CNMCC Learning Resource Center (Westside 1) Central New Mexico Community College

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1 CNMCC Learning Resource Center (Westside 1) Central New Mexico Community College Design Plus & Gould Evans Phoenix Jaynes Corporation 70,000sf The CNMCC Resource Learning Center was designed by Design Plus, in partnership with Gould Evans Phoenix. The new 70,000 sq. ft. building on CNM s Westside campus was envisioned as the hub of campus and student activities and the building program includes: An innovative student-centric (not book-centric) library Group, common and private study and breakout rooms Integrated tutoring spaces Technology labs Café Four 50-student classrooms Three 25-student classrooms One 100-student lecture hall Two art studios One earth science lab with observatory One piano studio 50 faculty offices Campus Bookstore Our design solution provides a variety of venues enhanced with IT and digital media technology for interaction between students, mentors, staff and counselors. It also supports a variety of comfort levels, privacy needs and uses. After occupancy, the students and staff have been using this space for uses not even anticipated during programming such as a gallery, interactive installation venue, receptions, etc. The school colors, logo and mascot were integrated to create a palette that was used at all other CNM campus Connect locations. Learning happens when the students are comfortable, when opportunities for interaction between peers and mentors are seamlessly embedded in casual movement through spaces and when physical and status quo barriers are removed. To achieve this, we removed all the corridors from the design. All circulation spaces are also study, meeting, hang-out, contemplative spaces. This palette of space was further expanded by organizing this split-level building around a central, sheltered courtyard and wide patio / balcony with a variety of seating options. Main circulation flow of the building at intermediate level goes through the open LRC and café. This openness in organization is further enhanced by a mostly-transparent exterior envelope which provides visual connection to the outdoors and other parts of the building, while an exterior layer of perforated metal screen provides privacy and reduces the heat load by approximately 30%. The building incorporates a geo-thermal well system as well as roof-mounted solar PV system. Carefully modulated acoustic consideration provides a quiet but lively ambiance to this open plan organization. Since completion the facility has become the heart of the campus.

2 V. Sue Cleveland High School Rio Rancho Public Schools Van H Gilbert PC & Fanning Howey Jaynes Corporation 410,000sf As the initial building constructed in the City of Rio Rancho s, Paseo Gateway, Sue Cleveland High School is especially suitable as it sets a high standard for the envisioned civic and commercial development planned for the area. The 410,000 sf Sue Cleveland High School was designed to meet community generated educational goals. These include: spaces that are technologically rich, flexible, accessible, and secure; spaces that encourage and support collaborative teaching and learning; and personalized learning spaces that engage the student. The school is organized into grade-level, learning academies that are defined by light filled classrooms and shared laboratories. The comprehensive school campus is comprised of classrooms, laboratories, administrative offices, a media center, food service facilities, technology resource center, playing fields, and student and faculty parking areas. The campus buildings are connected by the Main Street Plaza, an exterior commons area. A Fine Arts Complex, funded by a community supported local tax increase, is anchored by a 1,000- seat performance hall and includes a state-of-the-art theatre systems package, a black box theater, and digital animation and production studios. Sue Cleveland High School is LEED Silver. The school s heating and cooling system is supported by 640 geothermal wells set 305 feet below the parking lots. Large, high performance glazed windows provide natural daylight to the laboratories, classrooms, gymnasium, and library. The abundant natural light streaming in gives the interior a sense of openness and transparency. Glazing between school rooms allows daylight to flow across the entire building reducing the demand for artificial light during the day. A rainwater recycling system collects water from roof surfaces and conveys the water by gravity flow to the playing fields. In this way, the design provides playing surfaces for students while at the same time doing its part to replenish important subterranean water aquifers. The school s design and quality of construction is an important source of community pride and is recognized as an educational environment focused on the whole student whether headed to the job market after graduation or off to pursue higher education opportunities. In the words of Scott Affentranger, Principal of Cleveland High School, The design and delivery of the Sue Cleveland High School has been the highlight of my professional career. The footprint of the facility meets our specific philosophical objective which is to offer students the opportunity to engage in a variety of educational courses while simultaneously being afforded the opportunity to explore areas of interest in greater depth. The flexibility of the building, as well as, the individual classrooms allows courses to vary daily. Sue Cleveland High School offers endless opportunities to engage in true 21st century learning and teaching via comfortable sun-lit classrooms and breath taking views. This guarantees an engaging learning experience making V. Sue Cleveland High School one of the finest schools anywhere.

