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Photo © Paul Burk Central gathering space at Terraset Elementary. Photo © Paul Burk
Views of Terraset before renovation. Courtesy of Davis Carter Scott (DCS)
element with] a function of heating and cooling, the green and minimal windows, the original school was dark—it
roof is now used daily for recreation and education,” truly felt like an underground school. Now, natural light
Shaw said. “Students learn about nature through hands-on filters in from the exterior walls through the building via
activities like planting vegetables and flowers, studying stepped glass walls, and daylight pours in through the
butterflies, and creating art inspired by nature.” clearstory windows on the two roof-top pavilions,” one
Introducing more natural light “was a priority from located in the center of the building the other at the
the beginning,” Shaw continued. “With large overhangs new main entry.
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