Kirkland Ranch 创新学院丨美国丨CannonDesign + Hepner Architects

Kirkland Ranch创新学院，简称KRAI，代表了一种推动创新和经济投资的全新方法。在Tampa社区的指导下，这所高中被设计成学生创意的发生器，并对当地经济产生了积极的影响。这所学校旨在为学生们提供先进的职业技术教育(CTE)，侧重于互动式学习与技能传授，而不是以理论武装学生，让他们能够成功从高中过渡到职业生涯或进入大学，以及获得更高的发展。

Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation (KRAI) represents a radical new approach to fueling innovation and economic investment. Guided by input from the suburban Tampa community, the high school was designed to be a vessel of impact for students and the local economy. It offers an advanced Career Technical Education (CTE), focusing on interactive learning that teaches skills more than theory—arming students with the competencies needed to successfully transition from high school to careers, or into college and beyond.

▼项目概览，Overall view

该学校的设计展现出巧妙地选址策略与令人惊叹的建筑形式，设计以各种空间为特色，旨在营造出一个鼓舞人心、注重协作、安全健康的学习环境。位于一层的“学术集群空间”，将为学生们提供符合当地经济特定需求的CTE课程。大面积的玻璃墙保证了空间的透明度，迎合了以活动为基础的教学需求，并加强了学生与职业课程之间的联系。在此，学生们将进行各种跨学科的学习，并对所学知识产生更深入的理解，最重要的是，享有更多选择的权利。

Showcasing strategic siting and stunning architecture, the school features various spaces engineered to foster an inspiring, collaborative and safe learning environment. Academic cluster spaces—which house CTE courses that align with the specific needs of the local economy—are partitioned by glass walls throughout the ground floor. This transparency facilitates activity-based learning and allows for an enhanced connection between the students and career courses. The result is interdisciplinary learning, deeper understanding, and most of all, choice.

▼入口广场，entrance plaza

学校引人注目的主入口的灵感来自于“雅典学校”中的大型公共空间，以及当地乡土建筑，入口空间由一座巨大的“前廊”所定义，廊下则是充满自然气息的景观湿地。以宽敞的庭院设计为特色，建筑的内外部循环紧密地联系在一起，创造出一条穿过场地中心的自然走廊。这条自然走廊既是本项目的标志性特征，同时又是对19世纪的乡土住宅设计的致敬。毫不夸张地说，在巧妙的设计下KRAI将是一座非常“酷”的学院。

▼分析图，analysis diagram

The school’s striking main entry is inspired by the great space of “The School of Athens” and vernacular architecture, defining a grand “front porch” perched above the natural wetland below. Featuring an expansive courtyard design, the building creates an inner ring of exterior circulation that creates a natural breezeway through the center—a signature feature also modeled after the vernacular houses of the 19th century. Quite literally, KRAI was designed to be a “cool” school.

▼巨大的“前廊”创造出荫凉的公共休闲空间，the large “front porch” creates a shaded public recreation space

这座双层建筑的分层组织明确，以提高空间的安全性。学校位于150英亩（约60.7公顷）的场地中央，其位置创造出一个自然屏障，以减缓或防止来自外部环境的危险因素的扩散。除了位于底层的主入口外，每间位于二层的教室与活动空间都设有疏散空间与单独的室外出口。可以说建筑为学生们提供了安全保障，让学生可以自由地学习并参与到学校的社团活动中。

The two-story building is organized in layers to enhance safety. Situated in the middle of a 150-acre site, the school’s placement creates a natural barrier to slow or prevent the advancement of external threats. With a single point of entry on the ground floor, compartmentalized spaces and outdoor-only exits from every room on the first floor, the building offers security that allows students to feel free to learn and participate in the school community.

▼中央庭院，central courtyard

▼建筑后部的技术广场，technology plaza at the rear of the building

在过去的十年里，高中教育的目标和价值观正在发生转变。一些学生可能会在高中毕业后立即进入大学，而另一些学生可能会选择进入劳动力市场。KRAI旨在鼓励学生选择最适合他们的道路。作为一座吸引全国各地学子的跨学科新校园，KRAI培养了学生和社区之间的自然联系。

Over the past decade, we have seen a paradigm shift regarding the goal and value of a high school education. Some students may enroll in college immediately following high school graduation, while others may choose to enter the workforce. KRAI was designed to encourage students to choose the path that is best for them. As a new school that draws students from across the county to study a range of subjects, KRAI fosters natural connections between students and the community.

▼食堂，canteen

▼各类专业教室，various professional workshop

▼教室/协作空间，classroom/co-working space

▼授课场景，teaching scenario

▼模型，model

Project name: Pasco County Schools, Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation

Architecture Firm: CannonDesign in association with Hepner Architects (Architect of Record)

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Completion Year: 2022

Gross Built Area: 180,000 SF

Project location: Wesley Chapel, FL

Photo credits: Christopher Barrett