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SCHOOL DESIGN

CINCINNATI, OH(over the rhine neighborhood)

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CO-OP Montessori Middle School

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Historicall

the Rhine h

cultural th

Single gene

flights hav

empty visua

ers of the

no infrastr

complete th

ture. Throu

poration of

architectur

injecting a

school stru

onto the si

design cruc

weaves past

present wit

community b

thread. A sc

provides the d

platform to enac

tic education insi

classrooms and outsi

munity. A simple cruci

plan composed of the jun

between a ramp, a walkway,

and path, gives the site a c

gathering space. Grassy mounds

this heart from the main street

providing interior facing undergr

classrooms as well as amphitheater

for outdoor performances.

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FrontEntrance

ParkingEntrance

Amp.Seating

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BackofSchool

Library/

UndergroundClass/

Admin

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OVERHANG

OUTDOOR

SEATING

-3

PUBLICLIBRARY

+4 +

6

Ramp

+3

PARKING

SCHOOL

CHILDRENS

GARDEN

MUSEUM

BUSLANE

WALKWAY

COMMUNITY

GARDEN

COMPREHENSIVE

SITE

GROUNDLEVEL

Existingarchitecture

PodSprouts

ENTER

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

2Cafeteria

7Naturalclassroomburiedunderneath

6Grassyamphitheaterseating

1PublicLibrary

3Children'sLibrary

4Creativespace

5Retractablewallforoutdoorperformances

8Administration

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+3

+6

+9

+12

LIBRARY

Interior/exterior

ENTER

OUTSIDE

LEVEL2

LEVEL3

+9ft

+12

ft

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ORIGIN

AL TRANS

FORM

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