Outdoor Classroom

Hibser Yamauchi Architects, Inc.
hy-arch.com
510.446.2222
Oakland, CA 94612

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The design of a new gymnasium, locker-room and classroom addition presented a challenge, with the only available site 17 feet below the main campus level. The solution was to design two buildings with an outdoor classroom between the two structures. This creative solution not only developed a "lower campus" complex but provided the bonus of an outdoor learning space -- now host to an expanded physical education program, large art projects, dramatics, and other outdoor gatherings.


Credits:
All photos by Russell Abraham Photography
Intermediate School: Orinda Intermediate School | Orinda, CA
Photos:

Top Left: Outdoor Classroom
Top Right: Gym adjacent to Classroom with Connector Stair Tower to Upper Campus
Bottom: Outdoor Classroom Plaza