The “Warraphat Learning Sphere” project, is located at Warraphat School in Hat Yai, Thailand. The overall area is about 700 sqm. The area is grouped into different learning environments or “spheres” to maximize the learning experience for students, teachers, and community, or “learners”. From the reading of “Campfires in Cyberspace: Primordial Metaphors for Learning in the 21st Century” by Dr. David Thornburg, we design five initial learning spheres, which are: Reading Sphere, Digital Sphere, Lab Sphere, Art Sphere, and Social Sphere. These spheres helped us expanded the three archetypal of learning spaces as defined by Dr. Thornburg into nine spatial analogies for our design concept of the learning environment, which are: 1. Cave (private space to concentrate on learning and reflection) 2. Campfire (a group learning community) 3. Watering Hole (an informal gathering space for passive and active learning) 4. Mountaintop (a formal learning space where a learner learns to listen) 5. Forest (learning by observation in nature) 6. Lab (space opens for students to iterate learning experience by developing a hypothesis, explore and test out different ideas, experiment, and learn from a mistake) 7. Gallery (an area to display and learn from achievements) 8. Meeting Point (an informal and temporary space for brief gathering) 9. Behind the Curtain (a preparation and storage area that help materialize learning environments). In conclusion, our objectives are creating an adaptive learning environment for users in learning how to learn, and utilizing architecture for didactic learning; essentially using architectural design as a catalyst for pedagogical change.
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Tetsuya Matsumoto
Head Architect
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Jelle Sapulete
Design Director
at Adidas
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Judith Haase
Architect
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Simona Franci
Principal and Design Director
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Florian Seidl
Design Manager
at Lavazza
I like the friendly space with lot'...
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Julie Payette
Cofounder and Partner
at v2com newswire
I like the shape of the space and t...
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P.C.Ee
Editor & Creative Director
at industry+
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Royce Epstein
Design Director
at Mohawk Group
Like the different zoned areas and...
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Matteo Renna
Founder
at matteorenna | studio
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alberto caiola
Design Director
at Alberto Caiola Studio
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Justin Bridgland
Founding Partner
at More Design Office
Whilst the design has good intentio...
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Designer
Client
Warraphat School
Floor area
700 ㎡
Completion
2020