebase.
1
Key Spaces – Learning Base KS3
•Project based work
•5 learning bases with central home
base.
• Each learning base has access to an
external area.
• service zone split.
• voids/views into homebase adjacent or
on floor below.
• Natural ventilation possible to learning
bases.
Collaboration Incubator
Group Learning
Presentation Space
Exam Space
Key Spaces – Study Base KS4
• Learning bases flexible to open into
central activity areas.
• External terrace to create ‘outside’
learning bases or home base.
• Single service zone to split home bases.
• Routes possible through resource areas.
• Good relationship to learning street/
activity area.
Collaboration Incubator
Group Learning
Presentation Space
Exam Space
Key Spaces – External Learning Space
Key Spaces – Personalised Storage
•Relates to personal space or desk?
•KS3 and 4 differences in operation.
•Cloaks issue, cloak room
management?
•Managed storage rooms/security.
Key Spaces – Furniture
Key Spaces – Science and Technology Warehouse
•Combining Science and Technology
spaces can give real flexibility.
•Intelligent planning of highly serviced
and lightly serviced spaces to give
lecture and large group facilities.
•Minimise circulation.
Key Spaces – Science and Technology Warehouse
Key Spaces – Arts Warehouse
• Balancing the arts into a rich and
creative complex with a diversity of
spatial types
• planning of space to allow concurrent
use of large group facilities in art &
design studios whilst activity studios are
still being used.
• All circulation to be utilised as
breakout/display space, using the
learning street concept.
Key Spaces – Arts Warehouse
Key Spaces – Activity Zone
•A place for;
• Assembly
• Teaching/Learning
• Dining
• Social interaction.
• Welcoming the public
• Exhibiting work.
• Circulation
Key Spaces – Activity Zone
Design Concept – Civic Presence
Design Concept – LC2a
Engagement – Civic Presence
Engagement – ‘school is cool’
Personalised learning – Learning styles, student
motivation
Engagement – ‘Awe and wonder’
Engagement – ‘Awe and wonder’
Personalised learning – Learning styles
Personalised learning – Learning styles
Personalised learning – Student and staff relationships
Personalised learning – Student and staff relationships
Indoor outdoor learning
Indoor outdoor learning
Indoor outdoor learning
Indoor outdoor learning
One space many uses, The Homebase
1 Arrival, socialising,
2
preparation for day
2 Attend project
briefing in lecture
theatre or homebase.
4
5
3 Undertake project
based work in
learning base
supported by learning
staff.
3
4 Undertake work on
line.
6
5 Develop project
work in specialist
spaces ‘warehouses’.
6 Socialise, read,
research, eat, drink in
the Homebase.
1
One space many uses- the homebase
One space many uses- the homebase
One space many uses- the homebase
One space many uses- the homebase