A competition to design a K-5 Learning Pavilion in association with Walls Elementary School’s Farm to School Program.
Teams were asked to design a learning pavilion that is complementary to a successful Farm to School Program at the K-5 Walls School in Kent, Ohio. The existing program features fenced raised bed gardens and a “bottle house” that collects rainwater for use in the gardens. The Learning Pavilion will add a covered area for up to 25 students at a time that includes:
- Flexible (innovative) seating
- Table(s)
- A demonstration area
- A pinnable surface
- A dry-erase surface
- Sink (supplied by rainwater)
- Storage (lockable) for teaching materials
- Flexible (innovative) seating
- Table(s)
- A demonstration area
- A pinnable surface
- A dry-erase surface
- Sink (supplied by rainwater)
- Storage (lockable) for teaching materials
This project investigates re-use and
modularity as they relate to time. As you enter the site, the terrain is sculpted with pallets and earth to cater to the programmatic needs of the pavilion and the surrounding area. The new terrain is used to create seating, planters, and a demonstration area inside the space. The pavilion is made of c-channels and a light steel structure sided with reclaimed wood panels. The siding does not entirely enclose the pavilion but instead allows light inside to create a unique atmosphere depending on the time of day or year. The pavilion’s sawtooth roof allows for light to enter the pavilion, collect runoff rainwater and has the potential to hold solar panels to power the space. Each tree will be planted one by one as a new class begins their academic journey in elementary school. As the students and trees grow together, the pavilion grows along with them. The materials gradually break down and are reused until they have gone through as many cycles of use as possible. When a piece of siding is removed another is put in its place. The patchwork of materials is an ever-changing symbol of growth and the passing of time.
modularity as they relate to time. As you enter the site, the terrain is sculpted with pallets and earth to cater to the programmatic needs of the pavilion and the surrounding area. The new terrain is used to create seating, planters, and a demonstration area inside the space. The pavilion is made of c-channels and a light steel structure sided with reclaimed wood panels. The siding does not entirely enclose the pavilion but instead allows light inside to create a unique atmosphere depending on the time of day or year. The pavilion’s sawtooth roof allows for light to enter the pavilion, collect runoff rainwater and has the potential to hold solar panels to power the space. Each tree will be planted one by one as a new class begins their academic journey in elementary school. As the students and trees grow together, the pavilion grows along with them. The materials gradually break down and are reused until they have gone through as many cycles of use as possible. When a piece of siding is removed another is put in its place. The patchwork of materials is an ever-changing symbol of growth and the passing of time.
