More Than a Building Using the design process to promote long-term thinking.
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Transcript of More Than a Building Using the design process to promote long-term thinking.
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More Than a BuildingUsing the design process to promote long-term thinking
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What began as a “gym” evolved and grew in to the Athletic Center
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The multipurpose room is used by students, staff, faculty…
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…for dance, stretching, pilates, yoga, and adult fitness classes.
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…like the bridge with views of both courts…
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…the Wellness Center Hall, where trainers can see what’s happening on the courts.
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…and the bleachers are entered at the top, arena style…
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…from the Hall of Fame, where a trophy case is visible from inside and outside.
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The courts are flexible for basketball, volleyball and PE…
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…thanks to motorized goals, nets, and divider curtains…
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The town’s height limit forced the gym below grade, improving natural cooling, enabling us to limit air conditioning to a very few rooms.
Atherton height limit = 34 feet
warm air stratifies
Ventilation air is cooled by the foundation walls, and introduced through the bleacher seats
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NEIGHBORS
NEIGHBORS
NEIGHBORS
The building was shaped to provide the Middle School with a new outdoor recreation space.
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…anticipated its use as a bouncewall…
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…and provided some control, and something to play against…
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…and a puzzle to be solved.
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This is an abbreviated version of the presentation made by Kevin Hart, Norm Colb, and Susan Ford Dorsey to the CAIS Trustees/Heads Conference on January 22, 2011.
For more information, please contact Kevin Hart at 415.391.0530 or [email protected]