Friends School

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A design of a primary school based on the concept of Friends Schools. The Friends School is based on Quaker values of community, spirituality, responsibility and stewardship. Particular focus is given to site analysis and treatment, landscaping and storm-water drainage. The proposed site in question is the ridge condition found at the tip of Jamaica Pond in Boston, MA. The pond is an extension of the Emerald Necklace that encompasses the Greater Boston Area.

topographic study model, with cut and fill
program concept - a spinal circulation path along the slope filters students into the surrounding programs, getting them further into more private spaces. Wedge-like barriers not yet physically manifest define the transition between public and the more private spaces.
concept refined to layout - enclosed spaces have not yet been specified. Perpendicular drainage to the slope and circulation start to define wedge-shaped gardens.
programmatic sketching
ground retaining element catalogue
concept in relation to topography and entries into the site
sectional site analysis - ridge condition with surrounding tree line.
sketching in section
sectional study model - thinking about enclosures, elevation changes
sectional study model
sketching in elevation - experimenting with materials, and implications of material change
study model - stereotomic retaining elements
study model - competing densities of public vs. private programs. external entry points.
sketching in section - spatial qualities
sketching in section - material and depth
sketch perspective
final model - alternate routes of circulation
final model - separation of building sections, formation of wedge-gardens.
final model

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