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New Built Award of Honor
Heritage Elementary School Tulare City School District
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When
Tulare
City
School
District
decided
to
construct
the new
Heritage
Elementary
School on
an old
dairy
farm
site,
they
wanted a
school
that
would
strongly
represent
this
agricultural
community.
The
building’s
external
forms and
material
are
designed
to
integrate
with the
surrounding
agricultural
community
and are
reminiscent
of barns,
silos,
sheds and
windmill
structures
prevalent
in the
area.
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project
consists
of 24
classrooms,
six
kindergarten
classrooms,
a
multi-purpose
building,
administration
and media
center
building
and a
windmill
tower.
Each
classroom
building
consists
of 2
units of
4
classrooms
with the
teacher’s
workroom,
counseling
office,
restrooms
and other
support
facilities
conveniently
located
between
classroom
units.
A
computer
resource
room
serving
each
classroom
is set
diagonally
at the
center of
each
classroom
unit.
Teaching
walls are
designed
in all
classrooms
while
exposed
trusses,
ductwork
and
galvanized
finish
light
fixtures
add to
the
agricultural
theme.
The
barn-shaped
Multi-Purpose
building
is
designed
with a
serving
kitchen
at one
end and a
stage at
the other
end.
The
shape of
the
administration
office
building
is
reminiscent
of a
silo. A
high
clerestory
brings
light
into the
space.
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Jurors like the way the school reflects the history of the site’s farm building style making it very simple and elegant. They like the location in the community and the way it’s sited and feel the school is very inviting for children. The classroom and teacher room layout is great and they made good use of natural light. |
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