AMERICAN SCHOOL OF BRASILIA

AMERICAN SCHOOL OF BRASILIAPARÂMETROSEDILÍCIOS

•  Taxa máxima de ocupação: 40% = 8.000,00 m²

•  Área verde: 30% = 6.000,00 m²

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•  Área do terreno: 20.000,00 m²

•  Taxa máxima de construção: 100% = 20.000,00 m²

•  Afastamentos:

20,00 m para a divisa voltada para a L2 e 5,00 m para as demais divisas.

AMERICAN SCHOOL OF BRASILIAPARÂMETROSEDILÍCIOS

•  Altura máxima: 9,50 m (exceto cobertura, caixas d’água e casas de máquinas)

•  Pavimentos: térreo + 2 pavimentos superiores

•  Cobertura (optativa): área coberta = 40% da área do pavimento afastamentos de 2,50 m dos limites da construção altura máxima = 3,00 m acima da altura máxima permitida (exceto caixas d’água e casas de máquinas)

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AMERICAN SCHOOL OF BRASILIACONCEITOS/REFERÊNCIAS

•  Conceito: Praça central sob pilotis

•  espaço de convivência •  área para eventos •  vista livre para o lago •  “coração” da escola

•  Referências:


•  Conceito: Rampa

•  elemento escultural •  ligação visual entre pavimentos •  facilita acessibilidade



•  Conceito: Blocos trapezoidais

•  salas voltadas para área de convivência descoberta

•  varandas integradas às salas •  todas as salas com vista

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AMERICAN SCHOOL OF BRASILIACÁLCULODONÚMEROMÁXIMODEALUNOS

•  Área média construída por aluno em escolas americanas: 23,00 m² por aluno •  Taxa máxima de construção: 20.000,00 m²

20.000,00 = 869,56 →870 alunos 23,00

•  Com base nos “Annual Reports” de 2011-2012 e 2010-2011 foram definidos percentuais para Lower School e Upper School.

•  Lower School (L.S.): 53% dos alunos

870 X 0,53 = 461,10 →460 alunos

•  Upper School (U.S.): 47% dos alunos

870 X 0,47 = 408,90 → 410 alunos

Executive Summary

Campus Master Plan - December 2012

CONTENTS

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Phasing

Budget and Schedule

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A New Vision for the Campus 5

Conclusion & Acknowledgements

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36Supporting Information

Space Summary

Proposed Master Plan 12

AMERICAN SCHOOL OF BRASILIA

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ContextThe American School of Brasilia (EAB) serves the International and Brazilian com-munities by providing a U.S. and Brazilian accredited pre-K through 12th grade program and International Baccalaureate Diploma in a culturally diverse atmo-sphere. EAB’s 2-hectare campus sits on a prominent street in the city of Brasilia.

PurposeFlansburgh Architects was retained to create a comprehensive long term master plan through a series of interactive design workshops. The purpose of the master plan is to identify the current and future needs of the campus to accommodate a growth of approximately 100 students over the next 5 years. The plan would consider the site, culture, zoning constraints, and vision of the school and would propose a phasing strategy to achieve the goals set out by the master plan

ProcessFlansburgh Architects engaged in three workshop visits to EAB to understand the needs and priorities of the school . During the visits we met with administra-tion, faculty, board members, parents, maintenance staff and students through group meetings, one-on-one interviews, conversations and informal dinners. The information gathered during these interview and meetings was used to develop an educational space program. A working study model of the campus with all existing spaces and new program spaces represented with wood blocks was used to study various planning options. Through this inclusive and interactive process, we identified a preferred option and developed it using a 3D computer model. We suggested a phased approach to realize the plan and provided a step-by-step schedule including cost estimates for each phase.

GoalsBased on observations and our discussions with you during our visit, we see five key goals of your facility master plan:

• Bring an aging campus up to modern standards and beyond by improving the quality, flexibility, technological capability, and organization of classroom space. Renovate buildings with good life in them, such as the gymnasium, and replace ones that do not meet current needs, like the Preschool.

• Transform EAB into a sustainable campus with student-led green initiatives and buildings that incorporate strategies like planted roofs, rainwater collec-

tion, mandala gardens, solar panels, and energy efficient systems. • Provide more group gathering spaces, incorporating covered outdoor space, for

both large and small groups of students, faculty, and parents.• Improve the difficult circulation on campus with clear, direct paths and protection

from rain. Develop a recognizable organization that identifies each division and still allows for plenty of student interaction between them.

