架构师提供的文本描述。劳雷尔公园小学是一所新建的900名学生的学校，这所学校是在美国北卡罗来纳州阿佩克斯对现有制药制造设施进行改造后建成的。现有的结构被完全摧毁，只剩下结构框架、带有金属面板的外墙、屋顶系统、冷却塔和锅炉。虽然现有的门窗很少，但所有的门窗都被拆除和回收利用。较低的7‘-0“的金属面板被移除，并用于修补现有正面被损坏的区域。为耐久起见，这7‘-0“基准被水泥面板取代。安装了新的窗户，为教室和办公室提供最佳的采光。增加了汽车和公共汽车檐篷，以表明进出学校的主要通道。在内部，在仓库大小的空间内安装了一个新的二层楼。所有新的内墙，门，玻璃，和完成也增加了。

Text description provided by the architects. Laurel Park Elementary School is a new 900-student school crafted from a renovation of an existing pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Apex, NC. The existing structure was completely gutted leaving only the structural frame, exterior walls with metal panels, roof systems, cooling tower, and boiler. While there were very few existing windows and doors, all were removed and recycled. The lower 7’-0” of metal panels were removed and used to patch areas of the existing facades that were damaged. This 7’-0” datum was replaced with cement panels for durability purposes. New windows were located to provide for optimal daylighting in the classrooms and offices. Car and bus canopies were added to indicate main access to and from the school. On the interior, a new 2nd floor level was fitted inside the warehouse sized spaces. All new interior walls, doors, glazing, and finishes were also added.

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现有的建筑对教室布局不理想，造成了一种有点混乱的循环模式。教室周围的外部，而团体空间(图书馆，多用途，餐饮)占据了学校的中心。由此产生的“剩余物”空间提供了两条循环路径，一条通过主要群体空间的主要路线，一条更迂回的通往教室的路线。色彩被用来引导使用者进入初级和二级循环路径，而新的和现有的天窗使自然光线渗透到学校中心的群体空间中。在第二层增加了一个内部循环坡道来连接不同高度的楼层。此坡道位于主路径和次路径之间的交汇处。坡道内有一个特殊的空间，用于安静的阅读或学生的艺术项目。

The existing building was not ideal for classroom layout which resulted in a somewhat confusing circulation pattern. Classrooms line the perimeter of the exterior while group spaces (library, multipurpose, dining) occupy the center of the school. The resultant “leftover” space provided for two circulation paths, a primary route that cuts through the main group spaces and a more circuitous route with access to classrooms. Color was used to orient users to the primary and secondary circulation paths, while new and existing skylights allowed natural light to penetrate into the group spaces in the heart of the school. An interior circulation ramp was added to connect floors of varying heights at the 2nd Level. This ramp is located at the intersection between the primary and secondary paths. Tucked inside the ramp is a special space used for quiet reading or student art projects.

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