TheHomeBuildingisthecentralhubatThadenSchool,anewhighschoolinBentonville,Arkansas,wherestudentslearnbydoing.Thebuilding’sdesign,muchliketheschool’s26-acrecampus,strivestoestablishaninnovativevisionforthefuturewhilereflectingtherich,pastoralheritageofthesurroundinglandscape.TheThadenSchoolchallengestraditionalparadigmsofeducation.Theschool’spedagogyiscenteredonthreesignatureprograms:Reels(wherenarrativeandvisualcommunicationcomealivethroughtheproductionoffilmandvideo),Wheels(wherephysicsandmechanicscomealivethroughtheconstructionanduseofbicycles),andMeals(wherebiology,chemistry,andcommunitycomealivethroughthegrowingandpreparationoffood).AfterfirstleadingthecompletionoftheMasterPlanforthecampus(acollaborativeeffortbetweenEskewDumezRipple,MarlonBlackwellArchitects,Andropogon,andCMTA),EskewDumezRipplewastaskedwithdesigningthe34,000-square-footHomeBuilding,theheartofallstudentactivitiesoncampus.
除去其在地理位置上的中心属性外，校园之家还是学生们的社交和精神中心。作为校园的核心，建筑提供了一座宽敞的餐厅，可供整个校园都聚集在一起吃饭，还设有教学厨房、学生书店、图书馆以及几个非结构化的休息室和学习空间。餐厅内部注重材料技术。安装在巨大桁架框架下的杨木板条揭示了非隐藏式的结构设计，并为公共用餐的空间带来了深厚的温暖感。设计调和了看似矛盾的概念：即建筑设计的远大抱负与当地乡土建筑的谦逊本质相协调。
Beyondthephysicalcentralityofitslocation,theHomeBuildingservesasboththesocialandspiritualcenterforstudents.Asthehearthofthecampus,thebuildingprovidesanexpansivedininghall,whereallofcampuscomestogetherformeals,aswellasateachingkitchen,thestudentbookstore,alibrary,andseveralunstructuredloungeandstudyspaces.Inthedininghall,thecelebratesthematerialtechnologywithin.Aveilofpoplarslatsmountedunderneathenormoustrussframesreveal,ratherthanconceal,thestructuraldesignandbringadeepwarmthtoaspaceintendedforcommunaldining.Thedesignreconcilesseeminglycontradictorynotion:loftyambitionsforthebuilding’sdesignwiththehumblenatureoflocal,vernaculararchitecture.
▽餐厅
▽图书馆
建筑从当地汲取视觉灵感，木板和板条立面以及全木结构建筑都融合了当地乡土建筑的美感。建筑横跨景观，弯曲并围合以定义一种新的校园，创造出不同规模、纹理和用途的户外空间网络，与不同的室内空间相互作用。创造探索室内外关系的机会。“水实验室”收集现场的大部分雨水。同时为学生提供通过周围环境学习的独特机会。设计以不寻常的方式运用常见的材料和方法。使用住宅设计中常见的技术，将简单的形式推向极限，平面被展开以创建门廊和庭院，屋顶微微倾斜到其中心的38英尺高的山峰。屋顶平面笼罩着餐厅的简单山墙形式。向天开放的洞口刺穿了户外庭院的屋顶，学生们经常聚集在食堂外。学生在最先进的教学厨房上课，这是校园之家中真正独特的空间之一，这是一个真正支持“在实践中学习”理念的地方。
▽教学厨房
建筑的设计将可持续性置于学生教育的核心地位。过渡空间、带顶棚的户外区域，作为植物学教科书的景观中充满了各种植物、花卉和树木，以及高杆草原、橡树和山核桃林地，低地硬木林，淡水湿地-该地区原生植物群落的缩影。雨水管理（91%在现场管理）是通过分布式策略完成的，整个场地有几个滞留区。在校园之家的后方，“水实验室”容纳了大部分雨水，同时提供了一个独特的“教室外的教室”——一个让学生直接从周围环境中学习的机会。
Thebuilding’sdesignplacessustainabilitycentraltostudents’education.Transitionalspaces,protectedoutdoorareas,landscapethatactsasabotanicaltextbookfilledwithadiversityofplants,flowers,andtrees—tallgrassprairie,oakandpecanwoodlands,bottomlandhardwoodforests,freshwaterwetlands—amicrocosmoftheregion’snativeplantcommunities.Stormwatermanagement(91%ismanagedonsite)isaccomplishedviaadistributedstrategy,withseveraldetentionareasacrossthesite.IntherearoftheHomeBuilding,a“waterlab,”detainsthemajorityofrainwater,whileofferingaunique“classroomoutsidetheclassroom”—anopportunityforstudentstolearndirectlyfromtheirsurroundings.
整个建筑都使用低流量的管道装置，每年将节省大约30或约100000加仑的水。地热井场取代传统的冷却塔，每年额外节省150万加仑的水资源。校园之家的设计旨在实现23的能源使用强度（EUI）（建筑达到25EUI或更低，被认为是零能源就绪）。后来添加的屋顶光伏阵列可能会导致实现零能耗（ZE）。专用的室外空气系统确保整个建筑物的居住者都能获得新鲜空气。通过将所有室外空气带到建筑物的单个位置（而不是在每个热泵区域），它可以通过焓轮，焓转轮将热量从废气传递到进气，这也提供除湿功能。
Low-flowplumbingfixturesareusedthroughoutthebuildingwhichwillsaveroughly30,orabout100,000gallonsofwatereachyear.AgeothermalwellfieldsiteddirectlyonthelargequadinfrontoftheHomeBuildingwasselectedinsteadofatraditionalcoolingtower,resultinginanadditional1.5Mgallonsofwatersavingsannually.TheHomeBuildingwasdesignedtoachieveanEnergyUseIntensity(EUI)of23(aschoolbuildingrecording25EUIorlessisconsideredtobeZeroEnergyReady).ThelateradditionofarooftopphotovoltaicarraycouldresultlikelyachieveZeroEnergy(ZE).Adedicatedoutdoorairsystemensuresthatoccupantshavefreshairthroughouttheentirebuilding.Bybringingalloutdoorairintothebuildingatasinglelocation(insteadofateachheatpumpzone)itcanbepassedthroughanenthalpywheelwhichtransfersheatfromtheexhaustairtotheincomingairwhichalsoprovidesdehumidification.