{"id":3140,"date":"2016-10-06T15:29:08","date_gmt":"2016-10-06T15:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eosa.wpengine.com\/?page_id=3140"},"modified":"2023-06-23T19:59:39","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T19:59:39","slug":"2016-purple-heart-elementary-school","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/texasschoolarchitecture.org\/?page_id=3140","title":{"rendered":"2016\u2014Purple Heart Elementary School"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t
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Socorro ISD\u2014Purple Heart Elementary
\nArchitect: GA Architects & VLK Architects, Inc.
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Career exploration is the focus of this innovative elementary school with one-of-a-kind curriculum aligned with HB 5 endorsements. The first-of-its-kind in its district, features academic hubs that support intentional collaboration and peer learning in each grade level neighborhood. Colorful, flexible, age appropriate furniture outfits all areas supported by technology. Here, career readiness starts at kindergarten, and all students are afforded unique experiences as they begin their journey.<\/p>\n

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

\"Community\u2014Star<\/a>The school\u2019s regional vernacular aligns with the neighborhood it serves, increasing the value of the entire community as one through shared spaces including the gym, cafeteria, library, and outdoor classroom. The building exposes the entire community to college and career readiness via a one-of-a-kind curriculum aligned with HB 5 endorsement areas. Student \u201cGreen Teams\u201d educate the community on the sustainable design.<\/p>\n

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

Students learn in spaces that align with HB 5 endorsement areas, supporting their individual learning styles, while academic hubs provide a variety of purposes, outfitted with technology and flexible furnishings. Grade levels collaborate in cross-curricular learning opportunities. Natural daylighting illuminates learning studios and academic hubs. The school and site are designed to be a combo school (K-5 ES and 6-8 MS) with a shared kitchen.<\/p>\n

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

The design was driven by deliberate planning to incorporate a one-of-a-kind curriculum addressing each of the HB 5 endorsement areas. An inquiry-based charrette defined the visioning goals, and stakeholders created a conceptual framework to inspire and celebrate learning. The interior environment is agile providing for a variety of academic spaces within seconds, maximizing instructional time. The school and site are designed to be a combo school (K-5 ES and 6-8 MS) with a shared kitchen.<\/p>\n

Sustainability<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Sustainability\u2014Star<\/a>Designed to achieve LEED silver status, student \u201cGreen Teams\u201d created by the principal educate students, parents, and the community about the environmentally-friendly features of the school. LEED standards, low-maintenance materials, VRF mechanical system and natural daylighting reduce M & O costs. Native regional landscaping blends with the adjacent community and increases savings. Features to reduce water usage and heat island effect were introduced.<\/p>\n

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

Purposeful planning using regional construction including tilt-wall concrete helped achieve the $134\/SF budget, while shortening the construction schedule. LEED standards, low-maintenance materials, VRF mechanical system and natural daylighting reduce M & O costs. Native regional landscaping blends with the adjacent community and increases savings. The school and site are designed to be a combo school (K-5 ES and 6-8 MS) with a shared kitchen. The community shares the gym, cafeteria and library.<\/p>\n

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

\"Transformation\u2014Star<\/a>Inquiry-based instruction is provided, recognizing various student learning styles using a one-of-a-kind curriculum informing learning today for tomorrow\u2019s future societal needs. College and career exploration for young learners serves as a catalyst in the district with this innovative design. Students learn based on their individual styles in small neighborhoods designed for a variety of purposes and outfitted with technology and colorful, flexible, and age appropriate furniture.<\/p>\n

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

Socorro ISD\u2014Purple Heart Elementary Architect: GA Architects & VLK Architects, Inc. Career exploration is the focus of this innovative elementary school with one-of-a-kind curriculum aligned with HB 5 endorsements. The first-of-its-kind in its district, features academic hubs that support intentional collaboration and peer learning in each grade level neighborhood. Colorful, flexible, age appropriate furniture outfits […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3889,"parent":0,"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-3140","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/texasschoolarchitecture.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3140","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=3140"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/texasschoolarchitecture.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3140\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/texasschoolarchitecture.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/texasschoolarchitecture.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}