{"id":19404,"date":"2024-05-03T17:10:30","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T17:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/texasschoolarchitecture.org\/?page_id=19404"},"modified":"2024-05-04T00:07:39","modified_gmt":"2024-05-04T00:07:39","slug":"2002-san-marcos-high-school-cte-addition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/texasschoolarchitecture.org\/?page_id=19404","title":{"rendered":"2022 \u2014 Willow Wood Elementary School"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t
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Melissa ISD\u2014Willow Wood Elementary School
\nArchitect: Perkins&Will<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Designed to be extremely efficient, Willow Wood is an 800-student, one-story neighborhood elementary school on a greenfield site. The design includes active classrooms that all have access to daylight, a cafetorium and gymnasium that can be used as a multi-function space by the community, a turfed playground for year-round use, and a library that is located at the heart of the school. There is also a storm shelter that is large enough to accommodate the entire school population.<\/p>\n

Design<\/strong><\/p>\n

Client goals for a modern, elegant, and flexible school led the design team to modular planning of the learning pods & materials that reflect the place, scale, and context of the nearby developing farmland. The design is centered around neighborhoods supported by access to indoor-outdoor learning opportunities. The sweeping pick-up\/drop-off canopies simulate the warm inviting experience of a front porch. Flexible, kid-scaled, and light-filled spaces create a new welcoming hub in the community.<\/p>\n

Value<\/strong><\/p>\n

With rising construction costs & competing needs for dollars in a fast growth district, we created a highly efficient school for 800 students, delivered for $18.5M ($2M under budget) in 8 months. We did this by: reducing the footprint to 77,500 SF of maximized space to support the needs of students; Innovative use of building materials, exposed to reduce cost & construction time; Evaluating MEP & structural systems to create long-term efficiencies; Drum up competition to get the best pricing.<\/p>\n

Innovation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Innovation is apparent on three scales. Building: we evaluated the most cost-effective way to incorporate a storm shelter & hardened a six-classroom block to achieve it. Site: careful planning allowed us to provide all spaces with access to daylight & views without glare or increasing heat load. City: we worked with the city to introduce a commercial waste recycling program to divert construction waste for this project & the massive developments that will follow in this growing community.<\/p>\n

Community<\/strong><\/p>\n

The new school serves as an anchor & resource to the community developing around it. We worked with the district and developer to coordinate off-site roads, safety signals, and utilities to support the imminent demand and create a sense of belonging to the city, district, and neighbors. We worked closely with the local leaders to identify areas that could be used by the community after-hours – library, cafeteria, gym, and play areas, which are strategically located to accommodate community use.<\/p>\n

Planning<\/strong><\/p>\n

Designed around learning communities, neighborhood pods form the foundation of the school. These neighborhoods along with public spaces for reading, eating, gathering, or play are organized along a central spine. Responding to the scale of the neighborhood, residential components like front porches and backyards, hearths and living rooms, were re-contextualized in a school setting, resulting in a secure and welcoming campus that feels human-scaled.<\/p>\n

School Transformation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Outdoor spaces in proximity to classrooms allow students to collaborate and de-stimulate. Classrooms feature movable technology and movable furniture, empowering teachers to reconfigure the space to suit their lessons. The health and well-being of students and faculty was prioritized by introducing daylight and using safe materials; 70% of interior finishes are red-list free. Public spaces are designed to be multi-functional, bringing the community in for events.<\/p>\n

\"Stars Star of Distinction Category Winner<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Melissa ISD\u2014Willow Wood Elementary School Architect: Perkins&Will Designed to be extremely efficient, Willow Wood is an 800-student, one-story neighborhood elementary school on a greenfield site. The design includes active classrooms that all have access to daylight, a cafetorium and gymnasium that can be used as a multi-function space by the community, a turfed playground for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18630,"parent":19254,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19404","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/texasschoolarchitecture.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19404","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/texasschoolarchitecture.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/texasschoolarchitecture.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/texasschoolarchitecture.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/texasschoolarchitecture.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19404"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/texasschoolarchitecture.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19404\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/texasschoolarchitecture.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19254"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/texasschoolarchitecture.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18630"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/texasschoolarchitecture.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}