DTC Montessori

DTC Montessori

Dr. Maria Montessori, creator of “The Montessori Method of Education”, believed learning should occur in multi-age classrooms where children at various stages of development learn from and with each other. Our charge was to create dynamic, interactive learning environments that encourage each child to reason, cooperate, collaborate, negotiate, and to understand with a fresh mind.

Visual connections to other classrooms and circulation were provided by a variety of methods and materials such as clear and translucent Plexiglas, translucent and blue celled polycarbonate, and rolling translucent Plexiglas panels. Varied entry sequences to the classrooms were developed to generate classroom identity. Walls of unexpected materials and shapes were created in an effort to reinforce the multi-sensory and sequential program requirements. Inexpensive materials were used in an effort to maintain the minimal budget of the project.

Project Info
12,000 S.F. for $600,000 = $50/S.F.

Work performed by Mark Raeburn while at Arley Rinehart Associates.