rethinking the masterplan

After some constructive criticism from lecturers, we rethought out our plan. We learned our solution created a lot of 'negative space' ie unuseable space, and didn;t respond to the climate particularly well. So we opened up the building shape to allow much more northern sun in, and gave the campus more protection from the westerly wind.

We're yet to get comments back, but this solution seems an improvement. We're hoping to elaborate on the breaking down of built form from the multi-use performance/sports spaces through to the separated classrooms and tech/agricultural areas.The admin areas will reduce in form towards the sunken landscaped areas which will also function as meals, outdoor teaching, circulation and meeting zones. The key will be to come up with a legible theme, both in planning and material form, for the 14-17yr old students.