架构师提供的文本描述。美洲豹湖小学的设计重点是把学校的学习和共同的领域结合起来，以丰富学生的教育经验。充满正式学习空间的长行彼此平行，而一条包含学校主要公共区域的走廊在对角线上穿过这些行，将不同的学习区域一分为二并连接起来。因此，尽管不同的学习中心似乎被不同的颜色和结构元素隔开，但它们仍然彼此开放。

Text description provided by the architects. The design for Panther Lake Elementary School focuses on bringing together the school's learning and common areas in order to enrich the students' educational experiences. Long rows filled with formal learning spaces run parallel to each other, while a corridor containing the school's major common areas runs through the rows at a diagonal, bisecting and connecting the separate learning areas.  As a result, the various learning centers remain open to one another even though they appear to be separated by their different colors and structural elements.

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每一行都致力于结构化的学习活动，它们的宽度和长度取决于它们所包含的教室。然而，与大多数学校不同的是，黑豹湖小学的教室不是按课程划分的，而是根据将在其中进行的学习活动来划分的。根据规模、系统需求和功能，不同的学习活动被分解并分布在整个学校的块状行中，以便随着时间的推移具有更大的适应性。

The rows, each of which is dedicated to structured learning activities, vary in width and length depending on which classrooms they contain. Unlike most schools, however, the classrooms at Panther Lake Elementary are not divided by curriculum, but by the learning activities that will be taking place inside them. Different learning activities are broken down and distributed throughout the school's block-like rows based on size, system needs and function to allow for greater adaptability over time.

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将每一行连在一起的走廊由一个集体学习区、展示洞穴、图书馆、故事角、室外学习露台、自助餐厅和礼堂组成。这些区域分为社会空间、资源空间和事件空间。然而，每一个区域不是有坚实的分隔区域，而是由一个开放的空间连接起来。普通走廊的通风、持续的质量鼓励来自不同教室的学生相互交流，并教导他们除了集中学习之外，探索的重要性。

The corridor that links each of the rows together consists of a group learning area, display cave, library, story corner, outdoor learning patio, cafeteria and auditorium. These areas are grouped into social, resource, and event spaces. However, instead of having solid divisions separating the areas, each one is connected by an open space. The airy, continuous quality of the common corridor encourages intermingling between students from different classrooms and teaches them the importance of exploration in addition to focused learning.

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在社区和学校教育的各个方面之间取得平衡是豹湖小学设计的主要目标，但同样重要的是设计一座可供幼儿使用的建筑。室内有大量的自然光，是教与学的理想场所。学校的裸露钢结构，木制框架，管道和管道让学生可以看到建筑物的表面水平和进入其内部工作。光滑的混凝土地板，虽然不原谅笨拙的儿童，但非常容易清洁和维护。

Striking a balance between the community and individual aspects of schooling was a primary goal in the design of Panther Lake Elementary School, but equally important was designing a building that would be functional for young children. With large amounts of natural light, the indoor areas are perfect for teaching and learning. The school's exposed steel structure, wooden frame, piping and ducts allow students to see past the surface level of the building and into its inner workings. The glossy concrete floor, although not forgiving for clumsy children, is extremely easy to clean and maintain.

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一些物质上的选择甚至加强了建筑师的使命，即创造一个教育环境，让孩子们既可以独立学习，也可以和其他人一起学习。例如，走廊和入口处的大窗户和半透明建筑材料将室内和室外区域连接起来，并引起学生的好奇心。通过看到他们的同学在镜子的另一边所做的事情，孩子们不仅与同龄人互动，而且增加了他们偶然发现可能激发他们兴趣并帮助他们作为学生成长的材料的机会。

Some material choices even reinforced the architects' mission to create an educational environment that would allow children to learn on their own as well as with others. For instance, the large windows and semi-translucent construction materials along hallways and entry areas connect indoor areas to outdoor ones and provoke curiosity within students. By seeing what their classmates are up to on the other side of the glass, children are not only interacting with their peers, but also increasing their chances of stumbling upon material that may spark their interest and help them to grow as a student.