New Look Laboratory School | EcoStandard group
Project Description
Novy Vzglyad Laboratory School The campus of the new private school Novy Vzglyad is being built in the elite Sadovye Kvartal complex - it will become the main architectural accent and the center of attraction of the entire project in the center of Moscow. The elegant architecture of the school follows the unified design code of the Garden Quarters. The facades of the building are distinguished by floor—to-ceiling glazed windows, a cantilevered projection, and the use of natural and modern materials such as illuminated glass, ceramics, and stainless steel.
The school is designed for 540 students in grades 1-11. The architectural, planning and design solution of the school is closely related to its educational concept. The New View will focus on developing universal entrepreneurial competencies in children, gaining deep academic knowledge and ensuring the practice of their application in projects for the real modern world and its sustainable development. The modern and comfortable building with an area of 18,000 square meters includes everything necessary for the comprehensive and full-fledged development of students. The building will feature 44 classrooms and 10 spaces for individual work, including a culinary workshop, a VR laboratory, a Fablab and a video lab, sound and video recording studios, and high-tech natural sciences laboratories. The planning structure is based on the best international practices and design principles. The layouts reflect the requirements for technological efficiency, transparency, versatility, transformability and environmental friendliness of spaces, and create a comfortable, safe and creative environment for children to learn and implement their projects.
The five-storey campus consists of primary and primary school blocks. They are connected by a transparent volume, which will house public spaces, an atrium hall, and a library. At the entrance to the campus, a guest area with meeting rooms and a cafe will be created for meetings of parents and teachers.
The school has designed unique solutions for existing roofs. The roofs of the third and fifth floors, which cover an area of more than 6,000 square meters, are a full-fledged space for recreation and study.
One of the advantages of the Novy Vzglyad Laboratory School is the multi—level organization of the landscaping of the facility, where a landscaped hill with an amphitheater rises from the level of the adjacent territory to the level of the exploited roof of the third floor, the exploited roofs are landscaped, the creation of a "winter garden" is provided in the atrium and recreation areas, most of the rooms overlook the city pond, and the panoramic facade glazing blurs the boundaries, "letting" nature into the building.
Another distinctive feature of the facility is the general organization of landscaping. The concept of landscaping offers the creation of a spatial puzzle that combines various elements.:
1 layer — strong knowledge. This layer is responsible for structural academic education, for working within certain rules. In space, this layer is revealed by regular geometric shapes that assemble into islands. The clarity of forms, the formation of certain rules, and predictability are important here.
Layer 2 — soft skills. This is an important spatial layer based on interaction, learning through play, and movement as an important factor in brain development. This layer marks all sports and gaming areas, sets the dynamics of movement. In space, the layer is expressed by smooth flowing lines, open spaces, and geoplastics.
Layer 3 is tangram. The constructor layer, the experiment layer. Tangram zones are characterized by maximum freedom of creativity and self-expression, and there is an opportunity to form your own rules and scenarios within a given framework. Spatially, tangram zones are multifunctional objects and a constructor with a wide variety of functions and their combinations.
The 4th layer is nature. Creating a positive, comfortable environment where there is a place for everyone. This layer speaks about natural needs, about nature and about dialogue with it. In space, this is the maximum possible landscaping of the territory, the creation of educational spaces that tell about dialogue with nature, as well as cozy places to relax in landscaping.
The motto of the creators of the project is: "A new look is a school that you want to return to." Lots of light, diverse spaces and scenarios for work. It's really a new way of looking at school— in every sense of the word.
The design and construction of the building was carried out taking into account modern principles of sustainable development and the requirements of the Building Assessment and Certification Methodology for new construction projects "Clover". Thanks to the special solutions introduced into the project and responsible construction, the Novy Vzglyad School Laboratory building claims to receive the "Gold" level according to the "Clover" standard. At the moment, the verification process of the "Project" stage is underway.
Key solutions for green construction
Energy consumption. The constructed energy model of the Novy Vzglyad Laboratory School showed an efficiency of 22.36% relative to the base building due to the selection of highly efficient engineering equipment, installation of LED lighting and enclosing structures with low thermal conductivity. An advanced ASCUE system is provided.
Efficient water consumption. The water consumption in the building was reduced by 33.47% from the base level due to the selection of water-saving plumbing fixtures: aerators for faucets with a water flow rate of 1.9-5.7 liters/min, shower cans with a flow rate of 2.5-7.5 liters/min and installations with a flow rate of 4.5/3 liters per flush. Metering devices for functional areas and a leak protection system, including hidden ones, are installed. Outdoor water consumption has been reduced by planting drought-resistant plants and installing an irrigation system with rain and soil moisture sensors.
Materials and resources. For the construction, local materials produced within 1000 km from the location of the facility were mainly used. Their mass was 86.45% of the total mass. When choosing building materials, preference was given to those materials that contain recycled materials and effective eco-labels of types I and III.
Wastes. The project has an infrastructure for separate waste collection (6 fractions). To ensure separate waste collection, color-coded containers are provided. Containers for separate waste collection are located on each floor, roof and adjacent territory. Construction waste is sorted and recycled. The planned percentage of the transfer of construction waste for recycling is 30% of the total mass.
The quality of the internal environment. It is possible to control the operation of the ventilation system and various scenarios for managing thermal comfort due to individual thermostats. Visual comfort is provided by high-quality views from windows equipped with glare protection devices and control of indoor lighting using the DALI protocol. The building provides measures for safe movement and accessibility for all categories of the population, as well as navigation. Biophilic design is provided and many rooms overlook the adjacent pond. Filters of class F7 are installed on the supply ventilation systems, which ensures a high degree of air purification from pollutants. The main entrances to the buildings are equipped with dirt-proof grilles with a length of at least 3 m.
Environment. The project provides for the development of biodiversity through the planting of various types of flowering vegetation, the installation of birdhouses to attract fauna. Landscaping and landscaping of the school's operational roofs, which are a full-fledged space for learning and recreation, is provided.
Transport. An infrastructure for cyclists or electric scooters has been designed on the territory of the enclosed courtyard — 46 bike parks, changing rooms, showers, repair tools and protective equipment against precipitation have been provided.
Management. The general contractor ensures a high level of work culture. An expanded program for the commissioning of engineering systems and a thermal circuit is envisaged. In-depth analysis is provided at the design stage (energy modeling of the facility is carried out). At the operational stage, it is planned to comply with the requirements of the green standard for operated buildings.
Informing. The certification process provides for the inclusion of the wishes and requirements of building users in the project; user surveys are conducted, and guidelines for the use of engineering equipment are being developed.
Additional information. The amount of traditional resources per person (639 users per maximum shift — 528 students and 111 administrative and technical staff): Electricity — 2 834 201,42/639 = 4,435.4 kWh/year per person
Heat — 2 461 775,41/639 = 3,852.5 kWh/year per person
Water — 2 6348,71/639 = 41.2 liters/day per person (excluding watering costs)
The amount of traditional resources per 1 sq. m. of the facility area:
Electric power — 2 834 201,42/18 460,8 = 153.5 kWh/year
Heat — 2 461 775,41/18 460,8 = 133.4 kWh/year
Water — 26 348,71/18460,8 = 1.4 liters/day (excluding irrigation costs) or 373.8 liters/year Materials — 36 906,2/18 460,8 = 2 tons
Construction waste — 561/18 460.8 = 0.03 t
