The Job Corps’ role is to
initiate and expand opportunity for young people to achieve levels of
education. The proportion and size of
space and environment we have created will help both the teaching and learning
process. This environment for young
individuals will complement their learning experience so they will have all
available opportunities. Each component
of these facilities is the appropriate scale and proportion, reflecting the
program requirements. A concept model
was initially created to illustrate the inter-relationships of learning and
living on a campus serving 400 young men and women. The activities require various sizes and
shapes of spaces such as classroom vs. gymnasium, and dining vs. dormitories. Understanding the relationship of these
activities to each other was a high priority in realizing a master plan for the
indoor and outdoor programs. Planning
for each individual function, its appropriate space and relationship to other
functions became paramount. Organizing
nine different buildings for classrooms, laboratories, gymnasium, cafeteria and
dormitories was critical. Numerous
planning strategies described positive and negative options. The final master plan incorporates a single
outdoor corridor of pedestrian activity which links all nine buildings.