Laboratory School︎︎︎
Type: K-12
Location: New York City
Size: 43,500 SF
Year: 2019
The laboratory school is a K-12 educational institution which aims to inject direct, lived experience into the learning environment.
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The project gives young people agency over their own learning, allowing them to evaluate and produce their own experience through physical, sensory, and expressive means.
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︎︎︎View of entry
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︎︎︎Gymnasium Plan
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︎︎︎Cafeteria & Assembly Plan
The school is composed of a series of loosely stacked blocks that resemble a scatter of children’s toys. Flexible workshop and laboratory spaces form the pedagogical core of the laboratory school experience, producing a creative and collaborative atmosphere that expands knowledge beyond the classroom.
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︎︎︎View of assembly area
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Daniel
William
Garcia
Smith