SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT IN URBANIZING AREAS PRANJALI RAI (M ARCH THESIS)

OVERCROWDED SCHOOLS IN URBANIZING AREAS

OVERCROWDED SCHOOLS IN URBANIZING AREAS The current situation in Arlington County, VA School Enrollment

PUBLIC SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT IN URBANIZING AREAS The current schools not able to catch up with increasing population density Key Elementary School, Courthouse, Arlington VA Aim: To develop a sustainable model for ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS in Urbanizing Areas

SCHOOLS IN CONTEXT Battery Park City School, NYC (T6) Bailey Upper Elementary School, FC, VA (T4-T5) Boston Renaissance Charter Public School, Boston(T4) Patwin Elementary School, Davis (T3-T4)

SCHOOLS IN CONTEXT Urban Schools are costly Urban Schools are big Urban Schools take less space

QUALITATIVE DESIGN ASPECTS Daylighting Learning Areas Encouraging Collaboration Case Study: CBT Architects Building Performance Modeling Patwin Elementary School, Davis (T3-T4) Rule of thumb for Window Configuration

QUALITATIVE DESIGN ASPECTS Interaction with Outdoor Green Spaces Flexibility and Shared Use New Sandy Hook School, Newton CT (T3) Horace Mann Elementary School, Washington DC (T5) Spruce Street School NY (T6) A former Renault factory as a "living" school and gymnasium in the northern French city of Boulogne, by Chariter Dalix architects. Patwin Elementary School, Davis (T3-T4)

A JOINT-USE SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT MODEL Incentivizing school development through PUBLIC PRIVATE Partnership Allowing SHARED USE of land & facilities- A better amenity for its community Ensuring an effective learning environment Mix of uses allows flexible floor space HOUSING SCHOOL HOUSING SCHOOL Riverside Center School, NY by Dattner Architects Dock Street Dumbo Project, NY

SITE SELECTION FOR A JOINT-USE SCHOOL IN ARLINGTON VA School Capacity in Urbanizing Areas

SITE SELECTION FOR A JOINT-USE SCHOOL IN ARLINGTON VA

THE CLARENDON WEST SITE- School Service Area

THE CLARENDON WEST SITE- Existing Conditions

THE CLARENDON WEST SITE- Existing Conditions Section Looking NW

DESIGN OPTIONS Zoning of school and housing with varying density Sunken Courtyard Enclosed Courtyard Multi-Level School

DESIGN OPTIONS Courtyard School Option Multi-level Urban School Less Overlap More Overlap Separate Circulation & Access Overlapping Circulation & Access

-4 DESIGN OPTIONS Courtyard School Option Multi-level Urban School View from Lyon Village Community (Cont. of Residential Façade) View from Clarendon Core (Cont. of Commercial Façade)

DESIGN PROPOSAL Courtyard School Option Better connection with community Better daylighting and open space Provides option to fully conserve the historic commercial block

DESIGN PROPOSAL Relating to Suburban Context Height limit achieved by adding more stories for consistent street environment Along 13 th St N

DESIGN PROPOSAL 60 120 76 Relating to Urban Context Bonus height claimed as an incentive- HEIGHT = 192 FT (200 max. in Clarendon) 192 60 76 Number of units= 380 View from Clarendon Metro Station

DESIGN PROPOSAL Joint-Use School Sectional Perspective looking N-W

DESIGN PROPOSAL A Community Oriented School Approach from the Community

DESIGN PROPOSAL A Community Oriented School- Shared Uses G-1 floor plan Shared Spaces & Access

DESIGN PROPOSAL Contributing to Pedestrian Oriented Clarendon Core Approach from Clarendon Central Park

DESIGN PROPOSAL A lively and safe environment The Drop- Off

DESIGN PROPOSAL A lively and safe environment First floor plan Shared Spaces & Access

DESIGN PROPOSAL The School Interaction with Outdoor Green Space The Courtyard: Center of Life in School First floor plan

DESIGN PROPOSAL The School Interaction with Outdoor Green Space The Courtyard: A Multipurpose Assembly Space G-1 floor plan

DESIGN PROPOSAL The School SOCCER FIELD FLEX. FLOOR FOURTH + FIFTH GRADE + ACTIVITY CLASSROOMS THIRD GRADE + ACTIVITY CLASSROOMS SECOND GRADE + ACTIVITY CLASSROOMS DAYCARE +PRESCHOOL+KINDERGARTEN + MONTESSORI +LIBRARY FIRST GRADE + GYMNASIUM PARKING+ GYMNASIUM PARKING

DESIGN PROPOSAL The School Encouraging Collaboration Collaboration Pods- Maximizing Interaction Third floor plan

DESIGN PROPOSAL The School Daylighting Learning Areas Shallow classrooms for better daylight penetration N-E classrooms at 11 am S-W classrooms at 2 pm Collaboration Pods

DESIGN PROPOSAL The School The Soccer Field Unique provisions for play areas and green spaces Sixth floor plan

DESIGN PROPOSAL Flexibility Flexible Classroom Space Fifth Floor Plan

IN CONCLUSION Joint-Use model can be successfully used for elementary school development in urbanizing areas. The regulations for edge sites played an important role in design development. Effective learning environment is possible on constrained sites without sacrificing program requirements for elementary schools. Both design and site selection have a major role to play in development of sustainable school models.