Montessori School, Phoenix, Arizona Educational Development, Images, Real Estate, Interior Design, Architecture Photos
Montessori School, Phoenix Arizona
Oct 27, 2022
Architect: coLAB studio, llc
Location: Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Photos by Tridicat
Montessori School, Arizona
A 5000 square foot Montessori School building with classrooms and staff spaces as an extension to an existing school in Central Phoenix, Arizona.

High-performance envelope with all insulation outside of the structural system, allowing us to expose all the lumber and structural/mechanical/electrical systems in the interior as a teaching tool, symbol of how systems work together, and to create visual complexity through straightforward means. Exposing the wood structure and sheathing also provides for a warm and woody biophilic experience.
Large north-facing clerestory windows provide daylighting to the center of interior spaces, while translucent roof panels over the large south patio daylight the deep exterior space.
The building is meant to be flexible to enable teachers to continually revise classroom layouts seasonally. The central flexible space will allow children to play inside during hot summer months, perform musical concerts, or engage in physical activities.

What was the brief"

Two flexible classrooms, with a third flexible space accessible from either classroom plus the large south patio. Teacher lounge + workspace, with access from north yard & to flexible space. Two administrati...