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Brownell Middle School, Gilroy, CA06-26-24 | News

Brownell Middle School, Gilroy, CA

Submission by Carducci Associates
by Staff

The School and Campus Issue of Landscape Architect and Specifier News saw many firms submit their projects for feature consideration. This project was not chosen for a Feature in the issue, but we at LandscapeArchitect.com thought the project deserved to be showcased online . . .

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After years of work to receive permit approval from DSA on top of guiding site work construction through the uncertainty of a pandemic, Brownell Middle School is complete. Our design balances outdoor space for play, gathering, and teaching. Outdoor learning occurs in a variety of settings, such as outdoor rooms surrounded by semi-circular seat walls for more traditional, teacher-guided instruction or wide patios inside classroom building courtyards. These patios allow students to spill out of adjacent maker spaces to tinker and collaborate. We are pleased that these spaces will play a crucial role in keeping students and staff safe while enriching student learning opportunities. A diverse palette of native, drought tolerant, and pollinator-friendly shrubs and grasses strengthens our biophilic concept, and almost 200 shade trees were planted to cool the site passively. Brownell also benefits from entirely new natural turf playing fields with more efficient, modern irrigation.
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