16003_160614 KSDS AIA Awards AWS
Krieger Schechter Day School: First Grade Learning Suite Yod
Vav
This project for Krieger Schechter Day School, a Hebrew school in Baltimore, has two components: 1. Redesign the first grade corridor to be inspirational and efficient. 2. Reconfigure the first grade suite to encourage collaborative learning.
Resh
Zayin
1. The corridor design solution opens the dark, low existing corridor and creates an environment in which Hebrew alef-beit characters change scale to form places in the corridor. Places to organize personal items, places to learn about recycling, places for display, and places to have small informal learning moments.
Proposed Corridor
Existing Corridor
Entering the First Grade Suite
Cubbie Shelf for parent take home
Basket for small items
Existing Cubbies
Two hooks (coat and backpack)
Bench
Green Materials: • • • • • •
Linoleum Flooring Bamboo Millwork Cork Low VOC Paint LED Lighting Light Tubes for natural lighting
Storage for boots or slippers
Existing First Grade Suite
Entrance from School Lobby
Corridor leads to Kindergarten Suite
Classroom 1
Classroom 2 Classroom 3
Existing classrooms are undersized, in need of storage, and cluttered.
Under Utilized Space
Location
Process Synagogue G1
G1
G1
EXISTING: under-utilized classroom accessed from corridor only
G1
G1
G1
School G1
Collaborative Space
station
G1
G1
station
Collaborative Space
G1
RECONFIGURE: to create shared opportunity DIVIDE: create variety in scale of learning spaces. INTEGRATE: classroom stations.
Redesigned First Grade Suite Four classrooms have been combined into a unified collaborative learning environment.
Recycling display Corridor break out area Transoms to let light into corridor
Classroom Hebrew/English Station
Collaborative Space
Science Classroom
Cozy reading area
Cozy reading area Light tubes will permit natural light into the corridor and station areas.
First Grade Suite
Vav
This project for Krieger Schechter Day School, a Hebrew school in Baltimore, has two components: 1. Redesign the first grade corridor to be inspirational and efficient. 2. Reconfigure the first grade suite to encourage collaborative learning.
Resh
Zayin
1. The corridor design solution opens the dark, low existing corridor and creates an environment in which Hebrew alef-beit characters change scale to form places in the corridor. Places to organize personal items, places to learn about recycling, places for display, and places to have small informal learning moments.
Proposed Corridor
Existing Corridor
Entering the First Grade Suite
Cubbie Shelf for parent take home
Basket for small items
Existing Cubbies
Two hooks (coat and backpack)
Bench
Green Materials: • • • • • •
Linoleum Flooring Bamboo Millwork Cork Low VOC Paint LED Lighting Light Tubes for natural lighting
Storage for boots or slippers
Existing First Grade Suite
Entrance from School Lobby
Corridor leads to Kindergarten Suite
Classroom 1
Classroom 2 Classroom 3
Existing classrooms are undersized, in need of storage, and cluttered.
Under Utilized Space
Location
Process Synagogue G1
G1
G1
EXISTING: under-utilized classroom accessed from corridor only
G1
G1
G1
School G1
Collaborative Space
station
G1
G1
station
Collaborative Space
G1
RECONFIGURE: to create shared opportunity DIVIDE: create variety in scale of learning spaces. INTEGRATE: classroom stations.
Redesigned First Grade Suite Four classrooms have been combined into a unified collaborative learning environment.
Recycling display Corridor break out area Transoms to let light into corridor
Classroom Hebrew/English Station
Collaborative Space
Science Classroom
Cozy reading area
Cozy reading area Light tubes will permit natural light into the corridor and station areas.
First Grade Suite
