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SCHOOL DESIGN
side, the ADA Enhanced thumbturns ensure accessibility and easy operation. With large thumbturns, seeing if the locks are engaged is easier, which helps ensure added security in an emergency.
These qualities contribute to a safer, more secure environ- ment for kindergarteners, 6th graders and every age in-between. In fact, the doors worked so well, the architects plan to use them in future education projects.
ACHIEVING FORTITUDE, FLEXIBILITY AND FUTURITY
The doors’ ability to protect during an emergency is an important aspect of the school’s design. However, these sliding doors also
needed to be strong enough to withstand the normal wear-and- tear of elementary student use.
“These doors are substantial,” Cash said. The sliding doors feature durable leaves, hardware and framing. As a full system, they can last through the wear-and-tear typical of an educational setting for years to come with minimal maintenance. This helps ensure a learning environment that will last school year after school year, but the way these doors contribute to a future-looking design goes beyond John Diemer Elementary itself.
One of the guiding concepts behind the project was that learn- ing can extend well past the classroom walls. The Co-Labs and open- ings of the project help make this concept a reality by contributing to classroom flexibility and student agency. They also reflect this con- cept back to the architectural firm behind
the school, whose work in the educational
space has recently seen added emphasis
placed on enhancing classroom security.
“This design solved issues from past projects,” Cash said. “It’s a big step for- ward for architects trying to balance ed- ucation goals and a sense of safety and security for children.”
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