Seventh Grade Language Arts Classroom...Bring on the Learning

Classroom: Language Arts

Concept: Same as above, I worked to unite this concept in the two spaces to introduce circualtion into the classroom space.

There are several nook type spaces within the space. Relating back to the idea of the Zoning areas of the circulation spaces. There is also band of color coming into the room from the circulation zoning bridging the two together.

*The Computer station nook takes after directly from the zoning in the hallway becuse of the drop down lumicor tranparent panel lit from above as well as the wall and floor material color change. This is trying to make this feel like a seperate little room.

*The teachers desk is putting the teacher directly facing the students and in closer proximity to all the storage needs. There is also a desk where students can come and talk with the teacher one on one.

*The book casings connect this nook to the next which is the reading nook.

*The shelving that is coming away from the wall creates a private nook for students to study, read, or work on a group project. There is a fold down bench which can be put away when no in use to allow more room for desk in the space if needed.

Seventh Grade Language Arts in Plan and Section

RENDERED PLAN
showing materiality, texture, color and depth

NORTH SECTION
Showing Back of room with computer station and reading nook with connecting library

EAST SECTION
Showing teacher's nook and shift if storage distribution and proximity in the space.

SOUTH SECTION
Showing teacher's station in proximity to entrance ( with band of color from circulation zoning) as well as distribution of seating.

materiality and Specs....

• Lumicor Eco-resin Panel
• Natural Collection, True Color, FERN
• Location: Classroom drop down ceiling over computer station and throughout the Circulation spaces in various colors

www.lumicor.com

• Miliken Carpet Tiles
• Theory: "Mad Professor" in Ivy
• Location: Classroom flooring covering

• Izzie Designs Student Chair
• "Catie" line,
• Color: 04-Dusk
• Location: Classroom

• Mythic Paint
• Variety of Colors:

  Chinese Chartreuse, Arabello, Mythic Arabella Plush Plum Sweet Sunrise Bright Seascape Sunny at Heart

Flor Carpet Tiles

Color: Chartreuse

Location: Computer Station

Nora Recycled Rubber Flooring

Location: throughout Circulation hallways
Eazy Beans

Sustainable Bean Bag Eco Friendly Covering

Reading Nook in Language Arts Classroom

Eames Side Chair

Location: Teacher Side Meeting Desk
Eames Aluminum Group Executive Chair (High Back)

Teacher Task Chair

Location: Teacher Workstation
Eames Aluminum Group Management Chair (Mid Back)

Location: Computer Station

Pinta Acoustic Bioline Bamboo Wood Ceiling

Location: Language Arts Classroom

Pinta Acoustic SquareLine Metal Acoustic Ceiling

Location: Circulation Spaces throughout NGMS

coral reef...urban fabric?

While looking at one of my favorite blogs (architecture.myninjaplease.com) I found these great images from Nick Leavy.
He is a UK-based designer and does some great work. The guys at MNP made a statement about his work..." like what if the urban fabric was based on a coral reef." I thought this related well to my ideas of micro-organisms and phases and stages of formations of color, texture, and form.

Check out this site....You ll love it!

architecture.myninjaplease.com

And here you can see some of Kevin's stuff...

http://anamorphic.cgsociety.org/gallery/

starting to think about color...

After the Explorations from color seen below, I developed this color palette for the spaces of Northern Guilford Middle.
The Colors were pulled from images of Lichen and tweaked somewhat so that there was some sort of meld action occurring.
I used this great tool that Suzanne told us about last semester, where you can upload an image and this tool will take the image and find the main colors and create a color palette so you can for a project or inspiration. Its great and easy! Click here for the site: Try it out!

L I C H E N

After talking to Patrick I found that while Coral and Anemones relate to the overall ideas I have been thinking about dealing with looking at a creative way to add to or take away from one's surroundings and how this addition effects the space, he persuaded me to think about relating these ideas to an organism that is located closer to context in Guilford County. After talking to my good friend Matt, I found that Lichen (basically a marriage between algae + fungus comes close to comparing to the underwater organisms of the sea anemone and coral.

Here are some interesting facts about Lichen that I will be using conceptually...

• lichen are composite organisms of symbiotic association.
• lichen occur in some of the most extreme environments on earth.
• in many species the fungal penetrates through the algae cell wall.
• they take up metabolic products ensuring a perfect level of mutualism.
• lichens possible evolve from phycobiont and mycobiont components.
• they migrate from aquatic environments to dry land.
• lichens are a successful alliance between a fungus and an algae, working as a team.
• through section view under magnification, a typical folios lichen reveals 4 layers of interlaced fungal filaments

a sea annemmmoonneea? or maybe coral...

Since my "origami" idea had to be demolished due to the fact that it does not directly relate to a tree or nature I have started researching other items found in Nature that could lend to my conceptual framework. My reasoning behind the sea anemone has to do with the idea of many micro- organisms working together in creating what many to believe one creature, while in reality this "one" is made up of many.

Here is a little bit of background info on this water dwelling predatory animal.

• closely related to coral and jellyfish
• small sac with tentacles that contain nematocytes which contain the small vesicle filled with toxins known as actinoporins
• tiny sensitive hairs trigger cell explosions in flesh of aggressor
• have a simple anatomy
• host to the clownfish

images courtesy of www.teara.govt.nz/ + me!

This study of the sea anemone then led me to research coral which is very similar...
My reasoning behind using coral as a possible concept was that it like the sea anemone is a micro organism that lends itself to a larger picture and is constantly adding elements to a substance to create the big picture. There is a collection and release that lends itself to the basic idea I have been playing around with, with my ideas of wrapping a space within a space with color and texture.