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学校有许多形状和大小，但遵循锁定走廊和划轮的共同主题。然而，一所学校通过使用替代设计来打破模具，不仅可以提供持有其学生，书籍和设施的地方，而是为了满足新的学生友好和协作的学习方式。
According toFastCompanynews, Santa Monica High School in Southern California has welcomed its new Discovery Building this past fall, with the hopes that this novel school building will make a positive impact on its students.
物理环境可以积极影响学习
It’s no secret that the ongoing pandemic has challenged students, causing educators to re-examine their classrooms. One thing they discovered is that students who virtually attend school while at home had more control over their physical environments and this positively impacted their learning, according to a report byThe Gazette.
这是因为一些学生可能感到更舒适able sitting on a couch, others laying down and some prefer gathering at the kitchen table. Whichever it is,students like being able to choose their learning environmentand that’s why some schools, like Santa Monica High School have begun adapting to this need.
For this forward-thinking Californian school, however, the idea for its innovative approach to school surroundings has its roots before the pandemic, back in 2017, when its leaders met with sustainable architecture firmh, and architectsMoore Ruble Yudellto discuss a new school building project.
“很明显，学校需要旨在旨在容纳长期未知数，以及甚至在普通上学日的过程中转移的空间需求，”康复和联合联盟的主要建筑师开放建筑, a Dutch architectural initiative that advocates for adaptable andsustainable designs, told theArchitectural Record.
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Santa Monica High School’s Discovery Building opens new pathways for students
Since the onset of the pandemic, the interest in offering more open spaces for friendly social distancing was accommodated in the designs of the new 260,000 square foot Samohi Discovery Building, which is already open and hosting a growing student population.
The U-shaped building has narrow corridors lending more space for classrooms and common areas. The classrooms are built with folding glass walls and moveable furniture to adapt to different sizes. The floors are designed with deeper floor plates giving more breathing room and ventilation indoors, according to FastCompany.
The building also has an aquatics center with an Olympic-sizeswimmingpool that’s also open to the public, as well as cascading stairs that double as informal gathering spaces.
Additionally, due to the building's raised floors, external wiring and mechanics can be spread across the building, leaving room for a独特的屋顶science classroom.
The school’s district representatives have been pleased with the results and admit that the ease with which students returned to in-person learning in their new Discovery Building was due to the new design, according to the Architectural Record.
“我们在旧建筑中取得的成就是可能的，”洛杉矶县圣莫尼卡 - 马利布统一学区的首席运营官Carey Upton告诉杂志。
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A better environment for the students is also better for the environment
虽然开放建筑的主要方面是他们的敏捷性，而且设计也对环境更好than standard structural designs. The remodeling of outdated spaces leads to demolishing and rebuilding. However, “The more we build things and take them down in short periods of time, the more we are imposing on the carbon load of this planet,” Dale, principal architect of HED told FastCompany.
Open buildings are more adaptable to change too. With very few confined spaces and great built-in flexibility, what might start as a school can transform into an office complex or an apartment building in the future, if needed.
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