Roseland University Prep是一所小型且独具特色的大学预科特许高中，位于加州Santa Rosa中心地带的一个面临困难的社区。对于在这里就读的学生以及他们的家长来说，学校对他们的生活产生了重要的影响：超过95%的学生在毕业后进入大学，这一比例比加州和全国的平均水平高出近30%。

Roseland University Prep is a small, unique college preparatory charter high school in the heart of Roseland, a community of extreme adversity and need within Santa Rosa. The school is making a large impact on students’ lives as well as those of their families; more than 95% of the students who attend Roseland University Prep graduate and attend college, a rate nearly 30% higher than California and national averages.

▼学校建筑外观，school building exterior view appearance © Matthew Millman

学校的形式源于乡村地区简朴的谷仓建筑，正如围绕在场地周围的那些农舍一样。单坡屋顶和波纹金属板外墙在迎合乡村环境的同时也体现出项目在缩减预算上的所做的努力。通过一些策略性的举措，简洁的结构得以在外观和体验上充分打开。体量在西侧被“拉开”成两半并引入景观，使学生们可以随时享受阳光与大自然。

The form of the school is derived from the simple agrarian barn of rural areas like those surrounding the Roseland site. The single gabled roof and corrugated metal cladding speak to both the rural setting and the cost effectiveness needed to meet the tight budget provided by the state. Through a few strategic moves, the simple barn structure is opened up both figuratively and experientially. By pulling the western side of the form apart and allowing the natural landscape in, light and nature are immediately accessible to the students, visible within a classroom’s distance throughout the school.

▼体量在西侧被“拉开”成两半并引入景观 © Matthew Millman By pulling the western side of the form apart and allowing the natural landscape in

▼波纹金属板外墙，the corrugated metal cladding © Matthew Millman

庭院的正对面是一个双层高的集会空间，这里设有向走廊敞开的阶梯座位，并将庭院与另一侧的运动场直接联系起来。该空间与庭院共同构成了贯穿建筑中心的轴线，同时也为横向延伸的交通走廊提供了一个回旋的地带，既可以供学生们在课间休息和聚会，也可以准备用作正式的教学或社区活动。多样的功能与中心的地位进一步强化了Roseland学生社区的家一般的氛围。

Directly across from this courtyard, a double height gathering space with bleacher seating opens to the corridor and creates a direct connection between the courtyard and the adjacent playing fields. This space, coupled with the courtyard, forms both a central cross axis to the building and an eddy within the circulation corridor along the building’s length, a space for students to meet casually during breaks from class as well as for formal teaching or community gatherings. The multifunction and centrality of this gathering space reinforces the family-like nature of the Roseland student community.

▼从户外望向中庭，view to the atrium from the outside © Matthew Millman