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Views of the second floor
central circulation space.
who have founded the school with an incredible designed to be the heart of the building. Spending some
amount of blood, sweat, and tears. That type of passion time there, you watch the life of the building flow in
is incredibly infectious and rewarding to work with. and out of that space. It is so vital to the experience of
They often tend to be less experienced builders, so it a Two Rivers middle schooler. The light monitor pours
becomes very important to make sure that you are clear natural light into the center of the space. Students perch
about the design decisions being made and their long- at a desk around the guardrail in a small group. At the
term impact. Each charter school is unique, and with opposite side of the atrium, a teacher is having a one-
each charter school we work to adapt to meet on-one with a student overlooking the tiered seating.
their needs.” Classes come and go. It is just incredibly alive.”
Mutchler is particularly fond of the building’s
central stair with its tiered seating. That area “was
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