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CREC Medical Profession and Teacher Preparation Academy
CREC Medical Profession and Teacher Preparation Academy
New Britain, CT, United States
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CREC Medical Profession and Teacher Preparation Academy
New Britain, CT, United States
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2014
SIZE
100,000 sqft - 300,000 sqft
The Capitol Region Education Council's (CREC) Medical Professional and Teacher Preparation Academy is a 146,000 square foot magnet school located in New Britain, CT.
The MP-TP Academy has a curved building configuration derived from the site, resulting in an east-west orientation that takes advantage of sun angles to maximize daylight during the winter. This curvature is also mirrored by the three elliptical courtyards located at the core of each level which brings light and visual connection of all three floors ' creating the school's most distinctive feature.
Classroom and office spaces are arranged along the building's perimeter with locker and storage space located in the center. The school contains teaching spaces such as a Medical Simulation Instructional Space, a Medical Health Center, and specialized laboratories outfitted with state-of-the-art equipment for a student-centered educational experience.
The school's design incorporates several elements referencing both the medi¬cal and teaching professions. Its veneer is comprised of brick with random patterned lines incised on the surface, suggestive of the lines on human skin. The edges of the unrestrained ends of the brick veneer project 8-inches beyond the normal plane of the building's exterior to imply a bandage. Three different finishes were chosen for the white portion of the exterior block surfaces to mimic a 'complexion'. The 'heart' of the building is the school's Lecture Hall, located at the Academy's center and finished with red mosaic glass tiles. The entrance canopy provides an exposed lobby allowing a clear view of the lecture hall's vivid color before entering the rest of the school facility. In addition, both academies are unified by an apple orchard as apples are known to both 'keep the doctor away' and be shared as a common gift to teachers. All of these elements were carefully chosen to represent the school's curriculum.
The MP-TP Academy has a curved building configuration derived from the site, resulting in an east-west orientation that takes advantage of sun angles to maximize daylight during the winter. This curvature is also mirrored by the three elliptical courtyards located at the core of each level which brings light and visual connection of all three floors ' creating the school's most distinctive feature.
Classroom and office spaces are arranged along the building's perimeter with locker and storage space located in the center. The school contains teaching spaces such as a Medical Simulation Instructional Space, a Medical Health Center, and specialized laboratories outfitted with state-of-the-art equipment for a student-centered educational experience.
The school's design incorporates several elements referencing both the medi¬cal and teaching professions. Its veneer is comprised of brick with random patterned lines incised on the surface, suggestive of the lines on human skin. The edges of the unrestrained ends of the brick veneer project 8-inches beyond the normal plane of the building's exterior to imply a bandage. Three different finishes were chosen for the white portion of the exterior block surfaces to mimic a 'complexion'. The 'heart' of the building is the school's Lecture Hall, located at the Academy's center and finished with red mosaic glass tiles. The entrance canopy provides an exposed lobby allowing a clear view of the lecture hall's vivid color before entering the rest of the school facility. In addition, both academies are unified by an apple orchard as apples are known to both 'keep the doctor away' and be shared as a common gift to teachers. All of these elements were carefully chosen to represent the school's curriculum.
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