Amanda Cronauer • Mechanical Option |
With limited open lan in this Philadelphia streetcar suburb, the only available site was 3.1 acres of a 10-acre community sports complex. This necessitated a 3-story building plan. The building and site circulation plan was intentionally compact in design to maximize the amount of athletic field space that remains available to the community, including fields for lacrosse, soccer, field hockey and football. The use of subsurface storm water detention and a hard surface phayground for event overflow parking assisted in retaining green field space. The emphasis on sustainability is reinforced by development of interior design themes based upon the five Greek elements. Floors became part of this integral design throughout the school, and each of the 3-classroom floors has a different visual theme based upon the elements of Water, Earth, and Air. The elements of Ether and Fire were also incorporated in the main entry, library, and the administration and gymnasium wing. These themes are reinforced by the choice of flooring, wall colors, cabinets, vinyl tiles and stair treads in the stair towers allowing for the children to wayfind their floor by color. The multipurpose space in the Cafeteria and Stage incorporate all of the themes. A multi-colored earth-toned floor has a star on the stage level and a sun on the cafeteria level. An acid etched hand-print border using the handprints of students and staff imparts immediate ownership. Zoning- Instutional Codes |
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PSU AE Computer Lab |
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Note: While great efforts have been taken to provide accurate and complete information on the pages of CPEP, please be aware that the information contained herewith is considered a work-in-progress for this thesis project. Modifications and changes related to the original building designs and construction methodologies for this senior thesis project are solely the interpretation of Amanda Cronauer. Changes and discrepancies in no way imply that the original design contained errors or was flawed. Differing assumptions, code references, requirements, and methodologies have been incorporated into this thesis project; therefore, investigation results may vary from the original design |