• Develop planning solutions that maintain or add campus green space, using roofs of buildings and higher density, smaller footprint buildings.

RecommendationsEAB is composed of predominantly one-story buildings. Some of these could be replaced with new three-story buildings that maximize both built area and available play space. This re-organization could also accommodate the area that is currently being used off-site.

• Construct a new Lower School building with an Early Childhood facility and play space on the ground floor and two levels of elementary school classrooms above. Provide play space and green space on the roof.

• Construct a new Middle School building with main Administration and Media Center on the ground floor and two levels of classrooms above. Provide play space and green space on the roof.

• Construct a new High School building with a Learning Center, Brazilian Cultural Center, and Dining Commons on the ground floor and two levels of classrooms above. Provide gathering space and green space on the roof.

• Renovate the existing gymnasium and construct a new outdoor covered gymna-sium to replace the current off-site covered gym. Construct a new pool facility.

• Provide a parking level underneath each new structure to provide 65 new parking spaces on campus and a pickup/drop-off loop.

• Provide a meeting/lounge space for parents visiting the campus or waiting for students.

• Improve the main entry with an iconic tree-lined promenade leading to the main administration.

• Re-orient the athletic field across the front of the campus to provide a green ex-panse between the academic buildings and the public road.

• Renovate the existing theater and add music practice rooms.• Return the public property currently used by EAB to true public green space.

Executive Summary


We see five key ideas as points of focus for a new campus. The following pages elaborate on each of these key concepts and proposed implementation.

A New Vision for the Campus

3. A Sustainable Campus

1. Broad Horizons in Pedagogy

2. Broad Horizons in Architecture

4. A Community of Learning

5. Respect for the Brasilia Civic Utopia

- New buildings will implement practical and measurable green building design.- Engage students in sustainability efforts such as gardens and recycling projects.- Establish an awareness of sustainability and energy use as a teaching tool.

- Encourage collaboration across many disciplines and grade levels.- Provide gathering spaces and opportunities for collaboration.- Provide visibility and awareness of learning and activities.

- Allow for long views and awareness of the world outside the campus.- Create views of open space and distinct buildings

- Provide spaces that bring the community together and are accessible to everyone.- Shared spaces include the Student Commons, the Media Center, the Theater, and the Gym.- Provide a parent room among shared and visible community spaces.

- Recognize the grand and bold experiment of Brasilia’s urban plan.- Use elements of the local architecture such as creating open space and well-defined buildings.

NEW VISION FOR THE CAMPUS

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Student Spaces

Break-out spaces for small-group gatherings, located directly out-side classrooms and integrated into the life of the school are key to supporting student-driven learning. At the primary level, break-out spaces provide teachers with areas for small-group work during class.

Faculty Spaces

A shortage of meeting rooms and conference rooms where faculty can get together to jointly plan curriculums, consult with one an-other, and share ideas exists at EAB. Faculty would invariably “bump into” each other as they move to and from these spaces to their proximate offices and classrooms, strengthening a sense of colle-giality. Students would know where to find their teachers because they would most likely be in their offices, or in a meeting room, or in a colleague’s office near by.

Teaching Spaces

21st Century learning goals emphasize student-focused and stu-dent-driven communication and collaboration across disciplines. A new campus could be organized to foster this type of problem/project-based cross discipline learning by locating areas of different departments close to one another with shared break-out spaces between them that support independent student work. Further-more, grouping these space around a central common spaces would strengthen a link between disciplines and an awareness that every problem/project has aspects of each. Central common spaces could serve as a student performance space, exhibit space, project space, and event space.

Making Connections

The type, size, organization and relationships of student spaces and community spaces of a new campus could , faculty spaces, teaching spaces and community spaces can help students see connections beyond the classroom. Students’ horizons are broadened by exposing them to multiple points of view.


1. Broad Horizons in Pedagogy


Recognizing Missed Opportunities

The existing campus is rooted on the ground and in the ground, con-trary to the attitudes that shaped Brasilia. Furthermore, the buildings form a continuous wall that closes off the campus from the beauty of the surrounding landscape.