3 Desert Willow Family School Phase I Albuquerque Public Schools Design Group TA Cole & Sons 34,000sf Working closely with the Principal Gael Keyes and the school s building committee, the Hartman + Majewski Design Group planned and designed Desert Willow Family School based on the school s philosophy of inspiring a community of learners, an established and successful learning program. Students attend a public school program that combines a half-day or 80% of classroom instruction with a half-day or 20% of home-based instruction. This unique arrangement helps parents take an active role in the education of their children. The 3.5 acre campus is comprised of three buildings that open to a central courtyard. The main building is a multi-purpose facility that incorporates the performing arts with learning. The two other buildings house classrooms and administrative spaces. The landscaping in the courtyard was designed into the five different bio-zones found in the state of New Mexico, with opportunities for demonstration gardens and an aquatic life pond. Each classroom has its own library, art supplies, and kitchen and is lit by clerestory windows and skylights. Artificial light is not required on most days. The school was able to achieve a LEED Silver Certification through the use of green building materials selections, an energy efficient building envelope, a ground source heat pump system, low-water native plants, and campus recycling programs, which are all acknowledged on campus through the use of information boards. The sustainable design features result in a 30 percent reduction in energy costs. The national publication Learning by Design recognized the Desert Willow Family School building as a 2010 Outstanding Project in its fall issue. It honors outstanding pre-k to 12 and college/university building projects from across the country for their innovative design.

4 nex+gen Academy Albuquerque Public Schools Dekker / Perich / Sabatini AIC General 46,900sf nex+gen Academy is a standalone magnet high school for 400 students that incorporates technologyrich curriculum with small school principles and collaborative project-based learning exercises that use technology as a tool for learning. The design of the school incorporates large, flexible studio-like spaces to facilitate team teaching, student interaction and project collaboration. The design also provides a variety of multi-use breakout spaces that allow for smaller group and individual learning. The visually transparent learning and teaching environment has spaces that seamlessly connect to one another without the barriers of doors or other elements. A large centralized commons area with a stage for presentations and cyber café area provides space for large group assembly as well as casual work areas. Mobile interactive smart boards, large work tables, and ample casework storage provide flexibility for varying needs. Technology throughout the building supports hardwired and wireless connections for school-issued laptops, and several spaces contain additional technology to specifically support distance learning and digital media. nex+gen achieved LEED Silver certification based on its sustainable and energy-efficient features. The design of nex+gen has received recognition from ENR, Learning by Design, NAIOP, and the American Institute of s.

5 Collaborative Teaching and Learning Building (CTLB) University of New Mexico Dekker / Perich / Sabatini McCarthy Construction 25,000sf Serving multiple departments at the University of New Mexico, the Collaborative Teaching and Learning Building provides flexible, computer-based classrooms designed to provide flexibility of curriculum. The CTLB contains a series of classroom and seminar spaces designed for groups from 2-3 students to large classes of 126. It also provides a variety of areas for informal student and teacher gathering areas that allow learning beyond the structured settings of the classrooms. The facility s most innovative space is the SCALE-UP classroom (Student-Centered Active Learning Environment for Undergraduate Programs), modeled on similar facilities at North Carolina State University and MIT. Designed for 126 students, the computer classroom changes the way teaching occurs for large groups of students, replacing lecture halls and allowing students to collaborate in small groups on projectbased curricula. Students work together around tables in three groups of three, fully immersed in an interactive environment where each group has the ability to project, display, and present material to their group, their table or the entire class. Instructors and aides float throughout the space providing guidance to the student teams and providing structure for the presentations. The CTLB also provides one classroom referred to as the Sandbox, which is outfitted with additional technology infrastructure to allow teachers to experiment with new technologies, both software and hardware. While the room is used for regular classes, it can also be reserved specifically to allow the development of new curricula or ways of delivering existing curricula. It is also a space where instructors who may be unfamiliar with new tools for teaching can learn to use them most effectively. This feature of the building allows it to be a place of learning for students and teachers as they explore subjects together. The CTLB was also a model in meeting newer campus density goals by building the project up instead of out. With only 25,000 square feet, the building was placed in the center of UNM s main campus on the small site of a previously demolished building. The program was designed in three levels, minimizing its impact on the site, providing an exterior courtyard for student gathering, and leaving space for a future three-story addition.