架构师提供的文本描述。麦克米肯小学寻求将客户对倾斜屋顶和耐用材料的实际需求转化为年轻而精力充沛的表达方式。

Text description provided by the architects. McMicken elementary school seeks to convert the client's practical requirements of sloping roofs and durable materials into a youthful and energetic expression.

 © Pete Eckert

彼得·埃克特

该项目位于西雅图郊区，靠近SeaTac机场。该网站本身是一个住宅小区内的一个平面广场，四周是四面中的三条城市街道。作为回应，节目空间被布置成一个L形的组织，沿着网站的南边和西边，在L的内部创造了一个宽敞的室外游乐空间。这个节目被进一步区分为学术和活动空间(健身房、午餐室等)。南部有学术空间，西部有活动空间。学术功能被安置在两个对立的和联锁的楔形中，以适应不同高度的程序元素的需要。楔形反过来，连接到活动机翼的管状循环脊柱，作为连接和混合空间。

The project is located in a Seattle suburb near SeaTac airport. The site itself is a flat square in a residential neighborhood and is surrounded by city streets on 3 of 4 sides. In response, the program spaces are arranged in an L-shaped organization along the site's Southern and Western edges which creates a generous outdoor play space on the inside of the L. The program is further differentiated into academic and activity spaces (gym, lunchroom, etc.) with academic spaces on the South and activity spaces on the West. Academic functions are housed in 2 opposed and interlocking wedges developed in response to the need to accommodate program elements of varying heights. The wedges in turn, are linked to the activities wing by a tube-like circulation spine which serves as both connector and mixing space.

 © Pete Eckert

彼得·埃克特

学术楔形由混凝土和金属壁板组成，颜色以绿色和蓝色表示(麦克米肯的学校色彩)。镀锌金属屋顶连续包裹楔形，并表示为一个统一的和终端。活动翼也使用镀锌金属，但是建造和包覆在CMU，以最大限度地提高它的耐久性。活动翼的北端采用钢桅杆和缆绳结构，为西雅图温和但多雨的气候提供外部活动空间。

The academic wedges are clad in concrete and metal siding which has been color coded in green and blue (McMicken's school colors). Galvanized metal roofing wraps continuously around the wedges and is expressed as both a unifier and terminus. The activities wing also uses galvanized metal but is constructed and clad in CMU to maximize it's durability. The North end of the activities wing features a steel mast and cable play structure which offers outside activity space in Seattle's moderate but rainy climate.

该设施超越了“华盛顿可持续学校协议”，并将社区作为儿童的场所和邻里中心。

The facility exceeds the Washington Sustainable Schools Protocol and serves it's community as both a place for children and a neighborhood hub.

 © Pete Eckert

彼得·埃克特