2. Broad Horizons in Architecture

Creating Unobstructed Views

The new campus plan should be founded on an attitude of openness with panoramic views to the surrounding landscape beneath and between buildings. To embrace the attitudes that shaped Brasilia’s ambitious plan, buildings should rest lightly on the landscape. This ar-rangement will give students an expansive vision of the world, one that extends beyond the confines of their campus.

Embracing a Broad Horizon

The campus sits on a gently sloping site with views of the lake. Zon-ing requirements limit building height, limit lot coverage and establish public green space. These requirements guarantee that the campus will always have a view of the lake. The precious amenity should be exploit-ed as much as possible in the new plan



3. Sustainable Strategies

Sustainable Campus

A sustainable campus employs multiple strategies to minimize its impact on the natural environment while creating a built environment that fundamen-tally supports teaching and learning. These strat-egies can be divided into six categories; Indoor quality to create a healthy indoor environment free of toxins, with individual controls, maximum daylight and views, Water Conservation to mini-mize water consumption through low flow fixtures, grey water and/or rain water storage and water treatment, Energy Efficiency to minimize energy use through efficient lighting and mechanical sys-tems, renewable energy including solar panels and wind turbines, passive systems for ventilation and cooling and awareness through sensors and dis-play, Sustainable Site to minimize impact on the environment by reducing site disturbance, select-ing predeveloped sites near public transportation, and using green roofs and permeable services to minimize runoff. Green Materials to reuse exist-ing materials or recycled materials, minimize use of materials with high VOC’s or will not decompose over time and rapidly renewable resources like FSC certified wood and grasses, and Beauty and inspi-ration to create an uplifting environment that uses nature as its inspiration including lots of daylight, access to views, and natural materials that compli-ment the surrounding environment.

Rain garden

Bike storage

Green roofs / Cool roofs

External solar shadingWater use reduction

Storm water management Photovoltaic on roof

Green cleaning

Innovative waste water technologies

Communicate vision/Display strategies/

Educate

A mandala garden at School of the Nations

Recycling/Composting


3. Sustainable Strategies

EAB Goes Green Team

EAB’s group of upper school students called the EAB Goes Green Team looked at the USGBC LEED rating system and identified specific areas that could be ad-dressed in any new building on the EAB campus.

GBC Brasil is one of the most active branches in the world, fourth behind the US, UAE, and China for high-est number of LEED certified buildings.

EGG in the LEEDEAB Goes Green Team

Lighting

● Sensored lights● Locations - Classrooms - Restrooms● Natural lighting

Garden

● Vertical garden - Can be moved during renovation● Permanent garden - soil patches● Greywater system● Rain runoff● Composted material

Restrooms

● Low-flow toilets● Air hand dryers● Cloth towel dispenser● Low-flow sinks - Repair● Greywater system

Composting

● Organic waste material bin● Possible locations - Main soccer field - Lower school - Entrance area● Material - Old building material● Size

Parking lot

● Reuse old building material● Permeable bricks - Encourage water flow● Resistance to rain storms● Harsh dry weather

Upward Expansion

● Roof reinforcement● Possible photoelectric panels● "Green roof"● Reuse of old building material




4. A Community of Learning

Fostering a Sense of Community

An important quality that parents, teachers and students love about EAB is its strong sense of community. We were struck by the high level of participation at parent meet-ings. This cherished aspect of EAB should be maintained and enhanced in the Master Plan. We see three specific architectural and programmatic devices that will support EAB’s sense of community; transparent architecture, and provisions for gathering spaces and provisions for common spaces.

Learning Center

The learning center will play a key role in strengthening a sense of community. It will be a focal point of community learning activities outside of school hours and the hub of faculty and student teaching and learning during the day.

Transparent Architecture

Visibility, transparency and open-ness create a sense welcoming and trust. Brasilia’s judiciary building is an excellent example of an archi-tecture that conveys these quali-ties. The new campus should incor-porate similar architectural features of glass walls, covered porches that invite participation.

Common spaces

Larger Common spaces acknowl-edged and celebrate the larger community. They offer areas for large gatherings of multiple classes, performances, presenta-tions and other events.

Gathering Places

Smaller gather places provide ar-eas where students, faculty and families can have an informal con-versation. They promote more in-timate discussions and encourage group work.



5. Respect for the Brasilia Civic Utopia

Urban Planning

The city of Brasilia is the only 20th century city to be des-ignated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The bold utopian city designed by chief urban planner Lucio Costa and chief architect Oscar Niemeyer features modernist build-ings on a grand scale with large open lawns and plazas. The sweeping views and simple geometric buildings are elegantly expressed and make a gesture to the future. The red circle indicates the location of EAB’s campus.


