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Rockford Public Schools K-5 Prototype School: Architecture as Community
CannonDesign
Inspired by Rockford’s agrarian and industrial heritage, the building creates an inviting community beacon. Inspired by their notion of architecture and home, as drawn by the students, the form takes on additional meeting through the use of color and shape. These elements become easily identifiable by the younger students and provide identity as they break down the scale of the building.
Photo credit:
Christopher Barrett
Rockford Public Schools K-5 Prototype School: Architecture as Community
CannonDesign
The school engages children on their level in multi-dimensional ways.
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Robert Benson
Rockford Public Schools K-5 Prototype School: Architecture as Community
CannonDesign
Main Entry at Town Hall flex-space. The main shared space for the school for gathering and play, features abundant natural light paired with a dividing wall that engages students through color and mass/void relationships to enhance learning.
Photo credit:
Christopher Barrett
Rockford Public Schools K-5 Prototype School: Architecture as Community
CannonDesign
All activities in the school begin and end in the town hall space: student arrival, art, food, gym, meetings, safe and supervised play.
Photo credit:
Christopher Barrett
Rockford Public Schools K-5 Prototype School: Architecture as Community
CannonDesign
At capacity, the hub space provides daylight and a variety of seating types that engage the students. Furniture is paired with the interior mass walls for flexibility, storage and learning through shape and color.
Photo credit:
Christopher Barrett
Rockford Public Schools K-5 Prototype School: Architecture as Community
CannonDesign
Interior design and architecture are integrated to create a cohesive design narrative, always focusing on the scale of the student. Detailed relationships enhance awareness of light, mass and color.
Photo credit:
Christopher Barrett
Rockford Public Schools K-5 Prototype School: Architecture as Community
CannonDesign
Moveable foam furniture and corridors that incorporate engaging colors and shapes encourage students to move around, engage and interact with each other in between classes.
Photo credit:
Christopher Barrett
Rockford Public Schools K-5 Prototype School: Architecture as Community
CannonDesign
The library opens directly onto the town hall hub. Activities begin to spill out of their confines and take place within an open - yet secure - environment.
Photo credit:
Christopher Barrett
Rockford Public Schools K-5 Prototype School: Architecture as Community
CannonDesign
The metaphor of home and village is carried throughout. Spaces for gathering and break-out provide the students the spaces they need in order to engage at their own comfort.
Photo credit:
Christopher Barrett
Rockford Public Schools K-5 Prototype School: Architecture as Community
CannonDesign
The library and media center, host a variety of seating options for both groups and individual learning.
Photo credit:
Christopher Barrett
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