Galveston Bay Foundation regularly brings K-12 students to their coastal property for environmental education and stewardship programming. Gulf Coast Design Lab students designed a space to meet their needs and long-term goals.
The steel panels shift from opaque to transparent depending on where you stand, while encouraging coastal breezes to pass through.
The roof provides shade and rain protection for 75 elementary-age students.
The covered space is used for various classroom activities, as a place to eat lunch, or as a place for students who are less comfortable with the outdoors to feel safe and sheltered.
The structure also includes two changing rooms.
Advanced Design Studio
Summer 2019
The University of Texas at Austin
Summer 2019
The University of Texas at Austin
Professor: Coleman Coker
Teaching Assistant: Andy Garden
Team Members: Stephanie Almendares, Daniel Aronson, Nai’lah Bell-Eden, David Burns, Catherine Kanter, Brandon Lawry, Amaya Lucas, Harrison Marek, Lena Page, Tyler Schuertz, Shelby Taubenkimel, Inci Uckok, Alex Uhlmann, Ariella Yendler
Teaching Assistant: Andy Garden
Team Members: Stephanie Almendares, Daniel Aronson, Nai’lah Bell-Eden, David Burns, Catherine Kanter, Brandon Lawry, Amaya Lucas, Harrison Marek, Lena Page, Tyler Schuertz, Shelby Taubenkimel, Inci Uckok, Alex Uhlmann, Ariella Yendler
In addition to being involved in the design and construction, I worked with two other students on the permitting set and construction documents.