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Langley Academy in the Berkshires, UK

Newly introduced in the Berkshires Langley Academy, England, is one exemplary model of sustainable educational facilities.

a solar hot water system

Inhabitat favorite designed by Foster + Partners, a beautiful wooden dressing academy focusing on science and curriculum around the environment.

three yellow drum-like forms raised on columns

With a special science laboratories, a unique floorplan, and focuses on green building design, it has 1100 students and inspire wonderful place to learn.

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Whole layer walls were made of wood, building shaded by louvers vertically and horizontally. A central atrium, which houses the main assembly area, gym and auditorium, has two arms extending out-containing classrooms, laboratories and offices.

Langley Academy

The floorplan, which is partly inspired by the museum, is unique in the sense that schools operating around the streets in a room at the side flanked by classrooms, so everything is very open. In the central atrium three yellow drum like shape raised on columns, which houses science laboratories.

house science labs

In terms of sustainability, a solar hot water system installed on the roof of the building, and the pipes run throughout the building open so that students can see how the system works. Rain water collected from the roof, then stored and worked with the system of gray water, which helps schools reduce water consumption by 20%.

Designed by Inhabitat favorite Foster + Partners

Part of the school curriculum around the technology centers in schools and ongoing environmental problems. In addition, school facilities are also open to a larger public to make it more useful to the community around.

classrooms, labs and offices

source : inhabitat

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