Existing Campus - Ground Floor Plan

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1. New pool2. New outdoor covered gymnasium3. Renovated indoor gymnasium4. Early Childhood Center eating area5. New Early Childhood Center classrooms6. Outdoor covered play area for ECC7. ECC Playground8. Renovated auditorium and drama/music classrooms9. Addition to auditorium - (4) music practice rooms10. Entry canopy and security booth11. New tree-lined entry path12. PTO Office and parent room13. Reception and admissions offices14. Nurse’s suite15. Headmaster’s office and conference room16. Learning Center and Media Center17. Brazilian cultural center18. Seminar rooms19. Senior room20. Teacher’s lounge21. Upper school cafeteria22. Lower school cafeteria23. Reflecting ponds24. New soccer field25. Soccer field seating steps

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The upper two levels consist of the academic spaces organized into three distinct blocks: Lower school, Middle school, and High school, all connected on this level by a wide plaza. Stairs leading down to the ground floor serve as circulation and a seating area. Two elevators, one in the left block and one in the right block provide accessibility

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1. Lower school outdoor classrooms2. Lower school classrooms with shared project room3. Lower school Brazilian studies rooms4. Lower school multipurpose room5. Lower school Science classroom6. Lower school Art classroom7. Middle school outdoor classrooms8. Middle school Brazilian studies rooms9. Middle school ESL/PFL room10. Middle school classroom11. Upper school Art rooms with storage and kiln room12. High school outdoor classrooms13. High school Brazilian studies rooms14. High school ESL/PFL room15. High school classrooms16. Stairs down to lower plaza17. Green roof/student planting areas18. Covered outdoor play area19. Stairs down to floor below20. Elevator/lift

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The roof of each school building would provide outdoor covered play space or teaching space. The lower and middle school roofs might predominantly serve as play space, while the high school roof might provide a gathering space for the older students, similar to the locker and seating area adjacent to EAB’s existing cafeteria. Some roof area may be reserved for arts and academic uses, such as a painting or drawing terrace, an astronomy viewing point, or garden plots.


Third Floor and Roof Plan


3d Model StudiesPROPOSED MASTER PLAN


3d Model StudiesPROPOSED MASTER PLAN


The natural landscape, temperate climate, and the historic Brasilia urban plan inform the architecture of new construction.

FLAT ROOFS WITH ROOF GARDENSUse flat roofs to gain additional outdoor space and planted roofs to add green space to the campus, re-duce water runoff, and become a biology and agricul-tural teaching area for students.

NATURAL LIGHT AND SUN SHADINGProvide natural light to all classrooms, using exterior shading devices to prevent heat gain and glare. Incor-porate outdoor shaded areas for gathering space.

NATURAL VENTILATION Use open end walls and shade structures to create protected outdoor spaces. Design classrooms to take advantage of prevailing breezes with windows on op-posing sides. Allow for air flow and venting of the roof/attic area, and provide insulation and acoustical treat-ment at the interior ceiling.

INDIGENOUS LANDSCAPEIncorporate areas of both manicured and natural land-scaping, using plants that are native to Brazil. Create an iconic entry promenade of trees and rooftop edible gardens associated with science classrooms.

CAMPUS ART INSTALLATIONIncorporate art into the campus through murals, sculpture, and landscape. Engage the arts faculty and students in creating installations.

BRASILIA, THE GREEN CITYRecognize the richness of the urban context and mod-ernist building styles which can be translated to an appropriate aesthetic for EAB.

Architectural Guidelines



Green Building Guidelines established by Students:

• Designate area for composting (a place to get dirty on the campus)

• Install light sensors into any new building, both for occupancy and for daylight, to conserve en-ergy. Use LED lighting

• Allow plenty of natural light using north-south glazing

• Use natural ventilation and insulation to reduce the need for heating and cooling

• Install low-flow plumbing fixtures and air hand dryers into any new building to reduce water and paper use

• Install permeable paving at outdoor parking lots and add shade trees

• Reuse building materials from demolished struc-tures

• Reinforce roof structures in any new buildings to allow for the added weight of green roofs or solar panels

