Zaha Hadid once designed an opera house as a necklace: the theatres were the "jewels" of the necklace, suspended by a "chain" of surrounding operational spaces.
Aesthetically, I wanted my school to emulate something similar. It would then naturally become a school that was a bridge across a valley. The "jewels" would be the buildings of the school.
The "chain" would be the circulation spaces, so the students and staff could admire the surrounding environment. Within the buildings, there were few windows so they could concentrate on their work. I wanted the bridges to be even more functional, so some span across two buildings to provide shade, while others have seats and trees built in for social spaces.
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