Waingels College, Reading

摘要

The cross-laminated timber construction of Waingels College reflects the school's vision to create an environmentally sustainable community. The location and generous proportion of the windows is informed by the strategy to naturally ventilate and maximise daylight and views. At ground floor level the windows reflect the domestic proportion of the residential surroundings and provide direct connections to the external teaching spaces. At first floor level the classrooms have two sets of windows: a low-level, manually openable module which allows panoramic views and is positioned so that every child can see out when seated, and high-level clerestory windows that allow daylight to penetrate deep into the plan and cross-ventilate all internal spaces.