CCSD Middle School Prototype

1. 2008 Exhibition of School Planning and Architecture CCSD Middle School Prototype Las Vegas, Nevada Design Concept Unbuilt Tate Snyder Kimsey

2. CCSD Middle School Prototype

3. Community Environment: The schools Commons acts as an autonomous community space after hours with a separate entrance that maintains function while restricting access to the rest of the school. This space is complete with restrooms, multipurpose space, and full kitchen. The gymnasium, complete with public restrooms and locker rooms, and practice fields are all open and available for public use after hours.

4. Commons

5. Classroom Plan Learning Environment: Daylighting, exterior views, passive acoustics, indirect lighting, and low VOC furniture and finishes make the classroom spaces healthy, inviting, learning-centered environments. Flexible layouts and the integration of technology allow for multiple teaching and learning styles. Small learning communities and team teaching break down the scale of the comprehensive school. Each floor of the classroom building is devoted to a grade, and identified by accent colors.

6. Typical Classroom Standardized classroom sizes allow each principal to customize the spaces to accommodate differing teaching styles. Non-bearing classroom walls afford flexibility for future expansion and modification.

7. Exterior Circulation Physical Environment : The incorporation of sustainable principles such as daylighting, exterior views, passive acoustics and cooling translate into better learning environments for students and higher quality working environments for teachers. Durable, local, and desert friendly materials, in addition to shading and sunscreens demonstrate appropriateness of material and further the District’s sustainable initiative.

8. Library

9. Planning Process IMAGE The original middle school prototype was a single story located on a 16 acre site. Five schemes were developed during the Schematic phase. During the design process it became clear that a more vertical structure on a smaller site would maximize use of district land and dollars. To rework the prototype, several focused work sessions were conducted. These included a range of stakeholders from educators, administrators and curriculum leadership to facilities, operations and food services. Resources included the Board-approved CEFPI recommendation report and best-practices facility tours experienced by many of the workshop participants.

10. Goals The District’s primary goals for the design included: Best Educational Environment Environmental Responsibility High Quality with Low Cost

11. Exhibition of School Planning and Architecture 2008 Project Data

12. Exhibition of School Planning and Architecture 2008 Project Details

13. Aerial View

14. Classroom Section ACOUSTICALLY REFLECTIVE PANELS Through the manipulation of room geometry and Advanced Acoustics Enhances the Learning Experience ACOUSTICALLY REFLECTIVE BEVEL

15. Classroom Section Light shelves on the exterior of the building, coupled with windows in all classrooms, provide natural light in all learning spaces.

16. Commons Section Evaporative cooling towers draws warm air inside, which is then passed through a water cooling system. The air drops as it’s cooled and then delivered into the occupied space low in the Commons Area.

17. Geothermal Mechanical Systems • Lowest operating and maintenance costs • May be lowest first cost • Individual room control / improved comfort • Smaller mechanical room – no boiler • No roof penetrations – architectural benefit • Loop field that lasts 50 + years SUMMER MODE WINTER MODE

18. Learning Center Court

19. Gymnasium

20. Central Courtyard

21. Interior Courtyard

22. Library Entrance