Green Building Guidelines

COMPOST BINS BEHIND CANTEEN

PERMEABLE PAVING AT DRIVEWAYS

WHITE ROOFS TO REDUCE HEAT ISLAND EFFECT

ROOF STRUCTURE SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT SOLAR PANELS

PERMEABLE PAVING AT PUBLIC LOTS

WATER STORAGE & TREATMENT IN TANKS UNDER FIELD

GREEN ROOF TO REDUCE WATER RUNOFF

Use service elevator to transport compost to roof gardens



Program Summaryexisting space proposed program Net added space

1 Lower School (K3-5) - 306 students (318 max)1.1 Early Childhood 408 645 2371.2 Upper Elementary 651 975 3251.3 Shared spaces 684 1,020 3361.4 Administration 60 120 60

Total 1,803 2,760 957m2/ student 5.89 8.68

2 Upper School (Grade 6-12) 273 students (350 max)2.1 MS Classrooms 573 1,335 7622.2 HS Classroom 883 1,285 4022.3 Administration 57 145 88

Total 1,513 2,765 1,252m2/ student 5.58 7.90

3 Shared Core3.1 Media Center 489 1,000 5113.2 Learning Center 72 375 3033.3 Athletics 1,638 2,520 8823.4 Performing Arts 984 984 03.5 Student Commons 481 662 181

Total 3,664 5,541 1,877m2/ student 6.33 8.29

4 Administration4.1 Administration 164.90 335.00 170

7,618 11,901 4,28312,000 17,852 5,852

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5 Maintenance and Parking3.1 Maintenance and Storage 474 500 263.2 Parking 0 3,500 3,500

Total 474 4,000 3,526

Total Net Square MetersTotal Gross Square MetersTotal GSM per Student

Available space at EAB

EAB’s existing 20,000-m2 site includes 12,000 m2 of education space supporting an enrollment of 579 students. EAB also uses 4,000 m2 of land for play area outside of its property line (the strip of land to the south adjacent to campus, not including the two parking lots used by the school). This results in 240 students per hectare of site area and 20.7 me-ters per student of facility space. When compared to our benchmark data from dozens of American international schools and American independent schools, EAB is very near the mean of 20 m2 per stu-dent for educational facilities. If EAB were to grow to 668 students without adding facilities, the square meters per student would drop to 17.9 m2/student, therefore new facilities totaling about 5,850 square meters is required.

Proposed space requirementsThe following proposed program is based on a future maximum enrollment of 668 students.

SPACE SUMMARY

Program Summary

Conclusion

Acknowledgements

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EAB has a beautiful campus setting with many strong qualities. The Early Childhood Center is separated from the rest of the school but close enough to create a cohesive sense of campus. Core facilities such as the administration, library, and dining com-mons have been outgrown and are in need of development. There is ample allowable building area to expand academic and core spaces on the existing 2-hectare site. The master plan contemplates an aggressive but incremental path to providing improved core facilities and added classrooms. It is an approach that could keep pace with in-creasing enrollment.

Barry Dequanne, Head of SchoolBoard members Mitch Romero and Michael EllisDenise Turati, Brazilian Studies DirectorSue Easton, Director of Teaching and LearningPrincipals Beth Lopez and Derrick des VignesDan de Moreas, Director of Technology EAB Staff, Faculty, and Students, especially Kevin Collins and the EAB Goes Green Teamand EAB Parents

Flansburgh Architects acknowledges the invaluable contributions of everyone who attended the many meetings, interviews and informal gatherings during our visit. The conversations gave us a great sense of EAB. Thank you,


Observations and interviews

Special educationVaried classroom sizes to accommodate 4 – 12 studentsEnvironment that supports games, projects, research and collaborative workUtilize tables (in lieu of desks). Trapezoid, kidney and or rectangular.Blend and combine indoor/outdoor teaching and learning spacesProvide acoustical separation between classrooms

Social StudiesCelebrate Brasilia’s natural environmentEmbrace the outdoors. Students prefer classes outsideImprove campus organization. Existing campus is a “hodge-podge” of additions and renovationsIncorporate “outdoor “gazebos” into the plan

Business officeIncorporate a water element to humidify the campus during dry monthsProvide covered walkways to protect from sun in dry months and rain in wet monthsEarly Childhood Center should be nicest place on campus to attract new families

Fifth GradeAdd restrooms. Current facilities are insufficientSoften interior and exterior finishes. Concrete is cold and institutionalProvide outdoor teaching spaceAdd sinks in classrooms to support more “hands-on” projects

