Concordia International School Shanghai China
The architectural style of Concordia International School Shanghai that situated in Shanghai, China, was completed by Perkins Eastman. The Concordia International School Shanghai (CISS) is the newest addition to the school’s multi-building education campus. The 129,166 sq ft (12,000 sq m) building of high school is the fourth phase of a series of planning and style projects completed for the 10 acre school campus which also includes an elementary school and performing arts center, also produced by Perkins Eastman. The completion marks the culmination of a 10-year planning and style effort by the firm’s New York and Shanghai offices.exterior Concordia International School Shanghai building facadeThe high school building comprises a choice of academic, athletic, and administrative functions in a fully integrated six-story complicated. It includes 20 classrooms, four science classrooms, a globe language lab, and a number of seminar/group instruction rooms of varying sizes. A media commons ‘bridge’ connects the new facility with the original shared facilities pavilion. It also includes a 10,800 sq ft (1,000 sq m) gymnasium containing two full-sized basketball courts, a weight room, a dance studio, and a unique physical education interactive space, and an outdoor climbing wall.exterior Concordia High School extremely efficient geothermal technologyCISS viewed the style and construction of their high school building as an chance to redesign the whole campus’ heating and cooling program by using extremely efficient geothermal technologies. The school expects a 25-30 % savings on energy expenditures. The general demand on heating and cooling is also decreased through the incorporation of green roofs over 40% of the newly constructed roof surface. The greatest portion of the green roof is landscaped over light monitors situated above the gymnasium/events space. This habitable garden, which uses soil produced from recycled crushed bricks, is situated with direct access from the adjacent science suite for cross-curricular experiments and the incorporation of ongoing field studies carried out by students on climate and air quality—making it an essential element of curriculum. Other environmentally responsible features and supplies consist of daylighting, natural ventilation, and supplies including bamboo and natural rubber flooring.exterior Concordia High School multi building education campusRon Vitale AIA, the project’s principal-in-charge and managing principal of the firm’s Shanghai office, said: “As the culmination of a multi-phased expansion of a worldclass education campus, the Concordia High School building is a fitting architectural expression of the evolution of style, learning, and sustainability.”
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