CONCEPT STATEMENT

Intermediate-age education is often overlooked and students within this age group are very rarely provide with opportunities that expose them to the world of design. The Collective Learning Center will be a place where intermediate-aged children will be able to explore the different fields of design in an interactive way. Like a color wheel, students will be able to learn and broaden their knowledge on the three primary design disciplines. With RED representing Architecture, BLUE serving as Landscape Architecture, and YELLOW preforming as Interior Design, students will be able learn about the individual primary colors/ disciplines of design in a hands-on environment. Through collaborative spaces, outdoor classrooms, and the flexible arrangement of spaces, students will be able to understand how the primary design disciplines can be mixed in different arrangement to form unique and new colors. Furthermore, large accessible windows and wide open space will provide students with an environment that allows them access to nature and the ability to achieving a calming feeling. Overall, through the use of individual huddle spaces, multi functional studios, and community-based collaboration areas, The Collective Learning Center will be a place where intermediate-age students can both analyze and examine various design fields in an independent or collective manner.