{"id":224919,"date":"2024-04-18T14:10:08","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T18:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/?post_type=id_project&p=224919"},"modified":"2024-04-18T14:10:13","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T18:10:13","slug":"studios-architecture-designs-an-eco-friendly-school","status":"publish","type":"id_project","link":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/projects\/studios-architecture-designs-an-eco-friendly-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Studios Architecture Designs an Eco-Friendly School in Washington"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Words: <\/span>Wilson Barlow<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photography: <\/span>Garrett Rowland<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Studios Architecture Designs an Eco-Friendly School in Washington<\/h1>\n\n\n

As is now commonly recognized, the most environmentally conscious building is one that already exists. That\u2019s why when it came time to welcome a new generation of students, Raymond Elementary in Washington elected to retain and update the school\u2019s original 1920\u2019s redbrick structure instead of starting anew. The Studios Architecture<\/a> team members took care to maintain the character of the building while making the interventions necessary to meet LEED Gold and, they expect, Net Zero Energy certification. There\u2019s also a new wing of sympathetically similar brick connected to the historic wing by a glazed entry box, for a total of 96,000 square feet. More than 100 geothermal wells provide passive heating and cooling. Automatic shades are fueled by solar power from photo voltaic panels. But there was more than energy savings to consider; most important was that the project be an inclusive and healthy learning environment. That\u2019s why practically all major programmatic zones are windowed, bright, and light, with views to a central courtyard, giving these pupils in the nation\u2019s capital perpetual connection with the world around them<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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