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Reggio Pre-school and Religious Center

Reggio Pre-school and Religious Center
© Miguel de Guzmán

REGGIO PRE-SCHOOL AND RELIGIOUS CENTER

Scalar Architecture

ARCHITECTS
Scalar Architecture

LOCATION
West Hills, United States

CATEGORY
Religious Architecture, Educational Architecture, Schools

AREA
5500.0 ft²

PHOTOGRAPHS
Miguel De Guzmán

YEAR
2015

STRUCTURAL
Thomas d. Reilly p.E.

DESIGN TEAM
Yetunde Ogunwumi, Megan Roy, Justin Tan, Adam Kuruc, Josh Carrelo-mendez

Text description provided by architect.

The pre-school is based on the Reggio pedagogical approach which fosters community through exploration and discovery in a supportive and enriching environment based on the interests of the children through a self-guided curriculum.

Reggio Pre-school and Religious Center
© Miguel de Guzmán
Reggio Pre-school and Religious Center
© Miguel de Guzmán

The environment as a whole becomes a “third teacher”.

To enhance pedagogical focus on active and exploratory space, we designed a series of focus relations to the outdoors and more importantly, spatial variety as implemented by the fenestration and roof lines.

Reggio Pre-school and Religious Center
© Miguel de Guzmán
Reggio Pre-school and Religious Center
© Miguel de Guzmán

As an example, the alternating height window envelope defines child and adult spaces as well as it integrates the sectional shift of the program and topography.

A series of pedagogical legible passive energy and water harvesting methods as well as a geothermal system provide a sustainable structure.

Moreover, the roofline - besides its enunciated role in the harvesting of solar energy and water - integrates a previous attached 1950 pitch roof structure.

Reggio Pre-school and Religious Center
© Miguel de Guzmán
Reggio Pre-school and Religious Center
© Miguel de Guzmán

The project is sited on a residential neighborhood with stringent regulations.

The design co-opts the standard materials and methods and transforms their assemblage. This transformation is attained by engendering

A series of geometric operations at different scales that provide a reiterative sequencing of folds and patterns.

Reggio Pre-school and Religious Center
© Miguel de Guzmán


Reggio Pre-school and Religious Center
Ground Floor Plan
Reggio Pre-school and Religious Center
First Floor Plan
Reggio Pre-school and Religious Center
Roof Plan
Reggio Pre-school and Religious Center
Mezzanine Floor Plan


Reggio Pre-school and Religious Center
Axonometric
Reggio Pre-school and Religious Center
Diagram


Reggio Pre-school and Religious Center
South Elevation

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