Textual content description offered by the architects. The brand new Superior Expertise and Utilized Science (ATAS) constructing at Saddleback School is a 52,100 SF facility that helps a number of modalities of studying (visible, auditory, kinesthetic, tactile) in profession technical schooling (CTE) and extra conventional disciplines. Right here, college students and the neighborhood are invited to interact in an area the place creativity and creation are on show, encouraging a way of connection and belonging amongst college students, the campus, and the neighborhood.
The design of the ATAS constructing showcases the various curriculum offered by the architectural drafting, pc applied sciences and upkeep, graphic design and communication, environmental sciences, marine biology research, superior manufacturing, and horticulture departments.
Upon arrival, twin funnel-shaped entry porches comprise benches, hardscapes, and fanning traces that originate on the entry doorways – focusing the strategy and shifting consideration in the direction of labs, lecture rooms, and the courtyard inexperienced. A terra-cotta wall strikes with guests from exterior to inside, slipping by a glass aircraft; uniting the entry porch and the social hub – the collaborative coronary heart of the constructing. That very same wall weaves into the jap courtyard the place an amphitheater embraces expansive views of the Trabuco Arroyo and Santa Ana mountains.
Uncovered constructing programs and clear maker and exhibition areas invite college students to come across concepts past their very own curriculum. Maker areas are situated for optimum accessibility and deep connections to different disciplines and the pure surroundings. An accessible and extremely seen school house is situated within the middle of the social hub together with ample impromptu gathering areas encouraging serendipitous and informal interplay of scholars, workers, and college each out and in of lecture rooms, fueling a spirit of openness and collaboration.
