explore elementary
fall 2020
type: elementary school
location: Pearl District, Portland, OR
This K-5 school is based on the Reggio Emilia educational philosophy, the Vittra School in Stockholm, Sweden, and the STEAM curriculum. The program is organized around an exploratory ramp that provides spaces for individual and group learning, rest, and views.
spatial exercise of organizing learning types around enclosed program
1st floor view: under ramp
1st floor view: multi-activity space
2nd floor view: kitchen commons
3rd floor view: play village
3rd floor view: mountain
4th floor view: independent work space
4th floor view: over ramp
