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Baldwin Elementary/Intermediate School Site Plan
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Baldwin Elementary/Intermediate School First Floor Plan
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Baldwin Elementary/Intermediate School Second Floor Plan
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Baldwin Elementary/Intermediate School Third Floor Plan
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Manassas City Public Schools’ Baldwin Elementary/Intermediate School features 21st century learning spaces for students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade and replaces the city’s former school, which was built in 1958.
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Outdoor spaces provide areas for all ages to exercise, play, and socialize.
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The school is divided into five academic villages based on grade level. Each village has traditional classrooms that connect to a centralized, extended learning lab.
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The computer lab, often found in a school’s program, was eliminated and offered in the extended learning labs to encourage project-based learning and collaboration between classes.
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The extended learning labs have multiple learning centers that can be focused on small group discussion or expand to include all classes in the academic village.
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Classrooms adjacent to the extended learning labs have ample natural light and clear visibility of the collaborative space.
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Located on the first floor, the gymnasium is a shared space between the elementary and the intermediate schools and is accessible to the community for public events and performances.
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The media center, located on the second floor, offers a naturally lit, open-floor plan for students and teachers to collaborate.
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In the cafeteria, colorful acoustical plans absorb noise while breaking up the expansive wall space and unifying the color scheme throughout the building.
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The media center is centrally located on the second floor for all grades levels to access.
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The combined school has separate front entrances for the elementary and intermediate students. These entrances feature a security vestibule that directs visitors through the main office in order to gain access to the school.
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Hoachlander Davis Photography
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Hoachlander Davis Photography
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Hoachlander Davis Photography
Baldwin features 21st century learning spaces for students in kindergarten through sixth grade and replaces the city’s former school, which was built in 1958.
The three-story school utilizes corridors as extended learning spaces, while still providing space for circulation and egress. These labs include smart projectors as well as monitors with operable glass partitions for small group, project-based learning opportunities. Teachers can simultaneously have small groups outside the classroom and larger groups within the classroom while monitoring both. When these areas are not in us, the space flexes for individual teacher and student discussions, impromptu staff meetings, or joint class collaborations.
As a result of student feedback during the design process, which cited color as a way to make learning fun, bold interior design elements are used to facilitate learning and foster an exciting environment. These include a bright color palette and unique furniture designs. The media center uses turquoise, lime green, navy blue, and yellow colors to stimulate students. To identify the intermediate students’ extended learning labs, the fifth and sixth grade wings are painted with mature colors to diversify the building’s palette. The elementary school’s extended learning labs feature dedicated, primary colors to identify each grade level.
Baldwin Elementary and Intermediate School
Category
Combined-Level School
Description
Project Location:
Manassas, VA
Architecture Firm
Moseley Architects
Richmond,Virginia
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Photography By:
Hoachlander Davis Photography
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