Middle School - Magazine of Design

Designer / Brand: Zhubo Design Work: Middle School Tag: Architecture

Shenzhen Xingzhi

Shenzhen Longhua Xingzhi is a middle school designed for 2,100 students in 42 classes in Longhua District, Shenzhen. The campus covers about 23,000 square meters, with a total construction area of 58,000 square meters. Openings are subtracted from the dense classroom blocks and joined by public bridges, forming a three-dimensional circulation of informal meeting spaces. Colorful stairs, platforms and small volumes fill these openings. A public steps square 25 meters wide links the sports areas at the east and west ends and can also host community activities.

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Jun Yi

International Department of Junyi is a middle school building in Beijing. The project converts a former basketball arena into an educational space with ordinary classrooms, multifunctional activity rooms and shared areas. Inspired by classical gardens, the folded and staggered layout forms a rich spatial structure with corridors and platforms. Skylights and open windows bring daylight, sky and landscape views inside. The facade combines weathering steel panels, U-shaped glass and a glass curtain wall, creating three levels of transparency, and bamboo trees are set into it.