DOWNTOWN PASADENA STEM ACADEMY GRADES SERVED: 6-8
Nested away just feet from the Pasadena City Hall along the famously known Big Bang Theory Way, is a proposed middle school specializing in STEM, gearing towards serving students in grades 6 through 8. The project is built on a narrowing site that is wedged between two existing commercial buildings and an apartment complex on the other side leaving two alleys on both east and west sides of the building. The project responds to the narrowing site through organization of a grid laid over the site allowing for the extracting of geometries. To maximize efficiency of the building’s footprint, the idea for this project was to layout the most important space throughout the site from the larger end to the narrower end. This process allowed for quality spaces that served as smaller collaborative spaces situated along circulation pathways. These labs and collaborative spaces are lifted above to the second floor which are accessed along Big Bang Theory Way through the feature stair starting at the ground floor. The building is primarily enclosed with triple pane low emissivity glazing that is cladded with a perforated metal system, designed to maximize natural light into the more prominent spaces on the interior. At the highest level, is an extensive green roof serving as an outdoor science garden and recreation area. Adjacent this area is the grand feature of the building which is the great room, left with no metal cladding and only by the glazing system, allows for a pure glass box intended for multi-purpose use, entertainment, or demonstration.
HOLLY ST.
PROGRAM: STEM (SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY, MATH, & SCIENCE)
800 sf 400 sf 200 sf
TOTAL: 14,600 sf
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Mechanical Room Electrical Room Data/Telephone
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1200 sf 1200 sf 1200 sf 1200 sf
MECHANICAL:
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600 sf
UNION ST.
ARROYO PARKWAY
Science Lab Media Lab Inventor Lab MPR Lab/Kinesthetics Lab
200 200 120 400 400 120
Storage
BAN
LABS:
SERVICE/LOADING:
400 sf 100 sf
BIG
Principal Admissions Secretary Meeting Room Faculty Restrooms Storage Faculty Lab
Male/Female Janitorial Room
LEGGE ALLEY
ADMINISTRATIVE:
1,000 sf 3,000 sf 900 sf
RAYMOND AVE.
Lobby/Reception/ Gallery Great Room Pull Out Collab Spaces
RESTROOMS:
MAIN: