Concept #2

Moving From Design #1 I found there was a lack of thought on how the building was going to maximise space on site. 

Circulation was shallow and spaces were boxed, having no interesting features or forms.

Concept #2: "A New Leaf"

with this I want to resemble a leaf that gathers: the building, the people and the landscape.

these show how the building responds to the landscape, where it curves around the moat, maximizing space while keeping form.

the imagery of a leaf is justified with the arrangement, orientation and shape when seen in plan. 

linking to my Previous Precedents:

Modus Architects

#1

#2

the building has for, but builds around site, building acts as an extension to features.

for #2, the central movement that branches out into the rooms resemble the mid vein of a leaf, 

that disperses outward.

Next I went to Digi-maps and measured along the straight train edge (starting Point)

thus giving me these dimensions. 

    I already knew I needed to curve around the moat, and to my surprise, there was quite a bit of space.

here I began to divide this space into a parti diagram, coding where classroom spaces, staff rooms, common rooms may be. 

Constructivism

was discovered during history research, and graphic designs for the Bauhaus inspired a new wave of geometric ideas

the use of simple shapes that overlap each other, creates spaces without creating new individual forms.

Constructivism vs. Deconstructivism

Constructivism (Arts) is a Russian movement in modern art, found in the creation of nonrepresentational geometric objects using industrial materials.

Deconstructivism (Architecture) is the development of postmodern architecture beginning late 1980s, characterized by ideas of fragmentation, manipulation of structure/skin and use of non-rectilinear shapes to distort and dislocate.

Geometric Grid

inspired by my first year studio partner and friend Ben Roe, I resembled how each corner can connect to each other, forming these geometric shapes, and deconstructing it into simpler shapes made building forms.

Reconstruction of these forms through simplification created a interesting design, that would be memorable for the children, and would fuel their imagination.

the central hallway is intended for the most movement, 

however, this diagram is extremely large, and may be too overwhelming and tiring to move around for small children, so I plan to rearrange spaces and shrink overall size.