Introduction to Educational Design

Florida Rufflin Ridley School serves as the Elementary school for over 1000 students in the Brookline area. This project also served as my introduction into Educational design, by getting me up to speed with 21st century design strategies and modern educational leaning techniques.

 
 
  • 220,000 sqft of New Construction

    50,000 sqft of Renovation

    Construction Type IIB

  • Design Development through Construction Administration

  • Architect - HMFH Architetcs

    Client - Town of Brookline, MSBA

    Structural - FBRA Engineers

    MEPFP - GGD Engineers

    Landscape - Halverson

 
 

Understanding the anatomy of the typical classroom is to understand the primary building blocks of the school. Its arrangement, form, spatial relationship, and orientation are all considered when achieving effective 21st century learning spaces. Each classroom at 900sf includes large expansions of curtain wall with a sloped ACT ceiling to throw more natural light into the space. This also allows for a deeper ceiling plenum in the corridor to run main duct runs. Casework providing storage and hand washing sink are nested between 2 displacement diffuser shaft-walls. The spaces is supplemented with heat by radiant panel. Audio visual technology such as touch screen monitors and other visual display surfaces allow the teacher to curate the environment. Each classroom also includes a borrowed light to throw more light into the corridor and offer visual access to the corridor.

 
 

Early physical model & sketch of Monumental Stair Case connection the two academic floor with the Cafeteria & Gymnasium. Diagram was used in client presentation to communicate how the Stair case and other deisgn elements create connections throughout a major spine in the school.

Joints were repointed based off standards developed by the Interior Secretary of Interiors for historic buildings.

Raked joint would be used to memorialize original masonry practices.

Specific muntin profiles at new doors and windows were used for historically accuracy.

 

Lateral soil pressures exceed design guidelines; tiebacks & whalers were installed to uniformly distribute loads on the foundation. Where existing underpinning was not present, formwork was constructed at 6’ portions to minimize disruption of the existing structure.

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