Early childhood centerLocate psychologist and nurse near ECCAdd one small testing roomProvide ample storage in classroomsProvide 200 sqm covered activity areaInclude a preschool library

Fourth GradeProvide handicap accessibility to classroomsProvide shared storage between classroomsUtilize tables (in lieu of desks)Provide a place to teach outdoors (under a tree)

AthleticsIncrease field size to be 70m x 100mProvide 3 indoor/covered basketball courts (15m x 28m)

ITInclude three computer lab for 20-24 computers, one for grades K-5, one for grades 6-8 and one for grades 9-12Infrastructure for 175-200 student laptopsInclude one media lab and tech office

SustainabilityInvestigate wind power, solar power (PV), solar hot waterImprove efficiency with new comprehensive utility planInvestigate LEED Accreditation

Upper School StudentsProvides places that support and express the “house” system which divides the upper school into four houses of forty students each.Preserve the outdoor feel of the campusIncrease the amount of green space and improve the playfieldProvide dressing rooms and improve acoustics in the auditoriumProvide areas in the library where students can make noise doing group workGate are should include places to sit and gather as students wait for parents to arrive after schoolCommunication should be improved, video, intercom, webIncorporate a small outdoor performance spaceElementary students disrupt upper school classes when they move between class-rooms or have activities outside.Incorporate “green design” into the curriculum, especially younger ages

Lower School StudentsPrefer electronic books (paper books are fragile)Enjoy the library, read, listen to stories, see moviesEncourage more outdoor activitiesImprove accessibility (stairs and ramps are difficult to navigate)Cubbies to fit back packs (in the classroom)Chairs with wheelsLarger nurse’s officeEnjoy seeing older kids during the day

Learning CenterThe learning center should be located at the center of campus accessible from all grades. It is seen as a hub of activity and could be next to or incorporated into the media center. Spaces would include, two small meeting rooms, one classroom, one office for the Director of Teaching and Learning, an IB room, faculty lounge (w/ kitch-enette), faculty conference room, parents room, parents office, tiered lecture space, Advanced Services office, two assistants offices, and College Counselor’s office.

Media CenterThe media center would include open classroom/teaching spaces for the upper school and lower school, print collections for the upper school and lower school, soft seating space, “genius Bar” for tech help, student store, art gallery, Brazilian Studies meeting room and two small meeting rooms for students

AuditoriumIncrease seating capacityImprove acousticsIncrease stage size

Expatriate ParentsImprove pick-up, drop-off and parking. Provide more restroomsRespond to the “alien” architecture of the auditorium building (it displaced the ECC, cutting it off from the rest of campusThe media center could become a central hub for parents and studentsImprove athletic facilities. The existing facilities are not comparable to club facilities. Popular sports in Brazil include, football (soccer), tennis, basketball, swimming and volleyball

Provide dedicated space for the PTO, could be in the media center or learning center near “front door” of campusThe campus could be more inviting to parentsProvide additional covered outdoor spaces for performances, gathering, play and teaching and learningIncrease green space on campusUpgrade academic facilities, acoustics, lighting, technology, accessibility, science equip-ment, and architectural finishes.Expand the ECC playground (2-3 times existing size)Provide humidification during dry seasonMaintain a strong sense of “family”Include sustainable design measuresProvide flexibility by including a variety of study spaces for groups of different sizes to meet.Minimize disruption during construction Consider the whole school/whole campus as a classroom. Maximize learning opportuni-ties inside and outside.

Brazilian ParentsExpand the playgroundMinimize disruption during constructionKeep small, intimate atmosphere of existing campusImprove way findingImprove accessibilityProvide shade areasIncrease toilet facilitiesIncorporate sustainable design measuresImprove access to technologyIncorporate student garden into the planStrike a balance between athletics and academics. Provide facilities that support both the mind and body.

Campus design impacts of 21st century educationMore movement and conversations for greater collaborationImpact: provide easy access and close proximity of classroomsImpact: provide acoustic absorption in classrooms and acoustic separation between class-rooms to foster multiple intelligible conversations.Flexible approachesImpact: include extra spaces of varying sizes to accommodate groups of different sizes.Increased use of technologyImpact: provide power and IT infrastructure to support technology equipment and sys-temsRecognizing learning stylesImpact: provide a comfortable learning environment

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