Positive Outdoor Space

Outdoor space is just space that is "left over". No proper use or anything. Now, most of the time, this space is just left alone, done nothing. But, what our project asked us to do was change the "negative" space "positive". The options were to use Summit or Everest campus. In this case, I decided to use Everest's space. The first spot I transformed was the front. In the front, there are three ways of entering the building. But, they're barren with no cover from the sun, what-so-ever. Cover that up with vaults of hedges and there you have shade!

Then, move to the back. In the back, there is only parking space and a little hang out spot. In order for it to become a bit more "positive", for the area with the picnic table, I decided to cover it up with a pavilion like structure. It's made from weather proof wood and vines. The wooden beams are laid horizontally and the vines are intwined with the beams, offering the shade. In the middle there are parking spots, replace it with a little raised platform and a wooden/garden arcades that surround the platform. They still get sun from the top because it's open. Creating all "negative" space "positive".

My Teenage Society

In our  had to build a society in which teenagers (12-18 yrs. old) could learn to be independent. The point was that the children living here learned how to become independent, people. Different from the other schools. We wanted them to feel like a little city, semi-enclosed from the rest of the city. We enclosed them with the school building out front.  In the middle, we placed a soccer/football field with a track. Directly behind the school building, are the dorms. Two are separated sex, boys and girls and the middle one is co-ed. The to the left hand side of the campus are smaller pools, and a regular sized pool. Between the pool and the girl's dorm is a smaller stage with a painted mural that serves as the stage wall.

The way the school would run, would be, independent learning. The "Teachers" would post up the assignments in the morning and the student's would have to manage their own time in completing them.  If they were to need help, then they would go to the Office Hours the teachers hold during the day to receive it. The "Classrooms" are just a strip of rooms along the back side of the building, while the majority is space to work. The idea in general is to prepare them for the real world, practice time management and life style.