IDIT IDIT ARO D EL ARO D EL EMENT EMENT ARY SC HO O L ARY SC HO O L I I NT NT ERI ERI O R DESI O R DESI G N MEET G N MEET I I NG NG McCool Carlson Green Anchorage, AK
Wasilla’s City School In the middle of the city yet in the heart of the wilderness, the newly completed Iditarod Elementary School will be the living room of the community. Helping establish a unique sense of place, the interior design will create a feeling of a home away from home for the students and their families. This direction for the design will assist the administration in helping families connect to the Wasilla Community by providing a welcoming and comfortable place to meet, support their children and gather for community functions. With thoughtful use of the color, texture, line and shape the interior spaces will be enlivened yet calm to support focused learning. A beautiful and comfortable school will help the staff make the students feel valued. As the Learning Signature becomes more fully developed, that message will be reinforced through brand integration into different interior spaces and elements: the MPR, the Gymnasium and all Room Signage, to name a few. A soft, calming yet full spectrum color scheme, using the MSBSD standard color palette, is proposed with a focus on texture and warmth for the interior finishes. The use of local woods, organic materials and patterns and excellent acoustical attenuation as well as more home than institutional appearing finishes will contribute to a more welcoming and familiar place. The Alternative Learning spaces located in the hallways have been designed to be acoustically quiet and sound absorbing to encourage concentration and to keep noise from disturbing adjacent classes. There has also been an element of wonder introduced with the over scaled light shade (felt and acoustically absorbent). The two central Hallways also are showing a carpet pattern that helps define the MPR space but also assists the children in organized movement. The guardrail of the mezzanine and well as the two stairs will be a focus of integrated brand as the Learning Signature is more fully developed. The Stairs will be designed to be inviting and less institutional by using the interesting guardrail and playful color interchange on the risers. All Classrooms will be designed for focus, flexibility and alternate learning styles. The Applied Learning space will take advantage of the light from the windows and here we also propose different types of learning spaces: quiet reading areas, flexible reading/working areas and group gathering areas. The Administration spaces will be reflect the best practices of office environments while being inviting and comfortable for staff use and student/family visits. The Gymnasium will be more brightly designed to encourage activity and energy release by the students. All finishes proposed have been vetted for cost effectiveness, durability and ease of maintenance and incorporate the District standards or frequently used products. McCool Carlson Green I DI T ARO D EL EMENT ARY SC HO O L | I nte rio rs | 7.9.14 Anchorage, AK
• Alternate Learning • Applied Learning • Mezzanine Circulation • Gymnasium • Administration • Floor & Ceiling Finishes • Wall Finishes • Furniture and Casework Finishes • Furniture Possibilities McCool Carlson Green I DI T ARO D EL EMENT ARY SC HO O L | I nte rio rs | 7.9.14 Anchorage, AK
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