OutOfTheBox - Project 021

UNBUILT - CITATION OF MERIT FOR DESIGN

"Southeast Middle School #3"

Gonzalez-Goodale Architects

The project site is bounded by the new Southeast Area High School, located to the east, and the Alameda rail corridor, located along the west edge of the site. Siting the school’s facilities to the extreme east of the project site provides distance from the Alameda rail corridor and maximizes available land for playfields. The problem then is "buffering" the adjacency of the High School from the Middle School. The secure faculty parking and services for both the Middle School and the High School are placed back to back to act as a virtual "no student zone." This creates a physical as well as a visual buffer. Additionally, the two distinct campus plans are rotated slightly away from each other to enhance the buffer. At the same time, the street edge at the front of the campus is unified, yet distinct.