Enchanted
Hills Elementary School
Jemez Valley Public Schools
Rio Rancho, New Mexico
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Phase 1 1990
$2,045,000Phase 2 1993
$1,284,000 |
Enchanted Hills is a large elementary built in phases to house 900
students. To break down its large scale, we
designed it as a series of buildings along east/west circulation corridors. The admin/multipurpose wing is at the center with
three, 12 classroom wings each extended outwards. This
organization permitted both north and south side classrooms to benefit from direct
radiation - north side classrooms utilize large, south-facing clerestories made possible
by sloping roofs. Overhangs cut off most
direct radiation in fall and spring but allow it in winter.
To enliven the classrooms, roof joists and decks were exposed with ducts and
lighting suspended below.
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